Celebrating hard work at the Best Site Cup 

The Best Site Cup awards are a great opportunity to take the time to recognise the effort teams have put in and highlight their achievements, including: 

Best Large Site Cup, Quality Cup and Japan Protein Award: Winner, Edendale 

Southland’s Edendale site was the big winner of the night, securing three awards. 

Edendale’s strong quality results and food safety culture gave them the winning edge for the Best Large Site Cup. The award also recognised the site’s dedication to their people – for instance, Edendale facilitates a women’s lean-in group, which is an opportunity for the women of Edendale to meet regularly and support one another to achieve their goals.  

Best Small Site Cup and Sustainability Cup: Winner, Reporoa 

A reduction in waste to landfill by more than 30% helped the Central North Island’s Reporoa scoop the Sustainability Cup along with the highly coveted Best Small Site. 

Alan van der Nagel, Fonterra’s Director of New Zealand Manufacturing, says all 26 sites should be incredibly proud of work they have achieved over the past year. “Our team has been unflappable. The last year hasn’t been easy – it’s tough to juggle milk supply with unpredictable weather events and post-COVID supply chain issues, but everyone’s made a huge effort.”