About DCANZ
The Dairy Companies Association of New Zealand (DCANZ) was formally constituted at a meeting in Wellington on 18 July 2003.
The five foundation members were Fonterra Co-operative Group, Tatua Co-operative Dairy Company, Westland Milk Products, Mainland Products and now part of Goodman Fielder. Open Country Cheese joined DCANZ in December 2004. In 2005, Fonterra Brands (NZ) replaced Mainland Products and Gisborne Milk Co-operative joined.
The Association was formed so members could pool resources for policy analysis to enable DCANZ to engage in advocacy with authorities in New Zealand and overseas.
Policy issues include anything that might impact on the manufacturing, trade and marketing of dairy products, including issues affecting the public perception of dairy products.
While most of these issues are “beyond the farm gate”, such as the Doha Round of WTO agriculture negotiations, there are others, such as environmental management and animal welfare practices, which also fall within the scope of the association.
