Fonterra’s UHT plant drives Foodservice innovation, meeting rising global demand for high-quality dairy solutions across baking, beverages, and dining sectors

Fonterra’s manufacturing site in Eltham is ramping up its cheese production to keep up with rising demand ahead of the upcoming season.

It’s full steam ahead on wood pellets as our Te Awamutu site takes the next step in its transition away from coal.

How our Te Awamutu team is doing its bit to save fuel, money and the environment.

Following a comprehensive study into using electricity to replace coal at its Stirling site in Southland, the Co-operative has found wood biomass to be a more viable option.

There is a well-known saying that claims “if you don’t know where you’ve come from, you don’t know where you’re going.”

In the Te Rapa district of Hamilton, our tanker drivers know that every evening their biggest fan will be waiting for them on a dairy farm on Reid Road.

Hidden away in the Reporoa Valley, lies a manufacturing site that turns milk collected from local Kiwi farmers into unique dairy products that are shipped around the world. Established in 1968, Reporoa was one of the many factories owned and operated by the NZ Co-operative Dairy Company Limited and was designed to process lactic casein and whole milk powder.

A brief history of Fonterra’s Te Rapa location, which has had a massive impact on dairy production and the economy of surrounding Waikato. The site celebrates 50 years since its opening. Read more about how Te Rapa has been a place of employment, a home, and a community hub for New Zealanders over the years.

In a place just outside of Hobbiton, there are grassy mounds that are being used for a different purpose than to house hobbits.

When Les Grace first started driving trucks the seats were as “hard as a board” and the roads were rough… 51 years on he sits in his Edgecumbe home sipping tea and reflecting on how much times have changed.