Dairy Goat Co-operative is an independent co-operative of 60 dairy goat farmers. The co-operative was formed in 1985 and has pioneered and led the world in the development and manufacture of goat milk based nutritional powders for infants and children. Dairy Goat Co-operative is located in Hamilton, where its single site contains offices and three manufacturing plants - spray drying, dry blending and canning.
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Danone is a leading global food company built on four business lines: Early Life Nutrition, Fresh Dairy Products, Waters and Medical Nutrition. Dedicated to bringing health through food to as many people as possible, Danone’s brand portfolio includes both international brands such as Aptamil, Activia, evian, Volvic, and Nutricia, and local brands including the New Zealand Karicare brand. New Zealand is a key manufacturing and supply point for the company's early life nutrition division, Danone Nutricia. Two of Danone Nutricia's manufacturing plants are based in New Zealand and these facilities supply products to Danone Nutricia across the Asia Pacific region. This includes the domestic New Zealand market where Danone Nutricia is the market leader in the category with its Karicare and Aptamil brands.
Fonterra is a global leader in dairy nutrition - the preferred supplier of dairy ingredients to many of the world’s leading food companies. It is also a market leader with its own consumer dairy brands in New Zealand and Australia, Asia, Africa, the Middle East and Latin America. Fonterra is a farmer-owned co-operative and the largest processor of milk in the world. It is one of the world’s largest investors in dairy research and innovation drawing on generations of dairy expertise to produce more than two million tonnes of dairy ingredients, value added dairy ingredients, specialty ingredients and consumer products for 140 markets.
Goodman Fielder is a leading regional food company. The company owns a host of iconic brands that generations of New Zealanders have grown up with and put in their supermarket trolleys every week. Milk, cheese, bread, flour, oils, spreads and dressings, are part of the range of products on offer. Goodman Fielder - Dairy is one of the primary suppliers of dairy products and small goods in New Zealand. Its brands include Meadow Fresh milk, yogurts and cheese, Puhoi valley milk and specialty cheeses, and Tararua butter and dips.
Oceania Dairy operates a processing plant at Glenavy just north of the Waitaki River. The plant is designed for the production of infant formula, a range of milk powders and anhydrous milkfat. At full capacity, Glenavy has an annual output of 47,000 tonnes of milk powder and employs more than 110 people. Oceania is a wholly owned subsidiary of the Inner Mongolia Yili Industrial Group (Yili) and production from Glenavy will be used primarily for export to the parent company. Oceania has a strong relationship with its small number of local farmer suppliers in South Canterbury and North Otago all within a compact supply area centred on the plant.
Open Country Dairy was formed in 2001 as a private owned company operating in New Zealand as a dairy ingredients manufacturer. The company is supplied by 1,000 independent dairy farmers and processes around 1.81 billion litres of quality milk per annum in its four manufacturing sites. The factories are located in Horotiu, Waharoa, Wanganui and Awarua.
Synlait is an innovative dairy processing company based in the heart of Canterbury, New Zealand. We combine expert farming, with state-of-the-art processing, to produce a range of nutritional milk products that provide genuine benefits for health and wellbeing. They include infant and adult nutritional formulations, functional food ingredients, and specialised products to support a healthy lifestyle. Synlait has three leading-edge milk powder dryers, including a purpose-built infant formula facility, the largest and most sophisticated in the Southern Hemisphere. Combined they process more than 500 million litres of milk each year.
Tatua is a world leader in specialised dairy ingredients and dairy foods. Founded more than 100 years ago in 1914, Tatua is dedicated to building the future of specialised dairy. Our ingredients are used in infant and medical nutrition, sports and lifestyle nutrition and food and beverage manufacturing worldwide. Our dairy products are sold to food and beverage manufacturers, hotels, restaurants and cafes, bakeries, fast food outlets and in supermarkets. Located at Tatuanui, in the heart of the Waikato region of the North Island, Tatua is proudly owned by 107 farmer shareholders and exports to customers and consumers in more than 60 countries.
With more than 75 years as a pure co-operative, Westland Milk Products is proudly owned by around 400 farmers based throughout the West Coast and in Canterbury. The Hokitika facilities produce a range of infant nutrition products, dairy ingredients and consumer brands such as Westgold™ butter. The iconic kiwi brand EasiYo™ is a wholly owned subsidiary. Brought together by the four core values of unity, respect, dedication and loyalty, Westland employs over 350 staff.
In December 2015, Yashili New Zealand Dairy opened a state-of-the-art infant milk formula plant at Pokeno, half an hour's drive from downtown Auckland. Yashili New Zealand Dairy is a subsidiary of the Yashili Group, one of the 'big three' producers of infant milk formula for the domestic market in China. Prior to the construction of the Pokeno plant, Yashili had been importing New Zealand milk powder into China for over a decade. Yashili has used New Zealand milk powder exclusively in its infant milk formula since August 2010
Miraka Limited, a new entrant to the New Zealand dairy processing industry is backed by a group of Maori trusts and incorporations. These organisations include Wairarapa Moana, Tuaropaki Trust, Waipapa 9 Trust, Hauhangaroa Partnership, Tauhara Moana Trust and Huiarau Farms. Our strategic partners and investors include the Maori Trustee, Te Awahohonu Forest Trust Limited, Vinamilk, a leading enterprise in Vietnam in manufacturing milk and dairy products and Global Dairy Network who bring experience and knowledge in dairy sales and marketing across the world. As a majority Maori owned and controlled dairy company, Miraka is here for the long term. The owners share a vision of sustainable business practices that will provide long term returns for current and future generations, from land that will never be sold.
