AgribusinessFonterra profits up 18pcFonterra said its normalised earnings before interest and tax for 2012/13 came to $1 billion, down 3 per cent on the previous year.24 Sep 09:20 PM
Banking and financeFonterra's record milk priceFonterra has once again raised its farmgate milk price for the 2013-14 season, this time by 50c to a record $8.30 per kg of milk solids.24 Sep 05:30 PM
BusinessFonterra result set to miss forecastFonterra's annual earnings look set to fall short of its prospectus forecasts when the company reports its result for the July 31 financial year tomorrow.23 Sep 05:30 PM
AgribusinessMilk scare: 'PR drive needed'Exporters say many Chinese consumers remain unaware that Fonterra's botulism scare was a false alarm.22 Sep 05:30 PM
Business$2m to fix botulism scare damageTrade Minister Tim Groser says New Zealand is partway through a process of restoring its reputation in the world as a safe food producer after Fonterra's whey product contamination scare and subsequent product recall last month.11 Sep 05:30 PM
New ZealandFonterra bottles fail boy's acid testAn 11-year-old put Fonterra's light-proof milk bottles to the test.09 Sep 05:30 PM
New ZealandThe $15 million mouseOne small dead mouse - that's what brought New Zealand's dairying giant Fonterra to its knees.06 Sep 05:30 PM
AgribusinessFonterra's suspended execs await fateTwo Fonterra managers "on leave" as a result of the botulism scare are now awaiting a board review to find out their fate.06 Sep 03:15 AM
AgribusinessAgResearch defends Fonterra testsAgResearch has defended its testing of Fonterra's whey concentrate products that led to a false alarm over the presence of a botulism toxin.05 Sep 07:52 PM
AgribusinessFonterra boss not told fast enoughFonterra chief executive Theo Spierings says he wasn't informed of the contamination event that led to the company's botulism fiasco quickly enough.04 Sep 05:30 PM
AgribusinessPlastic led to milk scareFonterra has found reprocessing that occurred after plastic was found in whey protein at its Hautapu plant led to its recent contamination scare.04 Sep 03:35 AM
New ZealandFonterra eases tension in Sri LankaNew Zealand has pushed Fonterra's case in meetings with the Sri Lankan government following a tumultuous month which saw the dairy giant temporarily shut down its Sri Lankan operations.01 Sep 02:41 AM
OpinionJohn RoughanJohn Roughan: Call it a case of botch-ulismWho decided to sound the alarm before they knew for certain it was a botulism-causing bacteria? John Roughan looks at the issue.30 Aug 05:30 PM
New ZealandPM to firms: Hold fire on scare lawsuitBaby formula company Nutricia and anyone else considering legal action over the Fonterra contamination scare should wait until inquiries into the incident are completed, Prime Minister John Key says.29 Aug 05:30 PM
EconomyBotulism botch: Nutricia ponders actionBaby formula maker Nutricia says it still considering whether to take legal action over the Fonterra botulism scare.28 Aug 10:52 PM
OpinionLiam DannLiam Dann: Botulism scare shows we need to lift our gameFonterra "got away with it" over the botulism scare - but NZ's reputation took a big hit in China and that won't suddenly be undone, writes Liam Dann.28 Aug 05:30 PM
New Zealand'Bloody hell, do your job'When Nutricia's Karicare infant formula was recalled, Auckland mother Hayley Nieuwoudt vowed never to feed her 7-month-old son, Eric, the brand again.28 Aug 05:30 PM
New ZealandSighs of relief, but testing questionedThe false alarm over Fonterra's botulism scare has resulted in a relieved food industry - but prompted questions about how testing failed on an epic scale.28 Aug 05:30 PM
EconomyFonterra's record forecastFonterra's food scare was put quickly into perspective when the dairy giant raised its 2014 farmgate milk price payout to a record $7.80 a kg of milk solids.27 Aug 05:30 PM
New ZealandMilk scares prompt trade experts planNew Zealand may boost the number of trade specialists in Asia in the wake of Fonterra's botulism and DCD scares, Prime Minister John Key says.26 Aug 05:30 PM
OpinionLiam DannLiam Dann: Fonterra, horror year? Yeah rightAfter Fonterra's Sri Lankan stand-off at the weekend it is tempting to say the company is having a shocker of a year, writes Liam Dann.25 Aug 05:30 PM
AgribusinessNZ export limbo but China demand highNew Zealand dairy exports remain stuck on Chinese wharves, more than three weeks since Fonterra's botulism contamination crisis erupted.25 Aug 05:30 PM
New ZealandNew 100% Pure tourist campaign running despite Fonterra woesA new Tourism New Zealand 100% Pure campaign is unlikely to be tarnished by the recent Fonterra botulism scare and could even help repair overseas perceptions of Godzone, a marketing expert says.24 Aug 01:33 AM
OpinionNathan Field: Fonterra can learn from Yum's woesWhen it comes to the Chinese consumer, most people don't know what they're talking about.21 Aug 09:30 PM
BDBDAgribusinessDairy prices up in latest auctionWorld dairy prices rose 2.3pc in the latest overnight auction, suggesting overseas buyers aren't fazed by the latest milk scare.20 Aug 08:00 PM
