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Annual Review  
2022
Arotake-ā-tau
Te Mātāpuna

Our Co-operative,
Empowering people
To create goodness 
for generations. 
You, me, us together
Tātou, tātou.

AJ, Reporoa

Contents

Welcome to our Annual 
Review, which forms 
part of our end-of-year 
reporting suite.

We know there are a wide range of stakeholders who are 
interested in our Co-op. This report gives an integrated 
view of our performance across financial and non-financial 
measures, and our targets for the future. It is supported by 
a series of supplementary reports where stakeholders can 
find more detailed information most relevant to them. 
This Annual Review provides a summary of our 
environmental, social and economic activities and 
performance. It covers key achievements and performance 
data, as well as the challenges and opportunities we have 
faced across our Co-op over the last 12 months. It is a 
chance to reflect on our work, quantify our impacts and 
look to the future.

CONTENTS

OVERVIEW

About us
Letter from the Chair
Letter from our CEO
Our purpose, values and goals
Our approach
How we created value in 2021/22
Creating value for our stakeholders
The world we operate in
Our year in review
Doing Good Together

BUSINESS PERFORMANCE

Group overview

ON FARM

The Co-operative Difference 
Addressing the methane challenge 
Improving water quality 
Supporting our farming families
Lending a hand
Sharing our know how
Honour Roll for On-farm Excellence

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OUR 2022 SUITE  
OF REPORTS
Annual Review 2022 
(Referenced as AR)

Financial Statements 2022 
(Referenced as FS)

Business Performance 
Report 2022 
(Referenced as BP)

Sustainability Report 2022 
(Referenced as SR)

Corporate Governance 
Statement & Statutory 
Information 2022 
(Referenced as C&S)

Modern Slavery  
Statement 2022 
(Referenced as MS)

Farmgate Milk Price 
Statement 2022 
(Referenced as MP)

OUR REPORTS ARE AVAILABLE 
FROM FONTERRA.COM/NZ/
EN/INVESTORS.HTML

OFF FARM

Rising to the challenge 
Supporting our people
Aligning for success
Minimising our footprint
Packaging 
Reducing water usage at site 

PRODUCTS & CUSTOMERS

Provenance 
Reducing waste
Driving innovation
Taking the Co-op to our customers
Tapping into trends

Board of Directors
Fonterra Management Team
Non-GAAP measures
Glossary
Directory

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Fonterra uses several non-GAAP measures when discussing 
financial performance. Total Group measures present the 
combined financial performance of the Group’s continuing and 
discontinued operations. Non-GAAP financial measures are not 
defined or specified by NZ IFRS.

Management believes that these measures provide useful 
information as they provide valuable insight on the underlying 
performance of the business. They are used internally to evaluate 
the underlying performance of business units and to analyse trends.

These measures are not uniformly defined or utilised by all 
companies. Accordingly, these measures may not be comparable 
with similarly titled measures used by other companies. 
Non-GAAP financial measures should not be viewed in isolation 
nor considered as a substitute for measures reported in accordance 
with NZ IFRS. Non-GAAP measures are not subject to audit unless 
they are included in Fonterra’s audited Financial Statements.

Please refer to the Non-GAAP Measures section for further 
information about non-GAAP measures used by Fonterra, 
including reconciliations back to NZ IFRS measures. Definitions 
of non-GAAP measures used by Fonterra can be found in 
the Glossary.

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About us

We’re a co-operative formed and owned 
by Aotearoa New Zealand dairy farmers. 
Fonterra farmers sit at the very heart 
of our Co-op, producing the high quality, 
sustainable milk sought out by our 
customers around the world.

We’re committed to producing dairy nutrition in a way that cares 
for people, animals and the environment, and brings value to our 
communities. New Zealand milk is the focus of our strategy, and 
our global presence helps us generate revenue in over 130 countries.

Our range of dairy ingredients are sold under our NZMP™ 
brand and are found in prominent food and nutrition brands. 

Under our Anchor™ Food Professionals brand, we create high-quality 
products and innovative solutions for foodservice professionals.

We also manufacture, market and distribute our own consumer products. 
These include branded dairy products sold direct to consumers, such 
as milk, milk powders, yoghurt, butter and cheese. Our three global 
consumer brands are Anchor™, Anlene™ and Anmum™.

Farm Source™ is the Co-op’s main farm-facing team, providing guidance 
and support to farmers, including through a network of rural supply 
stores in New Zealand.

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4,827 

2,140  

1,726  

Revenue1  
($ Million)

22,953 

FY21: 20,565

6,244  

8,016  

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Manufacturing 
sites

48 

28

8

1,356 

661

Raw milk collected2  
(million litres)

18,455* 

FY21: 19,295

16,402 

3,300 

Employees  
(FTE)

19,608 

FY21: 19,354

11,992

2,225 

654

1,437  

  New Zealand

  Australia

  China

  Rest of Asia Pacific

  Rest of World

* China & Rest of Asia 0.1% each
1  This geographical breakdown of revenue is for continuing businesses only rather than Total Group revenue of $23,425 million.
2  Figures represent raw milk collected during the financial year rather than milking season.

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Kia ora farmers and unitholders,

Our Co-op has continued to make good progress towards becoming 
an innovative and customer-led organisation over the past 
12 months, while delivering another year of strong performance 
under challenging circumstances.

Peter McBride – Chairman

“ The outlook for our Co-op remains strong 
and we are committed to achieving our 
long-term performance targets.”

The Board is very pleased with the team’s overall progress on 
implementing our strategy and this year’s strong financial performance 
in the context of historically high milk prices, inflationary pressure, and 
continued geo-political disruption in a number of key regions.

Our final Farmgate Milk Price of $9.30 per kgMS exceeds the previous 
high mark of $8.40 per kgMS set in the 2013-14 season.

It’s the third consecutive year of +$7.00 milk prices and will be welcomed 
by farmers, as we face significant cost pressures in our individual farming 
operations and continue to pay down debt. Reserve Bank data shows 
dairy sector debt has declined by around 12% ($5 billion) since its peak 
level in 2018.

The Co-op’s normalised earnings per share were 35 cents, and in-line 
with our policy, the Board has approved a final dividend of 15 cents per 
share. Combined with the 5 cent interim dividend declared in March, 
and the final Farmgate Milk Price, this brings the total payout for a fully 
share-backed farmer to $9.50 per kgMS for the 2022 financial year.

We will always push hard for performance, but when you consider 
the continued supply chain disruption resulting from COVID-19, the 
geo-political and economic challenges in Sri Lanka and the conflict in 
Ukraine, Miles and his team have done an excellent job to remain agile 
and use the Co-op’s scale to deliver a Reported Profit After Tax of $583 
million, down 3% on the prior year. 

Within this year’s overall performance, there are three key strategy and 
performance points of interest the Board would like to highlight.

1.  Progress on Innovation and R&D

Innovation, research and development, and collaborations with strategic 
partners are critical to achieving our strategy and are a focus area for 
the Board. 

We acknowledge the changes Miles has made to the Co-op’s 
organisational structure to increase the visibility and focus on innovation 
and strategic implementation – to drive performance in these areas.

The internal promotion of Komal Mistry-Mehta (Chief Innovation and Brand 
Officer) and Emma Parsons (Managing Director Strategy and Optimisation) 
onto the Co-op’s leadership team adds to our existing capabilities and 
recognises the emerging home-grown talent within Miles’ wider team. 

