Latest Posts in January 2010

Malaysia - Anlene’s launch of its Concentrate Chocolate product yesterday is being supported by TV commercials and in-store sampling.
The TV campaign runs for a year while in-store sampling is being conducted at all supermarkets, hypermarkets and convenient stores, and bone health checks are also ongoing.BBDO is the creative force behind the campaign with Datuk Michelle [...]

The process of dragging New Zealand’s wool industry into the 21st century is beginning with Wool Partners International chairwoman Theresa Gattung announcing a successful launch of its Laneve fibre integrity brand at a major trade show in Germany this month.
The premium brand garnered contracts from about 12 European carpet manufacturers to use traceable New Zealand [...]

Construction of Todd Energy’s $65million LPG Plant Will Provide 200,000 Hours of Work in Taranaki
Major earthworks commenced today marking the first stage of construction of Todd Energy’s LPG plant. The construction of the $65million plant will provide significant benefits to both the local Taranaki and New Zealand economy.
Richard Tweedie, Managing Director, Todd Energy said “construction [...]

Farming commentators are hailing Fonterra’s raising of $271 million in new shareholder’s capital as an achievement, given farmers’ tight cash flow and not a sign the dairy giant needs to open its share base to general investors.Federated Farmers dairy section president Lachlan McKenzie said the amount of new capital raised was secondary to implementing a [...]

With the challenges of New Zealand’s prolonged recession behind them, CEOs are confident their organisations are emerging stronger and are more optimistic about the future. They believe the decisions they have made, including cost reduction initiatives that were implemented by 98% of organisations, have put them in a better position for growth as they now [...]

DairyNZ and the Dairy Companies Association of New Zealand (DCANZ) say the new national animal identification scheme (NAIT) is an important step forward for New Zealand agriculture.
DairyNZ Chairman Hon John Luxton says it’s in the interests of dairy farmers to enhance New Zealand’s capability in the animal traceability area.
“Given the importance of the dairy industry [...]

(WELLINGTON) Air New Zealand yesterday said it will set a new benchmark for longhaul flights by offering beds in economy class, but they come with a catch - passengers need to buy three seats to enjoy lie-down travel.
The airline’s ‘Skycouch’ will use three economy seats, folded flat to the seat-back in front, creating a space [...]

Farming deer is again looking like a viable use of land now the price of venison has returned to an acceptable and sustainable price.
The strength of the Kiwi dollar and a decline in numbers of deer farmers has meant venison sales have returned to a good price, putting more money in deer farmers’ wallets.
PGG Wrightson Southland [...]

A third of Fonterra’s farmers have answered the call to invest more in their co-operative, opting to buy $270.7 million in extra shares.
In a share application period that ended last week, farmer shareholders were given the opportunity to adjust their shareholding to anywhere between 100 and 120 per cent of their current or expected production [...]

Fonterra is being called on to open investment opportunities to institutional investors after only a third of its 10,500 shareholders responded to a call to buy extra shares.
The low turnout has been put down to cash-strapped farmers and is another knock-back to Fonterra’s effort to raise capital for expansion while keeping control of the country’s [...]