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New Zealand's Synlait signs new supply deal with China's Bright Dairy
14 Feb 2018
Synlait Milk, the New Zealand business best known for co-packing infant formula, has renewed a supply arrangement with its largest shareholder, China's Bright Dairy.

Bright expanding regional reach in China with Guangdong subsidiary
17 Oct 2016
Shanghai-based Bright Dairy & Food Co, China’s third-largest dairy products maker, has announced plans to build a dairy plant in Chaozhou in Guangdong province, run by a new wholly-owned dairy subsidiary.

Synlait Milk outlines capex plans
20 Sep 2016
Synlait Milk, the New Zealand infant formula manufacturer for brands like A2 Platinum and Munchkin, has set out plans to spend NZD300m over the next three years in areas including production and packaging.

Bright Dairy profits fall in 2015
21 Apr 2016
Bright Dairy & Food Co., the Chinese dairy group, saw its profits fall by more than a quarter amid a decline in sales.

Bright Dairy 9M sales up but profits down
31 Oct 2015
China's Bright Dairy & Food Co. has reported a slump in earnings in the first nine months of the year as higher sales were offset by factors including an increase in sales expenses and a jump in financial costs.

Local brands outpacing international rivals in Asia - Kantar
16 Oct 2015
Demand in Asia for local FMCG products is growing at twice the speed of global brands, a report from Kantar Worldpanel claimed today (16 October).

Bright Dairy invests in ecological dairy farm
28 Sep 2015
Bright Food & Dairy Co. has confirmed plans to invest CNY43.3bn in the development of an “ecological” dairy farm project.

1 Sep 2015
Bright Dairy & Food Co., the Chinese group, has reported a 4% drop in half-year earnings amid "intense" competition in the sector.

Bright Dairy eyes overseas expansion with Tnuva buy
10 Jun 2015
Bright Dairy & Food Co. plans to raise CNY9bn (US$1.45bn) to buy a controlling stake in Israel's Tnuva from its parent company Bright Food Group Co.

Bright Dairy sees profit, sales rise in Q1
30 Apr 2015
China's Bright Dairy and Food Co. has reported a jump in sales and profit for the first quarter of the year.

Bright Dairy sales, profits rise in 2014
31 Mar 2015
Bright Dairy & Food Co., a listed subsidiary of Chinese food group Bright Food Co., saw profits jump almost 40% in 2014.
Bright Food "planning Manassen IPO this year"
9 Jan 2015
Chinese food giant Bright Food Group is reportedly planning to list its Australian unit, Manassen Foods, this year.

Bright Dairy earnings rise on sales gain
30 Oct 2014
Bright Dairy & Food Co., a listed subsidiary of Chinese food group Bright Food Co., reported higher sales and earnings for the first nine months of the year.

BRICs and beyond: How Bright Food is furthering its international strategy
14 Oct 2014
State-backed Chinese food giant Bright Food Co. continued to make progress with its "go global, bring in" ambition when it acquired a majority stake in Italian olive oil manufacturer Salov Group last week. The move is typical of Bright's international strategy as the group continues to further its agenda to grow globally and bring overseas brands to Chinese consumers. Katy Askew reports.
Editor's choice: the highlights on just-food last week
14 Apr 2014
Olive oil giant Deoleo this week announced its board had backed a takeover bid from private-equity giant CVC Capital Partners. Elsewhere, Mondelez International announced plans for another plant in Russia and the political party that looks set to be the major party in India's next government said it would ban foreign supermarkets entering the country's retail sector.

Quote, unquote: just-food's week in words
14 Apr 2014
Food retailers eyeing India would have been surprised to hear the BJP political party, tipped to lead the country's next government, publish a tough stance on foreign investment in its retail sector. Nestle CEO Paul Bulcke hinted the food giant could be looking at further disposals and Wal-Mart said more affordable organic groceries would be available in the US after a tie-up with the recently-revived Wild Oats brand.

AUS/CHINA: Freedom Foods strikes Bright Dairy production deal
10 Apr 2014
Australia's Freedom Foods Group has struck a deal to supply China's Bright Dairy with "value-added" milk products.

CHINA: Bright Dairy plans 40% capacity increase
3 Jan 2014
Bright Dairy & Food Co., the dairy unit of Chinese food giant Bright Food, has signalled it plans to invest in driving growth across its business by increasing production capacity by 40%.

NZ: Profits up at Synlait, new China laws weigh on sales
24 Sep 2013
New Zealand infant formula and dairy ingredients group Synlait Milk has reported higher annual profits but said changes to regulations in China hit sales, which came in below target.
NETHERLANDS/NZ: FrieslandCampina to invest in Synlait Milk
11 Jul 2013
Dutch dairy giant FrieslandCampina is to take a stake in New Zealand infant formula and dairy ingredients company Synlait Milk, which is set to float this month.
N ZEALAND: Synlait Milk sets final IPO price
10 Jul 2013
New Zealand dairy ingredients and infant formula firm Synlait Milk has set a final price of NZ$2.20 (US$1.73) per share for its IPO.
NZ: Synlait Milk confirms IPO, sets out plans
26 Jun 2013
New Zealand dairy ingredients and infant formula firm Synlait Milk has outlined plans for its IPO - and how it intends to spend the proceeds from the listing.
NZ: Dairy firm Synlait invests in lactoferrin production
8 May 2013
New Zealand dairy Synlait Milk has announced plans to invest US$15m in upgrading its lactoferrin production.

Category crunch: Infant formula in China - part 2
30 Jun 2011
In part two of just-food's category crunch on China's infant formula sector, Petah Marian reports on how product development has reacted to the fears over product safety.
Editor's choice: the highlights on just-food this week
21 Apr 2011
The week was dominated by the annual results from Tesco, the UK's largest - and the world's third-biggest - retailer. Much of the focus was on comments from new CEO Philip Clarke, who was frank about the challenges the retailer faces at home and abroad. On our analysis pages, we looked at Tesco, the EU health claims process, the problems retailers face with out-of-stocks and Nestle's latest investment in China. Meanwhile, the news of the death of Pietro Ferrero, the joint CEO of confectioner Ferrero, saddended many in the industry.
CHINA: Bright Dairy to build "Asia's largest dairy"
20 Apr 2011
Bright Dairy, one of China's major dairy manufacturers, is to invest about CNY1.4bn (US$214.5m) to build a new plant in Shanghai.
Marketing milk: one year on from melamine in China
21 Aug 2009
China's fledgling and buoyant dairy industry was brought to its knees after last year's melamine scandal but, slowly, there are signs growth is returning to the sector. Beijing has ordered China's dairies to tighten up their supply chains and the country's top processors are highlighting those moves to convince consumers their milk is safe. Mark Godfrey reports from Beijing.
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