2.  Co-op’s debt levels

Our net debt of $5.3 billion is up $1 billion, and as a result our gearing 
ratio has increased from 38.5% to 42.4% reflecting higher working 
capital during the second half of the financial year and at year end due 
to higher dairy prices and a conscious decision to carry higher inventory 
given our strong balance sheet. The Board remains vigilant about these 
measures but we do expect them to improve as working capital returns 
to normal levels during this calendar year. 

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3.  Implementing our Flexible Shareholding Capital Structure

We are pleased to see the Co-op maintain its share of New Zealand milk 
supply in a very competitive market. It’s the first year in more than a 
decade that our local market share has not declined. 

Fonterra’s strategy relies on our ability to maintain a reliable and 
sustainable source of New Zealand milk in an environment where we see 
total milk supply in New Zealand as likely to decline, and remain flat at 
best, due to environmental pressures, new regulations and alternative 
land uses. 

Our new Flexible Shareholding model will help our Co-op maintain a 
sustainable milk supply. It is intended to make it easier for new farmers to 
join our Co-op and for existing farmers to remain in our Co-op. 

The decision to change the Co-op’s capital structure was not something 
we went into lightly and it was a confronting conversation with our 
farmers at times. In the end, we received a very strong mandate. Of the 
83% of eligible votes that were cast, 85% were in support of the Flexible 
Shareholding structure.

We look forward to participating in the Government’s Select Committee 
process and will continue to advocate for the necessary legislation being 
in place before the end of the 2022 calendar year.

Finally, on behalf of the Board I would like to thank our farmers, our 
dedicated team of people around the world and the Co-op’s many other 
partners for their continued support and commitment. The outlook for 
our Co-op remains strong and we are committed to achieving our long-
term performance targets. However, there are significant uncertainties 
and a number of headwinds, both here at home and out in our global 
markets, that may create earnings volatility year-to-year as we move 
through to 2030. 

Ngā mihi

Peter 

The Board is pleased to present Fonterra’s 2022 Suite of Reports. 
Fonterra’s Annual Report for the year ended 31 July 2022 comprises 
this Annual Review, the Business Performance Report, the Financial 
Statements, and the Corporate Governance Statement and 
Statutory Information. The Annual Report was approved by the 
Board on 21 September 2022 and is signed on its behalf by:

Peter McBride, Chairman 

Bruce Hassall, Director

Final Farmgate Milk Price 

$9.30

per kgMS

Total dividend  

20c 

per share

Share of NZ milk   

79.1% 

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COvID-19

While we’ve seen the world opening up, COVID-19 continues to 
challenge us. The lockdowns in China, shipping delays and supply chain 
disruption were felt in many of our markets throughout the year and we 
expect this to continue in the short to medium term.

Here in New Zealand, new variants presented new challenges to our 
operations but I’m proud of how our people stepped up. We’ve learned 
a lot over the last couple of years and through good management and 
planning, we kept collecting our farmers’ milk, our manufacturing plants 
continued to operate and we kept delivering for our customers. While 
this came at an additional cost to the Co-op, collecting and processing 
our farmers’ milk is our key role.

Geopolitical events

Sri Lanka has been a good market for us historically and we’ve built a 
strong consumer business over the decades, with our Anchor and Ratthi 
businesses Sri Lanka’s most popular dairy brands. 

While it represents a small part of our overall business, the economic 
fallout for our business has been significant. To minimise the impact, 
we’ve temporarily reduced our sales volume into Sri Lanka so that we can 
direct our milk into more profitable products and markets.  

The team has done a remarkable job in really trying circumstances and 
as a resilient nation, Sri Lanka will come through these challenging 
times. In the meantime, we will continue to care for our people and their 
families and keep the business running on a restricted basis, ensuring 
that our nutritious dairy is available to our customers in the country. 

The conflict in Ukraine has added to an already complex operating 
environment, impacting global supply chains, oil prices and the global 
supply of grain.

We suspended shipment of product to Russia while we assessed the 
safety of our people and impact of economic sanctions and discussed 
our long-term plans with our customers and joint venture partner. 
Following careful consideration of the impact on our people and our 
long-term plans for the Russian market, we made the decision to exit 
both operations.

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While supply chains remain impacted, our Kotahi partnership continues 
to deliver with its scale and strategic partnership with Maersk reducing 
the impacts of schedule slippage and container shortages.

Inflation is dominating headlines, both here in New Zealand and globally, 
and we are all feeling the impact. While our operating expenses are up 
7% in FY22 to NZ$2.4 billion, this included an impairment. Operating 
expenses excluding impairments rose 5%, reflecting tight control on 
expenses throughout the year.

Household incomes are being hit as the price of food staples like 
fruit, vegetables, and milk rise. That’s why our community work is so 
important, ensuring that we’re getting our nutritious dairy to those who 
need it most.

Here in New Zealand, we reached the milestone of serving 50 million 
KickStart breakfasts with Sanitarium and the Ministry of Social 
Development, and this year we donated more than 12 million dairy 
servings to the New Zealand Food Network. It’s a similar story globally, 
with our teams stepping up to help their communities.

Our diversified portfolio, and the Co-op’s scale and ability to move 
products between different markets and categories, has seen us weather 
the long tail of COVID-19, various economic pressures and the knock-on 
effects of the Russia-Ukraine conflict.

From the outside it may appear easy, but our ability to navigate these 
unprecedented storms is thanks in large part to the constant and careful 
planning by talented teams of people right across the Co-op.

we’re focused on what makes a difference

Despite these challenges, our people have continued to deliver for our 
farmer owners with both a strong financial performance and milk price, 
by focusing on the things that matter. 

Collecting and processing milk

It all starts on farm. We collected 1,478 million kgMS, which was 4% 
down on last financial year, but at $9.30 per kgMS, this year’s Farmgate 
Milk Price is the strongest it has ever been. It is great news for our 
farmers, and New Zealand also benefits, with $13.7 billion returned into 
the economy in milk price payments alone this year.

FY22 has been a year like no other, but once again our Co-op 
has shown that these challenges make us stronger. In the face of 
unprecedented macroeconomic events, we have continued to 
deliver for our farmer owners and New Zealand, delivering $13.7bn 
to the domestic economy in milk price payments alone. Combined 
with a total dividend of 20 cents per share, we’ve delivered a total 
payout of $9.50 to our farmer owners. 

Miles Hurrell – CEO

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A record number of farms achieved The Co-operative Difference in 2022. 
As our framework for ensuring that our on-farm practices support the 
achievement of our strategy, these outstanding results enable us to give 
important reassurances to customers about the quality and sustainability 
credentials of Fonterra dairy.

Delivering excellence to customers

While it all starts on farm, it ends with our customers and consumers. 
In an increasingly competitive environment, our diversity, and ability 
to change product mix and move our products between markets, has 
allowed us to keep delivering for our customers.

We are delivering nutrition solutions to help consumers live longer 
and healthier lives and we’re using technology to improve customer 
experience and adapt to changing buying and procurement needs. An 
example of this is myNZMP, our industry-leading business-to-business 
platform, offering personalised digital services to our customers.

Our end-to-end supply chain was recognised for delivering service 
levels that are the benchmark in the industry, with Foodstuffs awarding 
Fonterra Brands New Zealand the National Partnership Award. 

Our Australian Consumer business was ranked the #2 overall supplier 
in this year’s Grocery Advantage Survey, and Anchor Food Professionals 
was ranked the #1 foodservice supplier.

