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Goodness of NZ Milk

At Fonterra we believe there is so much goodness in milk, that it's like a true superfood. With every serve providing essential nutrients such as Vitamin B2, B12, calcium, phosphorus and potassium*.

*Ministry of Health. Concise New Zealand Food Composition Tables, 14th Edition 2022.

What makes NZ milk good?

People here in New Zealand and around the world choose milk as a staple in their diet and dairy is recommended in dietary guidelines as part of healthy, balanced diets for optimal health.

Why? Because it is packed with good nutrients that helps people lead a healthy life.  There’s a unique combination of nutrients in dairy, and they play an important role in growing and maintaining healthy bones, your immunity, the functioning of your nervous system (including your brain), helping to prevent tiredness, maintaining healthy eyes, and so much more.

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Dairy nutrition

Fonterra has 350 nutritionists, scientists, researchers and engineers we employ at our world class Research and Development Centre to make the best milk possible.

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Supporting the health of New Zealanders

Looking at how we support the health of New Zealanders. Including the Healthy Kids Pledge and New Zealands food industry task force.

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Food Safety and Quality

At the heart of that promise is our global Food Safety and Quality system. It ensures that wherever we are located in the world, we have a consistent risk-based framework that sets out clear expectations for our people to follow.

Milk questions

We’ve taken the most popular questions asked on google and found the best answers for you. From which milk is best for you, to which milk is best for your pet; find out all the answers here and more.

Our medium-term targets

2019

100% sites certified to leading Food Service Quality (FSQ) level

2020

75% product portfolio meeting endorsed nutrition guidelines

2025

100% product portfolio meeting endorsed nutrition guidelines

Nutrition hub

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A Taste of Home - Anchor’s new campaign

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Improving outcomes for patients

Fonterra has further cemented its position as a leading dairy nutrition producer by becoming a member of the Medical Nutrition International Industry (MNI).

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Where is milk produced?

The nutrients in milk play an important role in growing and maintaining healthy bones, your immunity, the functioning of your nervous system, helping to prevent tiredness, maintaining healthy eyes, and so much more.

March 23, 2021

Help your health with a dose of dairy

“There is a growing trend of people using dairy based supplements to enhance and maintain their health and wellbeing”, says Rachel Marshall, Global Technical Engagement Manager for Fonterra’s Sports and Active Lifestyle business unit.

March 15, 2021

Trusted Goodness™

Around the world, consumers want to know more about the company that produces their food. They are seeking out products they can trust to feed their families.

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Our Trusted Goodness™ quality seal

Look out for our Trusted Goodness™ quality seal on pack. It’s our promise to New Zealand and the world that what we're providing is a world-class product.

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We’re lucky here, tucked far away from anywhere. We’re surrounded by clean air and bathed in rain and sunshine. It’s an ideal climate for growth and abundance.

Trusted Goodness™

Care at every step, that’s our promise – Trusted Goodness™.

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Cared for cows

Our cows are important to us, they're part of the family. We believe that cared for cows produce better quality milk. Milk we're proud to feed to our own families and the world.

Food safety quality

Every one of us gives our utmost care and attention to ensure the integrity of our product is protected as it journeys along our carefully managed, world-class supply chain.

Fonterra Product Traceability

Safe food, safe people, world-class quality.

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