Fonterra

We're a farmer owned Co-operative based in Aotearoa New Zealand. Made up of thousands of farming families and employees all working together for better.

We want to be the source of the world’s most valued dairy, working with our farmer shareholders and customers to provide trusted, high-quality dairy nutrition.

We believe that food and nutrition are essential to sustain us today and for future generations to thrive. Which is why we take great care of every drop of milk, from the beginning, through every step of the way. It’s our dedication and care that enables us to produce safe and high-quality food, and our dairy know-how and innovation capability mean we can do amazing things with our milk to enhance people’s lives.

With more than 28 manufacturing sites across the country, we process about 16 billion litres of milk every year. We export about 95% of our local production to more than 130 countries. 25% of New Zealand exports are Fonterra dairy products.

The foundations of our strategy are our focus on New Zealand milk, sustainability, and dairy innovation and science.

Looking out to the next decade and beyond, Fonterra has made six strategic choices. These are:

1. Deliver the strongest farmer offering – work alongside farmers to enable on-farm profitability and productivity and support the strongest payout.
2. Unleash the Ingredients engine – deepen Fonterra’s position as a world-leading provider of sophisticated dairy ingredients and build trading capability.
3. Keep up the momentum in Foodservice – expand our successful foodservice business in key markets.
4. Invest in operations for the future – an efficient manufacturing and supply chain network that allows flexibility.
5. Build on our sustainability position – further improve the co-op’s sustainability credentials and strengthen partnerships with customers who value this position.
6. Innovate to drive an advantage – use science and technology to solve the co-op’s challenges and build on competitive advantages.