One of our biggest Australian foodservice customers, NAFDA, which 
distributes to around 40,000 out-of-home establishments in Australia, 
awarded the team the prestigious Chairman’s Award which recognises 
the business that is best aligned with NAFDA’s values of ethos, passion 
and integrity. 

We continue to innovate, despite challenges

Despite global challenges, we’ve remained steadfast in our approach 
to innovation. 

We continue to leverage our world-class dairy expertise to partner with 
our customers and respond to the evolving needs of consumers. Through 
these innovations, we are maximising value for both our customers and 
farmer owners, while ensuring we utilise every single drop of milk.

Earlier this year we announced a transformative dairy science 
collaboration with VitaKey Inc. to further unlock the benefits of our 
probiotic strains, while FBNZ kicked off a trial for Anchor café milk taps 
which means less waste and ultimately reduces the customer’s costs.

Our innovation isn’t limited to New Zealand. In Vietnam, the country’s 
leading premium coffee brand, Trung Nguyen, is using Anchor butter 
to roast its coffee beans, with Anchor’s provenance and grass-fed value 
proposition offering a compelling advantage.

Looking to the year ahead

The 2023 financial year is already off to a strong start. We’ve revised 
our 2023 forecast earnings guidance to 45 to 60 cents per share, up from 
30 to 45 cents per share, with strong demand, particularly for cheese and 
protein, driving this change.

We launched Nutiani, which sits alongside NZMP as a complementary 
business-to-business brand targeted at both the multi-billion-dollar 
medical and everyday wellbeing nutrition markets.

Hitting the market is BioKodeLab, a new nutritional supplement using 
our famous phosphatidylserine and probiotic strains working with 
the best of other ingredients such as lutein and zeaxanthin to create 
something really different to support peak brain performance. 

Our partnership with Royal DSM will establish a start-up company to 
accelerate the development and commercialisation of fermentation-
derived proteins with dairy-like properties, ramping up opportunities 
in complementary nutrition.

Delivering our 2030 targets

Our 2030 targets are still firmly in sight. We’ve made some great 
progress since announcing our strategy last September and now is the 
right time to really double down on our three strategic choices – to lead 
in sustainability, to lead in dairy innovation and science and to focus on 
our New Zealand milk.

We continue to strive for a better future for the environment and have 
made solid progress against some of our key sustainability targets. 
Water use at our manufacturing sites in water-constrained regions is 

down by 6.6% and 71% of Co-op farms now have a Farm Environment 
Plan – a substantial undertaking by our farmer shareholders and the 
Farm Source team. 

We’ve also made good progress on the decarbonisation of our fleet 
and continue to work with the Government, our sector and commercial 
partners to find a solution to the on-farm methane challenge. 

The changes we’ve made to the FMT will enable us to accelerate our 
progress towards our 2030 goals and increase the Co-op’s focus on 
innovation and strategic implementation.

Komal Mistry-Mehta, as Chief Innovation and Brand Officer, brings 
a new level of focus, capability and thinking to the FMT to help grow 
the premium value of our products, while Emma Parsons, as Managing 
Director Strategy and Optimisation, is focusing on demand choices 
and portfolio and asset management, using analytics to inform 
decision making.

With effect from October, Judith Swales will head up our Global Markets 
team, following the consolidation of AMENA and APAC. Taking the best 
parts of the Co-op and applying them to create great local outcomes, 
we are leveraging the scale of the Co-op to deliver true customer and 
market intimacy. 

I’m confident that with this new aligned structure we’re in a good place 
to achieve our strategic aspirations and maintain our focus on milk price 
and earnings, so that we continue our strong performance and deliver 
for our farmers and unit holders and take the best of New Zealand to 
the world. 

Miles Hurrell, Chief Executive Officer

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Our purpose, values and goals

OUR PURPOSE:

OUR vALUES:

OUR PRINCIPLES:

wE’vE MADE KEY 
STRATEGIC CHOICES:

KEY ASPIRATIONS FOR 2030:

Our Co-operative,
Empowering people
To create goodness 
for generations.
You, me, us together
Tātou, tātou

Co-operative spirit

Do what’s right

Make it happen

Challenge 
boundaries

Our principles are 
aligned with the 
Māori world view. 
Manaakitanga is the care  
we show for others – it 
strengthens our relationships 
and communities.

Kaitiakitanga is how we  
care for our environment  
today, tomorrow, and for  
future generations.

whanaungatanga is our  
Co-operative spirit – it sits  
at the heart of our values.

Group ROC

~9-10%

Operating Profit

40-50% 

increase from FY21

Strong progress towards  
2050 aspiration to be

Net Zero 
Carbon

Focus on Aotearoa 
New Zealand Milk

Be a leader in  
dairy Innovation 
& Science

Be a leader in 
Sustainability

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Our approach

A sustainable future for our Co-operative is core to our strategy – it’s how we create long-term value for future generations.

Nature

Relationships

People  
& culture

Able to retain, 
develop and attract 
the best talent

Demonstrating that dairy 
can be a net-positive 
contributor to nature

PRIORITY ACTIVITIES

PRIORITY ACTIVITIES

 – Providing a safe, healthy 

and inclusive place 
to work

 – Leading the transition to 
net-zero GHG emissions 
for dairy nutrition

 – Continuously developing 

 – Farmers are adopting 

people’s skills for 
meaningful careers 
within the everchanging 
nature of work

and investing in leading 
on-farm practices

 – Using science and 
innovation skills to 
solve environmental 
challenges on and 
off farm

Intellectual 
Capital

Leveraging intellectual 
property to deliver 
additional value

Assets and 
infrastructure

Operational assets are 
resilient and efficiently 
delivering our most 
valuable products

Financial

Consistently attractive 
performance for 
providers of funding, 
including our farmer 
shareholders

PRIORITY ACTIVITIES

PRIORITY ACTIVITIES

PRIORITY ACTIVITIES

 – Converting our 

specialised dairy know-
how into value through 
the products, solutions 
and partnerships 
we develop

 – A mindset of continuous 
improvement to protect 
and enhance our scale/
cost advantage and 
stay competitive on a 
world stage

 – Applying innovation to 
our assets so they are 
safe and able to respond 
to future needs

 – Using science 

and innovation to 
improve efficiency 
and grow value

 – Sustainability credentials 

are valued building 
preference and premium 
for our dairy

 – Target to return 
~$1 billion to 
shareholders through 
planned divestments

Trusted relationships 
through high-quality, 
innovative products and 
services and playing our 
part for positive social, 
environmental and 
economic outcomes

PRIORITY ACTIVITIES
 – Understanding the needs 
of our customers and 
being responsive to these

 – Partnering with others 
to help unlock the 
full potential of dairy 
and deliver improved 
sustainability outcomes

 – Being clear on what 
we stand for and 
demonstrating the 
value we bring to 
specific relationships 
and more broadly

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How we created value in 2021/22

The resources we rely on (our inputs)

PEOPLE (AND CULTURE)
 – 19,000+ skilled and motivated employees led by a board  
and management team with diverse skills and experience

 – 20,000+ dedicated farmers and farm workers
 – Thousands more people in our supply chain

NATURE
 – 4.1 million milking cows grazing on 1.6 million hectares  

of pastoral land

 – Some fertiliser, irrigated water and supplementary  

animal nutrition

 – Energy (27.7PJ) and freshwater (48.6 million  
cubic metres) for our manufacturing sites

