http://www.just-food.com/companies/fonterra_id33Latest Fonterra industry news - from just-food.com© 2013 All content copyright just-food.com. Published by Aroq Ltd.Tue, 21 May 2013 23:53:17 GMTTue, 21 May 2013 23:53:17 GMTjust-food.com - RSS feedjust-food.comhttp://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss20The rapidly expanding Chinese food sector has long been a focus for multinationals looking beyond developed western markets for expansion. However, it isn't just the international food Goliaths - with big bucks to spend on M&A or organic expansion - that are looking to China for growth. just-food caught up with some smaller enterprises hoping to tame the dragon at Hong Kong trade show Hofex - an event that prides itself of being the largest of its kind in Asia.http://www.just-food.com/comment/international-smes-testing-the-water-at-hofex_id123098.aspx?utm_source=company-feed&utm_medium=rss-feed&utm_campaign=rss-feed&utm_content=fonterraTue, 07 May 2013 20:47:00 GMTNew Zealand dairy group Fonterra is to cut around 300 corporate jobs as part of cost cuts across the business.http://www.just-food.com/news/fonterra-to-cut-300-office-jobs_id123027.aspx?utm_source=company-feed&utm_medium=rss-feed&utm_campaign=rss-feed&utm_content=fonterraWed, 01 May 2013 12:13:00 GMTFonterra has announced plans to pilot a scheme designed to provide farmers with the opportunity to have "more certainty" in their milk price.http://www.just-food.com/news/fonterra-trials-guaranteed-milk-price-scheme_id123012.aspx?utm_source=company-feed&utm_medium=rss-feed&utm_campaign=rss-feed&utm_content=fonterraTue, 30 Apr 2013 13:12:00 GMTRetailers are rationing the amount of infant formula consumers can buy in markets including Hong Kong, Australia and now the UK. The move has been prompted by the huge demand for infant formula in China, with consumers buying products overseas and shipping them home. While you might think that rationing comes in response to supply shortages, in actual fact it is more likely an attempt to protect the power to price the same product differently in different markets. Katy Askew reports.http://www.just-food.com/analysis/infant-formula-prices-drive-chinese-consumers-overseas_id122814.aspx?utm_source=company-feed&utm_medium=rss-feed&utm_campaign=rss-feed&utm_content=fonterraMon, 15 Apr 2013 14:52:00 GMTNew Zealand dairy group Fonterra has confirmed it plans to ramp up its milking operations in China with the opening of around 27 farms by 2020.http://www.just-food.com/news/fonterra-to-open-27-milk-farms-by-2020_id122764.aspx?utm_source=company-feed&utm_medium=rss-feed&utm_campaign=rss-feed&utm_content=fonterraWed, 10 Apr 2013 12:47:00 GMTDairy featured heavily in our headlines last week. We interviewed Fonterra's CFO about the New Zealand giant's half-year results and plans for emerging markets. Swiss peer Emmi published its annual figures and we spoke to its international boss about its plans outside its domestic market. Meanwhile, in the UK, Greek yoghurt producer Fage won its court battle with rival Chobani over how the US firm labels its products here.http://www.just-food.com/news/the-highlights-on-just-food-this-week_id122665.aspx?utm_source=company-feed&utm_medium=rss-feed&utm_campaign=rss-feed&utm_content=fonterraTue, 02 Apr 2013 08:22:00 GMTLast week, just-food grilled a number of top executives on their growth plans and strategy for the future. Fonterra CFO Jonathan Mason told how the New Zealand dairy giant is exploiting increased demand for dairy in emerging markets. The head of Emmi's international business talked about international sales targets. And Divine Chocolate's commercial director told us about how it is facing pressure on Fairtrade specialists.http://www.just-food.com/news/just-foods-week-in-words_id122671.aspx?utm_source=company-feed&utm_medium=rss-feed&utm_campaign=rss-feed&utm_content=fonterraTue, 02 Apr 2013 08:21:00 GMTNew Zealand dairy giant Fonterra has increased its focus on emerging economies as the battle among global dairy companies for a share of high-growth markets in Asia, the Middle East and Latin America intensifies. This strategy has proven fruitful, with emerging markets making a sizeable contribution to group revenues and offering scope for future growth. just-food's Jonathan Dyson spoke to Fonterra CFO Jonathan Mason in Auckland yesterday (27 March) about how the world's leading dairy exporter plans to exploit this opportunity.http://www.just-food.com/interview/fonterra-cfo-jonathan-mason_id122672.aspx?utm_source=company-feed&utm_medium=rss-feed&utm_campaign=rss-feed&utm_content=fonterraThu, 