BRICs and beyond: Huishan IPO shows growing appetite for Chinese dairies
The successful IPO of China Huishan Dairy Holdings Co. is fresh evidence of growing investor appetite for the Chinese dairy…
Travails for Western companies boon for Chinese dairy rivals
The price-fixing scandal, Fonterra's botulism scare and now claims Danone staff bribed staff in Chinese hospitals. As Western dairy and infant formula firms suffer successive blows to their reputations, much-maligned local producers could favour.
In the spotlight: Fonterra’s much ado about nothing?
After a month of headlines surrounding Fonterra's botulism recall it emerged today (28 August) that the company's whey protein concentrate…
In the spotlight: The verdict from China’s infant formula probe
International infant formula manufacturers are adjusting their business practices in China having been found guilty of price fixing. Multinational companies,…
CHINA: Beijing hits formula makers with record fines
China has fined six infant formula companies - including Danone and Mead Johnson - for fixing prices in the country.
NZ: Botulism scare prompts China ban on Fonterra products
China has issued a ban on Fonterra products after the world's largest dairy exporter confirmed a batch of whey protein…
BRICs and beyond: Mengniu plays catch-up in infant formula with Yashili buy
Chinese dairy giant China Mengniu Dairy Co. just got bigger. It has entered into an agreement that will see it…