RELATIONSHIPS
 – With farmers, governments and regulators, unions,  

employees, customers, iwi and communities

INTELLECTUAL CAPITAL
 – Our know-how, systems and intellectual property 
 – Our strong global brands
 – 230 granted patents across 25 patent families

ASSETS AND INFRASTRUCTURE
 – Our portfolio of property, plant and equipment including  
right-of-use assets ($6,465 million total net book value)

 – 500+ milk collection tankers
 – 48 manufacturing sites

FINANCIAL
 – A strong financial base, capital from our farmer shareholders,  

unit holders and debt ($12,356 million average capital employed)

We source 
raw milk from 
farmers

We connect farmers 
with markets to 
maximise the value 
from their milk

to make  
and distribute 
nutrition

as 
ingredients

for  
foodservice

and to 
consumers

Governance and Risk
We recognise the critical role governance plays in the success of our Co-operative  
so we are committed to achieving the highest standards with a focus that promotes:

 – the interests of our key stakeholders including farmer shareholders, unit holders, debt  
investors, employees, customers, governments and the communities we operate within

 – transparency and meaningful engagement with stakeholders 
 – effective risk management and compliance

Our progress in 2021/22

PEOPLE (AND CULTURE)
 – Serious harm injuries 

 – Female representation in leadership  

NATURE
 – GHG emissions (Scope 1&2)  

reduction since FY18  

 – Farm Environment Plan adoption  

(New Zealand)  

 – Water use reduction in constrained 

regions since FY18  

RELATIONSHIPS
 – Share of New Zealand milk collected  

INTELLECTUAL CAPITAL
 – EBIT from New Zealand  
value-add businesses  

8 
34.8% 

11.2% 

71% 

6.6% 

79.1% 

$307m 

ASSETS AND INFRASTRUCTURE
 – Cost of quality (% cost of goods sold) 

0.44% 

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 – Return on capital  

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 – Normalised earnings per share  

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Creating value for our stakeholders

Customers  
& consumers

Employees

Farmers

we create value by

we create value by

we create value by

 – Delivering nutrition products that are high-quality, low-carbon 

 – Providing a safe workplace – See page SR-16

and responsibly produced – See page SR-10

 – Providing access to nutrition products that include healthier 
options and linked to sustainable credentials – See page 39

 – Using responsible procurement to influence our supply chain – 

See page SR-49

 – Responding quickly to changing needs and customer demand for 

innovative new products and ingredients – See page 40

 – Supporting health and wellbeing – See page 35

 – Providing good learning and development opportunities 

– See page SR-20

 – Building an inclusive culture where everyone contributes 

and feels supported – See page SR-21

How we engage

How we engage

 – On an ongoing basis through our account management teams 

 – On an ongoing basis through our everyday 

 – By sharing information through programmes such as SEDEX  

and the Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP)

 – With our own direct consumers through our service teams, 

email, social media and consumer research

interactions, regular engagement surveys and 
engagement with unions

 – Delivering a strong total payout – See page 20

 – Reliably collecting their perishable product and 

providing efficient access to valuable international markets – 
See page 34

 – Adding value to their milk through innovation and a 

flexible product portfolio – See page 40

 – Providing resilience to operating volatilities such as 

price, energy, foreign exchange rates and ocean freight – 
See page BP-31

 – Providing access to technology and services that helps meet 
regulatory requirements and continues to improve farming 
practices – See page SR-47

How we engage

 – On an ongoing basis led by our Area Managers and 

Sustainable Dairying Advisors or equivalent

 – At meetings and roadshows, and through our formal 

governance processes

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Society

Investors

Local  
communities

we create value by

we create value by

we create value by

 – Complying with regulatory requirements, including food 
safety, marketing and environmental – See page SR-15

 – Reducing our environmental footprint including GHG 

emissions, water consumption and waste  – See page SR-24

 – Contributing to the development of policy and responding to 

crises – See page 17

 – Collaborating with industry partners to achieve international 

commitments – See page SR-51

 – Taking a responsible approach to tax – See page SR-55

 – Supporting international relations through our presence in 

global markets – See page 4

 – Providing sustainable returns via earnings per share, dividends, 

 – Providing direct and indirect, rural and urban employment – 

and interest paid – See page SR-57

See page SR-56

 – Reducing investment risk through transparency and 

independent assessment – See page SR-45

 – Providing opportunities to invest in New Zealand dairy 
nutrition through the Fonterra Shareholders’ Fund

 – Lowering our environmental footprint – See page SR-24

 – Supporting communities through natural disasters and crises 

such as floods – See page 16

 – Providing access to nutrition through in school nutrition 
programmes and food bank donations – See page 17

 – Strengthening and enhancing our relationships with tangata 

whenua – See page SR-21

How we engage

How we engage

How we engage

 – On an ongoing basis through our Global Sustainability, 

Stakeholder Affairs and Trade team 

 – Through formal consultation on important issues such as 

climate change 

 – Through partnerships on initiatives such as Living Water with 

the New Zealand Department of Conservation

 – On a regular basis through updates, formal reporting and 

meetings coordinated by our Capital Markets team

 – With interested groups such as NGOs through collaboration 

and consultation on specific topics

 – On an ongoing basis with iwi around Aoteroa New Zealand 
through our Matakahi – Māori business development team

 – Through public events, the media and our own social 

media channels 

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The world’s population is growing,  
and so is demand for nutrition

The planet faces interconnected crises

The way food is produced and consumed 
is at the centre of many challenges 
facing society. With a growing 
population, consumers are looking for 
healthier and sustainable food options 
that don’t threaten the planet’s ability to 
support food production. We believe our 
pasture-based dairy has an important 
role to play.

NEXT  

5 YEARS 400m

NEXT  

10 YEARS 800m

NEXT  

15 YEARS 1100m

Consumer trends

Geopolitical events

1/3rd

Globally, an estimated 
one-third of people suffer 
from at least one form of 
micronutrient deficiency.

670m

Projections indicate that 
nearly 670 million people will 
still be facing hunger in 2030.

Climate change will 
increasingly put pressure on 
food production, especially 
in vulnerable regions, with 
increases in frequency, 
intensity and severity 
of droughts, floods and 
heatwaves.

73%

of global consumers find 
sustainability pledges 
important when buying  
dairy products.

58%

of people look for the 
health-boosting claims 
of the dairy products 
they consume.

7.5%

Global inflation is 
forecast to rise to 7.5% 
by the end of 2022.

3.6b

In 2018, 3.6 billion people had 
inadequate access to water at 
least one month per year. It is 
estimated that by 2050, this 
will grow to 5 billion people.

x3

Worldwide obesity has  
nearly tripled since 1975.

The conflict in Ukraine, 
the economic crisis in Sri 
Lanka and COVID-19 are 
pushing food and energy 
prices up and adding fuel 
to inflationary pressures.