28 Mar 2013 15:28:00 GMTEmerging markets boosted Fonterra's first-half results but the New Zealand dairy giant said demand in Asia was slowing.http://www.just-food.com/news/emerging-markets-boost-fonterra-but-ceo-cautious_id122645.aspx?utm_source=company-feed&utm_medium=rss-feed&utm_campaign=rss-feed&utm_content=fonterraWed, 27 Mar 2013 10:26:00 GMTNew Zealand dairy group Fonterra and Netherlands-based A-Ware Food Group have finalised a deal to develop a cheese and ingredients plant.http://www.just-food.com/news/fonterra-a-ware-finalise-jv_id122378.aspx?utm_source=company-feed&utm_medium=rss-feed&utm_campaign=rss-feed&utm_content=fonterraMon, 04 Mar 2013 13:07:00 GMTNew Zealand dairy co-operative Fonterra plans to invest NZD100m (US$82m) to double its UHT milk supply in order to service emerging markets in Asia.http://www.just-food.com/news/fonterra-to-double-uht-milk-supply_id122316.aspx?utm_source=company-feed&utm_medium=rss-feed&utm_campaign=rss-feed&utm_content=fonterraWed, 27 Feb 2013 10:34:00 GMTFonterra and New Zealand's government are trying to reassure officials in key export markets that the country's milk supply is safe, after traces of agricultural chemical dicyandiamide were found in some dairy products.http://www.just-food.com/news/fonterra-backs-dcd-ban-over-dairy-export-concern_id121937.aspx?utm_source=company-feed&utm_medium=rss-feed&utm_campaign=rss-feed&utm_content=fonterraMon, 28 Jan 2013 12:33:00 GMTFonterra has launched a global search for a chief financial officer to replace Jonathan Mason, who plans to retire in the next six months.http://www.just-food.com/news/fonterra-starts-search-for-cfo-as-mason-retires_id121915.aspx?utm_source=company-feed&utm_medium=rss-feed&utm_campaign=rss-feed&utm_content=fonterraFri, 25 Jan 2013 12:22:00 GMTNew Zealand dairy giant Fonterra has opened Sri Lanka's first solar powered milk chilling centre.http://www.just-food.com/news/fonterra-opens-solar-power-milk-centre_id121882.aspx?utm_source=company-feed&utm_medium=rss-feed&utm_campaign=rss-feed&utm_content=fonterraWed, 23 Jan 2013 14:47:00 GMTVolatility in global commodity markets remained a significant factor for the food industry during 2012. On the one hand, adverse weather conditions hit grain harvests causing prices to spike, while on the other, over-supply has meant cocoa and sugar prices have continued to fall. Katy Askew takes a look at some of the major developments on the commodities markets over the past 12 months.http://www.just-food.com/analysis/commodity-swings-remain-part-of-landscape_id121555.aspx?utm_source=company-feed&utm_medium=rss-feed&utm_campaign=rss-feed&utm_content=fonterraTue, 18 Dec 2012 16:09:00 GMTUnusual weather around the world, including the drought this summer in the US, has led Fonterra CEO Theo Spierings to forecast an increase in global dairy prices in the first half of 2013.http://www.just-food.com/news/fonterra-ceo-forecasts-higher-dairy-prices_id121476.aspx?utm_source=company-feed&utm_medium=rss-feed&utm_campaign=rss-feed&utm_content=fonterraTue, 11 Dec 2012 12:13:00 GMTThe former CEO of Fonterra has joined the board of directors of US agribusiness giant Bunge.http://www.just-food.com/news/ex-fonterra-ceo-joins-bunge-board_id121436.aspx?utm_source=company-feed&utm_medium=rss-feed&utm_campaign=rss-feed&utm_content=fonterraWed, 05 Dec 2012 15:53:00 GMTNew Zealand dairy giant Fonterra aims to increase its presence in the Indian dairy market through the establishment of "on the ground" leadership in the country.http://www.just-food.com/news/fonterra-lays-groundwork-for-indian-growth_id121352.aspx?utm_source=company-feed&utm_medium=rss-feed&utm_campaign=rss-feed&utm_content=fonterraWed, 28 Nov 2012 12:22:00 GMTFonterra has refused to be drawn on speculation a Chinese state investment vehicle is in talks to invest in the dairy giant's new shareholder fund. http://www.just-food.com/news/fonterra-coy-on-beijing-interest-in-share-fund_id121205.aspx?utm_source=company-feed&utm_medium=rss-feed&utm_campaign=rss-feed&utm_content=fonterraThu, 15 Nov 2012 11:54:00 GMTDairy companies operating in China are hotly competing to build a reliable and trusted local milk supply, a leading sector analyst told just-food this morning (2 November).http://www.just-food.com/news/race-on-to-build-chinese-milk-supply-analyst_id121042.aspx?utm_source=company-feed&utm_medium=rss-feed&utm_campaign=rss-feed&utm_content=fonterraFri, 02 Nov 2012 11:07:00 GMT