Westland Milk Products
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Westland Milk Products is the trading name of Westland Co-operative Dairy Company Limited, an independent co-operative dairy
company. It is owned by over 340 farmer shareholders, who supply milk to the factory for processing. Their major processing factory is located on the eastern edge in the town of Hokitika on the West Coast
of the South Island
of New Zealand
, with their main warehouse and milk concentration plant near the small town of Rolleston
outside Christchurch
The company produces a number of milk-derived food ingredients including butter
, milk powder, caseinates
and milk protein products, most of which is exported.
of the New Zealand dairy industry in 2001, nearly all of the dairy co-operatives in New Zealand amalgamated to become Fonterra
. Westland Milk Products' shareholders voted to remain an independent co-operative, as did the much smaller Tatua Cooperative Dairy Company
.
Dairy
A dairy is a business enterprise established for the harvesting of animal milk—mostly from cows or goats, but also from buffalo, sheep, horses or camels —for human consumption. A dairy is typically located on a dedicated dairy farm or section of a multi-purpose farm that is concerned...
company. It is owned by over 340 farmer shareholders, who supply milk to the factory for processing. Their major processing factory is located on the eastern edge in the town of Hokitika on the West Coast
West Coast, New Zealand
The West Coast is one of the administrative regions of New Zealand, located on the west coast of the South Island, and is one of the more remote and most sparsely populated areas of the country. It is made up of three districts: Buller, Grey and Westland...
of the South Island
South Island
The South Island is the larger of the two major islands of New Zealand, the other being the more populous North Island. It is bordered to the north by Cook Strait, to the west by the Tasman Sea, to the south and east by the Pacific Ocean...
of New Zealand
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
, with their main warehouse and milk concentration plant near the small town of Rolleston
Rolleston, New Zealand
Rolleston is a town in the Selwyn District of Canterbury, New Zealand.It is located next to State Highway 1, 22 km south-west of Christchurch on the Canterbury Plains in the South Island of New Zealand. The town uses the slogan "The Town of the Future"...
outside Christchurch
The company produces a number of milk-derived food ingredients including butter
Butter
Butter is a dairy product made by churning fresh or fermented cream or milk. It is generally used as a spread and a condiment, as well as in cooking applications, such as baking, sauce making, and pan frying...
, milk powder, caseinates
Casein
Casein is the name for a family of related phosphoprotein proteins . These proteins are commonly found in mammalian milk, making up 80% of the proteins in cow milk and between 60% and 65% of the proteins in human milk....
and milk protein products, most of which is exported.
History
After the deregulationDeregulation
Deregulation is the removal or simplification of government rules and regulations that constrain the operation of market forces.Deregulation is the removal or simplification of government rules and regulations that constrain the operation of market forces.Deregulation is the removal or...
of the New Zealand dairy industry in 2001, nearly all of the dairy co-operatives in New Zealand amalgamated to become Fonterra
Fonterra
Fonterra Co-operative Group Limited is a New Zealand multinational dairy co-operative owned by almost 10,500 New Zealand farmers. The company is responsible for approximately 30% of the world's dairy exports and with revenue exceeding NZ$19.87 billion, is New Zealand's largest company.- History :In...
. Westland Milk Products' shareholders voted to remain an independent co-operative, as did the much smaller Tatua Cooperative Dairy Company
Tatua Dairy Company
Tatua Co-operative Dairy Company, trading as Tatua, is a small independent co-operative dairy company in the Matamata-Piako District of the Waikato Region, in the North Island of New Zealand. It is located in the small rural locality of Tatuanui, approximately 8 kilometres east of Morrinsville...
.