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We team up with Ministry of Health 
to offer all New Zealand employees 
COVID-19 vaccinations at our 
manufacturing sites and offices 

Kate Daly joins the FMT as Managing 
Director, People & Culture

We lift our Organic Milk Price range 
to NZD $8.10-$9.10 per kgMS

Farm Insight Reports are delivered 
to Fonterra farmers for the first 
time, giving them a comprehensive 
picture of their overall farm from 
an environmental performance and 
animal health perspective

Anchor Food Professionals 
becomes a $3 billion NZD annual 
revenue business

We increase and narrow the 2021/22 
forecast Farmgate Milk Price range 
to NZD $7.90 - $8.90 per kgMS, from 
NZD $7.25 - $8.75 per kgMS

We announce a partnership 
with Vitakey to further unlock 
the benefits of Fonterra’s 
probiotic strains

JULY 2021

AUGUST 2021

SEPTEMBER 2021

OCTOBER 2021

NOVEMBER 2021

We expand our carbonzero Simply 
Milk range with Foodstuffs North 
Island, with the introduction of a 
3-litre bottle

NZMP’s Organic Butter - 
carbonzero™ certified wins the Most 
Innovative Dairy Product Award at 
the Gulfood Innovation Awards

We lift our 2021/22 forecast 
Farmgate Milk Price range to 
NZD $9.30 - $9.90 per kgMS

New Zealand’s longest-running 
dairy manufacturing site, Fonterra 
Edendale, celebrates 140 years of 
service. We lift our 2021/22 forecast 
Farmgate Milk Price range to NZD 
$8.90 - $9.50 per kgMS

More than 85% of total farmer 
votes support the Co-op’s capital 
structure proposal

We lift and narrow the 2021/22 
forecast Farmgate Milk Price range 
to NZD $8.40 - $9.00 per kgMS and 
revise our earnings guidance to 25-35 
cents per share from 25-40 cents 
per share

FEBRUARY 2022

JANUARY 2022

DECEMBER 2021

We announce that CFO Marc Rivers 
will be leaving the Co-op at the end 
of 2022

MARCH 2022

With Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, 
we suspend shipment of product to 
Russia and announce the closure of 
our Russia business

Together with Future Consumer 
Limited, we announce that we’ve 
agreed to wind down our 50:50 India 
joint venture - Fonterra Future Dairy

We expand on-farm trials of 
methane-reducing Asparagopsis 
seaweed, in partnership with 
Australian company Sea Forest

Cultured milk drink Nurture hits 
supermarket shelves in Singapore, 
taking around seven months from 
concept to launch

We maintained the 2021/22 forecast 
Farmgate Milk Price range to NZD 
$9.10 - $9.50 per kgMS

We reduce our Organic Milk Price 
range to NZD $9.85-$10.05 per kgMS

We announce an opening forecast 
Farmgate Milk Price for the 
2022/23 season of NZD $8.25 - 
$9.75 per kgMS, with a midpoint of 
$9.00 per kgMS

APRIL 2022

MAY 2022

We announce that Director Donna 
Smit will retire from the Board at the 
Annual Meeting in November. 
We announce Emma Parsons 
as Managing Director Strategy 
and Optimisation

We unveil Milk-E, New Zealand’s first 
electric milk tanker

JULY 2022

We make changes to our structure 
with Komal Mistry-Mehta joining 
the FMT as Chief Innovation and 
Brand Officer.  
We announce Kelvin Wickham’s 
resignation as CEO AMENA

New Zealand’s Exchange (NZX) 
and the European Energy Exchange 
(EEX) each take ownership stakes in 
Global Dairy Trade (GDT) alongside 
the Co-op

We lift our 2022/23 forecast 
Farmgate Milk Price range by 50 cents 
to NZD $8.75-$10.25 per kgMS

We announce FY23 earnings 
guidance range of 30-45 cents  
per share

JUNE 2022

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50 million

KickStart breakfasts served 
since the programme started

$899,362

donated to community  
projects globally

$671,606

donated to community  
projects in New Zealand

12 million

dairy serves donated to the  
New Zealand Food Network

The communities we are part of have 
always been important to us. It’s through 
community, kinship and coming together 
for a common cause that we create 
meaningful impact.

As a co-operative of 9,000 farming families, we know just how much 
good can come from working together, which is why we’re working with 
partners right across the country. Because a better Aotearoa comes from 
Doing Good Together.

Guided by our Co-operative’s purpose of empowering people to create 
goodness for generations, our community work is targeted where it is 
needed the most and where we can make a greater impact. Our three 
impact areas are:

 – Putting good quality nutrition in the hands of those who need it 

most: We believe everyone should benefit from the goodness of dairy 

 – Protecting and regenerating the environment: We need to preserve 

our land, our whenua

 – Keeping our communities strong: We want to create meaningful 

impact that goes beyond our farming families 

Partnerships play a critical role in helping us make a sustainable 
difference. Working hand-in-hand with government, other organisations, 
not-for-profits and community stakeholders, means we can make a 
bigger impact.

Doing Good  
Together

Student at Waitara Central School 
enjoying KickStart breakfast

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Protecting and regenerating the environment

We are working with farmers, iwi, councils and communities to restore 
and enhance water catchments across New Zealand. We are taking the 
lessons learnt from our Living Water Partnership with DOC and scaling 
these across the country. The Co-op has more than 140 partnership 
initiatives underway, and have contributed $1 million this year to partner 
organisations across Aotearoa.

Keeping our communities strong

Hapori means community, kinship & coming together for a common 
cause, and through our 11 regional teams across New Zealand we work 
alongside our communities to create meaningful impact on the causes 
that are important to them. Through Hapori we have donated $671,606 
to community projects across the country.

As New Zealand’s largest employer of volunteer firefighters, we’re 
proud to have our contribution to the communities we live and work in 
recognised by Fire and Emergency New Zealand. Fonterra employees 
volunteer in over 60 fire stations across the country and in some 
communities they make up over 40% of the fire crews.

Global support

Globally, our focus has been to get our good quality nutrition into the 
hands of those who need it the most. We have supported aid efforts in 
Tonga following the volcanic eruption, donated dairy products to the 
Yayasan Food Bank in Malaysia and whole milk powder to Sri Lankan 
families impacted by the economic crisis.

Rebecca & Gracie, NZ Food Network

Putting good quality nutrition in the hands of those who 
need it most

Here in New Zealand, we work with Sanitarium and the Ministry for 
Social Development to give nearly 40,000 Kiwi kids the best possible 
start to their day through our KickStart Breakfast programme. This year 
we have been humbled to share our 50 millionth breakfast.

As a foundation donor partner of the New Zealand Food Network and 
through our work with Feed Out, we’re helping to supply food banks 
throughout the country with nutritious dairy products. Together we have 
donated more than 15 million serves of dairy since July 2020 to help feed 
New Zealand communities.

Callum, Southland

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Business 
performance 

Emma & Daniel, Auckland

Our Co-op has delivered another 
strong financial performance, with 
a 2021/22 Farmgate Milk Price of 
$9.30 per kgMS and normalised 
profit after tax of $591 million.

With a total dividend of 20 cents per share for our fully 
shared-up farmers – comprising of an interim dividend 
of 5 cents per share and a final dividend of 15 cents 
per share – the final cash pay-out for farmers is $9.50 
per kgMS.

Like every sector, we’ve seen input costs rise sharply 
right through our value chain, but we’ve also seen 
a positive supply and demand picture. Throughout 
the year, demand for our milk has been strong, in 
the face of a shrinking supply picture for other dairy-
producing regions.

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Business Performance Dashboard

Reported profit  
Reported profit  
after tax1
after tax1

Reported earnings 
per share2

Normalised  
earnings per share2

$583

36c

35c

Return  
on capital4

6.8%

Total Group 
normalised EBIT3

$991m

from $599m

no change

from 34c

from 6.6%

from $952m

Asia Pacific  
EBIT5

AMENA  
EBIT5

Greater China  
EBIT5

Market share of  
New Zealand milk

79.1%

79.0%

Milk Price  
per kgMS

$9.30

Dividend  
per share

20c

+

Total  
pay-out4

=

$9.50

$237m

$527m

$432m

from $7.54

no change

from $7.74

from $305m

from $336m

from $403m

Net debt4

$5.3b

Gearing  
ratio4

42.4%

Debt to  
EBTIDA4

3.2x

Ingredients  
EBIT5

$916m

Foodservice  
EBIT5

$138m

Consumer  
EBIT5

$142m

from $4.3b

from 38.5%

from 2.7x

from $365m

from $369m

from $310m

1  Reported profit after tax 

includes amounts attributable 
to non-controlling interests.
2  Earnings per share excludes 
amounts attributable to non-
controlling interests.
3   Total Group includes 

continuing and discontinued 
operations.

