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

China demand for New Zealand dairy products has been strong over the last few months as the Asian nation’s bakeries, pizza chains and other food retailers stock up for the country’s biggest festival of the year.

Recognising the unique needs of the foodservice industry, Fonterra launched Anchor Food Professionals in 2015 as a dedicated brand to serve chefs in key out of home segments such as bakeries, beverage and dining.

As part of a state visit to China, the Prime Minister of New Zealand, Chris Hipkins, visited our Fonterra Application Centre (FAC) in Shanghai. It was a great opportunity to demonstrate the innovative ways New Zealand dairy is used in Greater China Foodservice.

When COVID closed shops, and many of us were forced to work from home, baking often became the go-to activity for comfort.

With one and a half decades of experience in cheese making, Cathy Lang knows her stuff when it comes to cheese and is excited to be involved in NZ Trade and Enterprise’s international “Made with Care” campaign.

Learn how Fonterra is feeding India’s growing appetite for dairy.

Here are five trends that are capturing the imaginations of consumers in China and creating food for thought for executives.

Increasingly, scientific evidence is showing that dairy fat is not the bad guy and that dairy products like milk, cheese and yoghurt.

Over 500 McDonalds restaurants across China will serve up a taste of New Zealand, with Fonterra now supplying product for the restaurant chain’s iconic soft serve ice creams.

For the first time in nine years, Korean President Moon Jae-in is visiting New Zealand and no doubt, trade is on his agenda.

Fonterra has partnered with one of China’s leading food distributors to take Anchor products into dozens of cities across China, with the potential to reach hundreds of millions of consumers.

Read about how we crowdsourced a competition on a Chinese review platform, where people could try cakes all around China and vote for their favourite.

The Darfield Site has added 16 new employees to operate its new cream cheese plants. Global cream cheese sales have increased 24% in the past year.

Read Grant Watson’s story about how a chef helped boost the business performance of a customer by showing how using butter can make a huge difference.

Fonterra drives growth in new tea beverage channel. A surge of growth in new, modern Chinese tea houses that are whipping up an estimated 200 million dairy drinks each year has helped Fonterra grow its sales of Anchor Food Professionals cream and cream cheese to Chinese beverage outlets five-fold in just two years.

Tapping into time-poor urban lifestyles across Thailand. They might sound strange but snacks such as Sandwich Danish Carbonara and Chocolate Toasties from local 7-Eleven stores are taking modern day Thailand by storm.

For Adam Kaufman and Joshua Sweet the best thing about exhibiting at the recent International Pizza Expo in Las Vegas was hearing customers tell them how important Fonterra and the Anchor brand is to them in their respective countries.

Sri Lanka’s foodies are set to receive a delicious boost to their out-of-home dining experience, with Fonterra’s opening of the country’s first dairy innovation kitchen for the foodservice industry.

Waiting for cream to reduce is not something the Fonterra Foodservice team and customers ever have to worry about – and that’s a good thing when doing rapid fire cooking demonstrations at an expo attended by around 7000 industry people.

Fonterra has launched a unique nutrition programme for pregnant women in Hong Kong, developing a website endorsed by professional dieticians to give women access to healthy, nutritious at-home dining recipes and tips for eating well when dining out during pregnancy.

Butter is best when it’s made at Fonterra’s Clandeboye plant in the South Island. That's why it took home the top prize for butter at the 2017 New Zealand Champions of Cheese Awards. Learn about what makes this butter special on our website.

10.2 million people voted in The Best Cream Cake competition, and it captivated a nation. Find out more about Fonterra's exciting competition in China.