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Article: Fonterra finds what it seeks: Te Rapa facility, a key part of Fonterra's New Zealand operations, sets the bar high for quality and environmental initiatives.(Plant Operations)(Company overview)
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- Dairy Foods
- Article date:
- October 1, 2007
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Located in one of New Zealand's largest farming communities, Fonterra's Te Rapa site is considered one of the company's backbone manufacturing operations, churning out nearly 20% of all the company's whole and skim milk powders. The 12 hectare site was established in 1967 in the Waikato region, 90 minutes south of Auckland.
Over the past 40 years, the Te Rapa factory has become something of a local icon for motorists passing by and people who live in the area. In Maori, the language of New Zealand's indigenous people, Te Rapa means "the seeking," an appropriate name for a dairy factory that stands in the middle of an area regarded by many as the heart of New ...