4  Refer to the Glossary for 

definition.

5  Prepared on a normalised 

continuing operations basis.

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We returned $9.30 on average for every 
kilogram of milk solids our farmer owners 
supplied us. Combined with a dividend 
of 20 cents per share, this means a total 
pay-out of $9.50 per kgMS – a record 
pay-out for the Co-operative. 

Total Pay-out1

$6.79

$0.10

$6.35

$7.74
$0.20

$7.19
$0.05

$9.50
$0.20

$9.30

Litres and Milk Solids Collected

16,932

17,123

16,876

17,121

16,404

Normalised earnings per share increased 3% from 34 cents to 35 cents 
per share. 

The higher milk price and earnings performance reflects strong demand 
for dairy across multiple markets and products at a time of constrained 
milk supply, global supply chain challenges and a significantly higher 
cost of milk for our businesses. This operating environment significantly 
increased our working capital requirements through the second half 
of the financial year and at financial year end, and our net debt was 
$1 billion higher at $5.3 billion.

Our strong balance sheet enabled us to absorb the increased working 
capital requirements and our net debt position is forecast to improve 
during the 2023 financial year as working capital returns to normal levels.

$6.69

$6.35

$7.14

$7.54

2018

2019

2020

2021

2022

Farmgate Milk Price

Dividend

1  Refer to the Glossary for definition.

1,505

2018

1,523

1,517

1,539

2019

2020

2021

1,478

2022

kgMS collected
(million)

Litres collected 
(million)

Fonterra milk collections (kgMS) for the season were down in 
New Zealand by 4.0%, reflecting a cold and wet spring contributing 
to a lower peak in milk supplied

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Our reported profit after tax of $583 million is $16 million lower than 
last year, with the prior year benefiting from larger gains from the sale 
of non-core assets.

After removing the net impact of these gains, our underlying 
performance has improved despite a significant increase in the cost 
of milk and operating expenses, with normalised profit after tax up 
$3 million to $591 million. 

Total Group gross profit is up 7% to $3,340 million. The main driver 
of this performance was a significant increase in gross profit from 
our Ingredients channel due to stronger underlying market demand 
resulting in a broad strengthening of product prices and higher margins, 
particularly in our protein products such as casein.

Throughout the year we remained focused on allocating milk into 
products that generate the best overall returns to Fonterra and our 
farmer owners. This year we increased the allocation of New Zealand 
milk solids to our Active Living products within our Ingredients channel, 
as we look to shift volume away from Core Ingredients products to 
higher value products.

The improved Ingredients performance was partially offset by the 
impact of higher milk input costs in our Foodservice and Consumer 
channels. Where possible, our in-market teams worked with customers 
to adjust sales prices to reflect the increased costs in our Foodservice 
and Consumer channels. However, we have not been able to fully adjust 
pricing at the same rate as our cost increases.

Normalised Profit After Tax1 ($ million)

Total Group Normalised EBIT ($ million)

$7.74

588

591

$6.79

902

$6.35

812

$7.19

879

$7.74

952

991

407

398

275

2018

2019

2020

2021

2022

2018

2019

2020

2021

2022

1   Includes amounts attributable to non-controlling interests.

Our performance was also impacted by the deterioration of economic 
conditions in Sri Lanka. The US dollar appreciated around 80% against 
the Sri Lankan rupee over the third quarter, resulting in a $80 million 
adverse revaluation of our business payables, impacting our EBIT. 
To reduce the impact of the Sri Lankan crisis we chose to limit sales 
volume into Sri Lanka, resulting in lower sales volume and milk solids 
being allocated to our Asia Pacific Consumer channel during the second 
half of the financial year. Sri Lanka has historically been a strong business 
for us, and our brands Ratthi and Anchor are the top two consumer dairy 
brands in the country. We remain committed to the market and making 
dairy products available to consumers by continuing to operate, but at 
a restricted capacity to mitigate further impact to our business in the 
current economic climate. In our Asia Pacific business we also recognised 
an impairment of $34 million on our Asia Brands - Anmum, Anlene 
and Chesdale. 

Total Group reported EBIT increased 2%, or $17 million, to $976 million. 
Normalisation adjustments for the year were an adverse $15 million, a 
decrease of $22 million on the prior year’s net favourable normalisations 
of $7 million, which included gains on sale from the Ying and Yutian 
China farming hubs and the China Farming joint venture, but partially 
offset by realised losses on the sale of Beingmate shares and a further 
impairment of the carrying value of DPA Brazil. 

This year’s normalisations comprise of the $42 million gain on sale on the 
partial sale of the Global Dairy Trade (GDT) with a further $57 million 
pre-tax impairment made to the value of DPA Brazil. 

After removing the impact of the gains from asset sales and impairment 
of DPA Brazil, our underlying performance improved by $39 million, with 
a normalised EBIT of $991 million. 

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Total Group normalised EBIT, which 
reflects underlying business performance, 
was up 4% to $991 million. This comprised 
$982 million from our continuing 
operations and $9 million from our 
discontinued operations – which are DPA 
Brazil and our Hangu China Farm

Breakdown of Total Group Performance

FOR THE YEAR ENDED

NORMALISED BASIS
NZD MILLION

Sales volume (‘000 MT) 

Revenue

Cost of goods sold

Gross profit

Gross margin (%)

Operating expenses

Other2

Normalised EBIT

Normalisations3

EBIT

31 JULY 2021

31 JULY 2022

CONTINUING 
OPERATIONS1

DISCONTINUED 
OPERATIONS1

TOTAL GROUP

CONTINUING 
OPERATIONS1

DISCONTINUED 
OPERATIONS1

TOTAL GROUP

3,874

20,565

(17,581)

2,984

14.5%

(2,153)

65

896

(9)

887

228

559

(429)

130

23.3%

(89)

15

56

16

72

4,102

21,124

3,706

22,953

(18,010)

(19,737)

3,114

14.7%

(2,242)

80

952

7

959

3,216

14.0%

(2,284)

50

982

42

1,024

218

472

(348)

124

26.3%

(113)

(2)

9

(57)

(48)

3,924

23,425

(20,085)

3,340

14.3%

(2,397)

48

991

(15)

976

1   Refer to Note 1a and 2b of the FY22 Financial Statements.
2   Consists of other operating income, net foreign exchange gains/(losses) and share of profit or loss on equity accounted investees. 
3   Refer to the Non-GAAP Measures section of the report. 

