Fonterra has announced a major shake-up of its business, including a strategic review of its troubled Chinese joint venture, as the world’s biggest dairy exporter posted its first annual loss.
New Zealand’s biggest company said on Thursday it would re-evaluate all investments, major assets and partnerships to ensure they still met its needs.
It follows a disastrous 12 months, which have seen its shares drop to near-record lows over concerns about governance, execution of strategy and its Chinese joint venture, Beingmate.
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By Jamie Smyth
Source: Financial Times
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Glanbia has agreed to acquire Flavor Producers from Aroma Holding for an initial consideration of $300 million. Flavor Producers is a US-based flavour platform, providing flavours and extracts to the F&B industries, with a focus on organic and natural ingredients.
Lesnard, who previously worked at Nike, The North Face and Sephora, has a mission to “grow and sustain GODIVA’s position and expertise in the premium chocolate category, leveraging ongoing support from pladis to take GODIVA and its legendary chocolate to new heights.”
