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Dairy processor Synlait Milk has finalised documentation for a NZ$320 million (approx. £137.6 million) bank refinancing package.

Fonterra Co-operative Group has announced that chief innovation and brand officer Komal Mistry-Mehta will leave the business in October 2026.

Green Boy Group has led an early-stage investment in Fudi Protein, a US-based start-up producing alt-protein ingredients from alfalfa.

New Zealand dairy giant Fonterra Co-operative Group has completed the sale of its global consumer and associated businesses, collectively known as Mainland Group, to French dairy multinational Lactalis.

McCain Foods has confirmed plans to close its Hastings vegetable processing facility in New Zealand.

Farmer shareholders of dairy co-op Fonterra have overwhelmingly approved a capital return plan tied to the proposed sale of its global consumer business.

Yili Group has appointed Alex Turnbull as CEO to lead its five New Zealand companies: Westland Milk Products, Oceania Dairy, Canary, EasiYo and Pure Nutrition.

The Clandeboye expansion, first announced in October 2025, will add a new butter line, increasing capacity and enabling the site to produce a range of butter formats.

Fonterra shareholders have voted to elect Michelle Pye to the board, marking her entry into a leadership role at the region's largest dairy exporters.