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Asia Pacific

Asia Pacific

Asia Pacific

AMENA

Asia Pacific

Asia Pacific
AMENA

AMENA

Greater China
AMENA

Greater China

AMENA

Greater China

Greater China
Totals

Greater China
Totals

Totals

Totals

Totals

Looking at our continuing operations on a regional basis;

 – Asia Pacific normalised EBIT decreased 22% to $237 million, 

Volume (’000 MT)1

Volume (’000 MT)1

Volume (’000 MT)1

1,370

1,370

1,370

1,355

1,370

1,355
1,370

1,355

1,029

1,355

1,355
1,029

1,029

3,754

1,029

1,029
3,754

1%

1%

1%

no change
1%

no change

1%

no change

no change
13%

no change

13%

13%

4%

13%

13%
4%

EBIT contribution1,2

EBIT contribution1,2
Ingredients

EBIT contribution1,2
Ingredients

$192m

$192m

$192m

$442m

$192m

$192m
$442m

$442m

$282m

$442m

$442m
$282m

$168m

$168m

$168m

$231m

$168m

$231m

$168m

$231m

$152m

$231m

$152m

$231m

Foodservice

Foodservice

Foodservice

Foodservice

$(13)m

Foodservice

$(13)m

$(13)m

$(4)m

$(13)m

$92m

$92m

$92m

$19m

$92m

$(13)m
$(4)m

$19m

$92m

$(4)m

$(4)m
$155m

$19m

$120m

$19m

$(4)m
$155m

$19m
$120m

Consumer

Consumer

Consumer

Consumer

$58m3

$144m

Consumer

$58m3

$144m

$58m3

$89m

$58m3

$144m

$21m

$144m

$58m3
$89m

$144m
$21m

$89m

$(5)m

$89m

$21m

$3m

$21m

$89m
$(5)m

$21m
$3m

$282m

$916m

$282m

$282m
$916m

$152m

$551m

$152m

$152m
$551m

$155m

$138m

$155m

$120m

$231m

$120m

$(5)m

$(5)m
$142m

$3m

$168m

$3m

$138m
$155m

$231m
$120m

$(5)m
$142m

$3m
$168m

Volume (’000 MT)1

Volume (’000 MT)1

EBIT contribution1,2

EBIT contribution1,2

Ingredients

Ingredients

Ingredients

Total

Total

Total

Total

$237m

$68m

Total

$237m

$68m

$237m

$527m

$237m

$237m
$527m

$527m

$432m

$527m

$527m
$432m

$432m

$432m

$432m

$68m

$191m

$68m

$191m

$68m

$191m

$29m

$191m

$29m

$191m

$29m

$29m

$29m

3,754

3,754

due to the Foodservice and Consumer channels being impacted by 
the increased cost of milk and weaker market conditions including 
the impact of COVID-19 restrictions, particularly in South East Asia. 
The Consumer channel was also impacted by the economic crisis in 
Sri Lanka. The reduced earnings in the Foodservice and Consumer 
channels were partially offset by a significant improvement in the 
Ingredients channel due to improved product prices.

3,754

4%

4%

4%

$916m

$916m

$916m

$551m

 – AMENA normalised EBIT increased 57% to $527 million, due to 
higher gross margins in the Ingredients channel, reflecting a broad 
strengthening of product prices, particularly in our protein products 
such as casein. Our Consumer business in Chile performed well, but 
overall, the Consumer channel EBIT was down on the prior year. 

$551m

$551m

$138m

$138m

$138m

$231m

$231m

$231m

 – Greater China normalised EBIT increased 7% to $432 million, due 
to higher gross margins in the Ingredients channel, driven by improved 
pricing of our protein portfolio and allocation of greater volume 
to higher margin ingredients. This was partially offset by the lower 
sales volumes and gross margins achieved in the Foodservice and 
Consumer channels due to increased input costs and the impact of 
strict COVID-19 restrictions.

$142m

$142m

$142m

$168m

$168m

$168m

Note: Figures are for the year ended 31 July 2022
1  Prepared on a normalised continuing operations basis. Normalised EBIT contributions sums to $1,196 million, and does not align to reported continuing 

operations due to excluding unallocated costs and eliminations. Comparative information includes re-presentations for consistency with the current period.
Inclusive of Group Operations’ EBIT attribution.
Includes $(80) million adverse revaluation of payables in Sri Lanka. 

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Financial discipline

Net Debt1 ($ billion)

As at 31 July 2022, our working capital increased $1.6 billion reflecting:

 – Higher inventory of $1.2 billion, due to higher milk price and higher 
inventory on hand at year end due to increased late season milk 
production and shipping constraints

•  At year end we held an additional 126,000 MT of product. 

88% of total inventory was contracted with an agreed price prior 
to year end 

 – Higher receivables due to increased sales revenue in the month of 

July 2022 compared to the prior year, partially offset by;

 – Higher payables reflecting increased accruals for capital expenditure, 
amounts owing to suppliers due to higher milk prices and the impact 
of supply chain disruptions.

Closing Inventory as at 31 July ($ billion)

0.8

0.4

3.8

FY21
inventory
value

Cost

Volume

5.0

FY22
inventory
value

6.6

6.0

5.2

4.3

5.3

2018

2019

2020

2021

2022

1  Comparative figures are shown on a consistent basis with current year. Refer to Glossary 

for definition.

As a result of higher working capital requirements, our net debt 
increased $1.0 billion. 

We have steadily reduced our net debt over the period to 2021, through 
the alignment of our asset portfolio and improved underlying operating 
performance. However, this year our net debt has increased $1 billion 
due to:

 – cash generated from operations increasing $479 million on the prior 
year to $1.9 billion. After tax of $137 million, this is $1.8 billion in 
operating cashflows excluding changes in working capital

Offset by:

 – net cash flow used for investing activities of $517 million, which 

was predominantly capital expenditure

 – funding of $0.4 billion of dividends and interest payments of 

$0.3 billion, and

 – increase in working capital of $1.6 billion

Change in Net Debt1 
($ billion)

0.8

(0.4) 

1.2

Inventory

Receivables

Payables 
& other3

(1.8)

0.7

0.5

5.3

4.3

1.6

FY21
net debt

Operating
cashflows2

Net capex &
investments

Interest,
dividend
& other

Increase in
working
capital

FY22
net debt

1  Refer to Glossary for definition.
2  Excluding working capital.
3 

Includes supplier payables and other movements.  

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Leverage Metrics

4.6

4.3

Return on Capital1

3.3

3.2

2.7

13,469

13,419

12,313

12,281

12,356

50.1%

49.5%

44.2%

38.5%

42.4%

6.2%

902

5.6%

812

6.6%

6.6%

6.8%

879

952

991

2018

2019

2020

2021

2022

2018

2019

2020

2021

2022

Gearing Ratio1,2 (%)

Debt to EBITDA1 (x) 

1  Refer to Glossary for definition.
2  Comparative figures are shown on a consistent basis with current year.

Both leverage metrics, gearing ratio and debt to EBTIDA ratio, have 
increased due to the higher net debt.

Our strong balance sheet enabled us to absorb the increased working 
capital, and we expect both our net debt position and leverage metrics 
will improve during the 2023 financial year as working capital returns to 
normal levels.

Total Group 
normalised EBIT2
($ million)

Average 
capital employed2
($ million)

Return on 
capital2 (%)

1   For a reconciliation of return on capital calculation see page BP-19.
2  Refer to the Glossary for definition.

Total Group return on capital improved from 6.6% to 6.8%

The improvement in our return on capital was primarily due to the 
increase in our normalised EBIT. The impact of the improved EBIT was 
partially offset by the additional working capital increasing our average 
capital employed. 

The impact on our average capital employed from year end net debt 
increasing by $1 billion is limited due to our low net debt position at 
the start of the year, and the significant increase in working capital 
requirements only impacting towards the end of the second half.

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On-farm 

Blair, Billie, Penelope & Joe, Tararua

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The 9,000 farming families across 
our Co-op are committed to 
producing the world’s most 
sustainable, high-quality dairy.

Here in New Zealand, we have many natural advantages 
– a temperate climate, lush grass and a pasture-based 
system, but at the heart of it all is our farming families, 
who care for their animals and care for their land. 

Our farmer owners know that we will take care of their 
precious milk, and that we’ll move it into the most 
valuable products and markets. This gives the owners 
of our Co-op control of their own destiny and the 
certainty to invest in their businesses.

Being part of our Co-op means working together 
to address some of our biggest on-farm challenges. 
New Zealand dairy farmers are already among the 
most carbon-efficient in the world, but together we 
are working hard to ensure that dairy farming and the 
environment can thrive for future generations.

Having a strong farmer-owned co-operative is 
important to every New Zealand dairy farmer and 
for the country as a whole. It enables efficiency 
and supports innovation. Our milk price sets the 
New Zealand benchmark.

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This year, up to 10 cents of each 
farm’s milk payment has been 
determined by its sustainability 
credentials and milk quality.

638 Te Tihi

ACHIEVED 
LEVEL 3

“THE SUMMIT OF THE MOUNTAIN”

4,522 Te Puku

FARMERS 
ACHIEVED LEVEL 2

“The MID POINT” 
3c kgMs on all qualifying milk

1,155 Te Pūtake

FARMS 
ACHIEVED LEVEL 1

“THE START OF THE JOURNEY” 
7c kgMs on all milk supplied

The Co-operative Difference

The Co-operative Difference is our way of encouraging the positive 
practices on-farm that support our strategy of maximising the value of 
our New Zealand milk.

Integrating our global view of current and future market trends and 
insights, The Co-operative Difference framework provides farmers the 
confidence to invest on-farm, for the future. Requirements are organised 
within five key areas – the Environment, Co-op & Prosperity, Animals, 
People & Community and Milk Quality.

Through supporting our farmers’ achievement, the Co-op stays at the 
forefront of key issues such as safety, animal wellbeing and sustainability 
while recognising those farmers who consistently provide the highest 
quality milk. Ultimately, it means our milk is backed by the quality and 
sustainability credentials our customers and communities expect.

The Co-operative Difference was launched in 2019 to give farmers the 
opportunity to adapt and for the first time this year, up to 10 cents of 
each farm’s milk payment has been determined by performance under 
the framework. 

There are three levels of achievement under The Co-operative 
Difference:

 – Te Pūtake: achieving this first step is all about looking after people, 

animals, the environment and our Co-op. Reaching Te Pūtake receives 
an additional 7 cents per kgMS for all milk supplied during the season.

 – Te Puku: reaching Te Puku means achieving Milk Quality Excellence 
on at least 30 days during the season. Once this is achieved, all milk 
supplied during the season that meets the milk quality excellence 
standard attracts an additional 3 cents per kgMS on top of the base 
price and the Te Pūtake component of the Co-operative Difference 
payment.

 – Te Tihi: this recognises those in the Co-op who consistently deliver 
the highest quality milk. Achieving Te Tihi means achieving Milk 
Quality Excellence for 90% of the season. There is no additional 
payment for Te Tihi - it is simply about recognising those at the top of 
their game.

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Addressing the methane challenge

Fonterra farmers are world leaders when it comes to their care for their 
animals and the environment. Our Co-op’s milk has a carbon footprint 
one third the global average, but we know there’s more we can do.

We’re stronger together and that’s why we’re working with Government, 
our sector and commercial partners to find a solution to the on-farm 
methane challenge.

We’ve also made progress on some of the methane-busting projects 
we’ve been working on, with on-farm studies now well underway.

In partnership with Australian company Sea Forest, we’ve expanded on-
farm trials of Asparagopsis seaweed in Tasmania to understand if using 
it as supplemental feed can replicate lab trials that have seen emission 
reductions of over 80%. 

“ Asparagopsis seaweed looks like it  
could be the first viable option we 
have had to achieve major emission 
reductions, and although it’s early days, 
it could potentially be part of the future 
sustainability of our industry.” 

– Richard Gardner, Fonterra Farmer

Working with Royal DSM, a global science-based company, we’re testing 
whether DSM’s feed additive product Bovaer®, which reduces methane 
emissions from cows by over 30% in non-pasture-based farming systems, 
can do the same in New Zealand’s pasture-based farming systems.

With MPI and DairyNZ, we’ve expanded a promising trial with Nestlé 
to include plantain in a cow’s diet to reduce the amount of nitrogen 
produced, reduce carbon emissions and improve freshwater quality.

We’re also tapping into our large collection of dairy cultures to create 
new fermentations we are calling Kowbucha™, which could inhibit the 
methanogens that create methane in cows. 

Richard & Sam, Tasmania

Farmers put a lot of time and effort into recording data that provides 
evidence they’re producing milk in a way our customers require. 
Through individual Farm Insights Reports the Co-op is able to help 
farmers get greater visibility of what’s happening on their own farms. 

Each report gives farmers a comprehensive picture of their overall 
farm performance from an environmental, milk quality and animal 
health perspective. This year, for the first time, the reports will include 
a fertiliser efficiency report. These insights are in addition to the 
GHG emissions report, Nitrogen Risk scorecard and insights on things 
like somatic cell count, heat stress, milking efficiency and lameness. 
Our local Farm Source team can help farmers maximise the value of 
the reports by working alongside them to understand information and 
identify areas of opportunity.

“ For us, the information was empowering.  
If I have our people engaged in what they’re 
doing, then it makes it easier to implement 
the plan. I always say it’s the people in the 
gumboots that make the difference.” 

– Dave Hislop, Fonterra farmer

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Supporting our farming families

Being part of a co-operative means supporting our farming families. 
Many know Farm Source as our network of 66 rural retail stores across 
the country, but there’s much more to the team than that. 

Alongside our store teams, Farm Source has regional services teams, 
digital tools and advisors who work alongside our farmers, helping them 
produce the highest quality milk in the most sustainable way. Our retail 
stores maximise our collective scale to deliver competitive prices to 
farmers, while our Sustainable Dairy Advisors support farmers on their 
sustainability journeys. 

“ In our simplest form, we are our Co-op’s 
farmer-facing team across the country. 
We are passionate, local people who 
work hard every day to help lower on-
farm costs, provide on-farm support and 
advice, and support rural communities.” 

– Anne Douglas, Director Category,  
Marketing & Digital Innovation

Improving water quality

Through the 6,200 Farm Environment Plans we’ve delivered so far, 
farmers have bespoke plans that help them work towards improving 
water quality on farm. 

For the last nine years, we’ve also been working with the Department 
of Conservation (DOC) on our Living Water partnership. The partnership 
brings together communities, farmers, scientists and iwi in five catchments 
across New Zealand, to trial game-changing and scalable solutions 
across different freshwater environments. These include on-farm tools, 
catchment-based solutions and addressing implementation barriers 
including funding, consenting, capability and waterway management.

One example being trialled on farm is a woodchip bioreactor that 
could reduce nitrates in the Ararira River in Canterbury. If successful, 
in-stream tools like this could be used in key areas around the country. 
By partnering, we’re making it easier for farmers, iwi and communities 
to accelerate freshwater improvement.

The partnership is also supporting a new project that helps farmers 
make the best decisions for the environment based on better 
landscape information. Living Water and Land & Water Science recently 
launched a new web-based map LandscapeDNA tool, which integrates 
landscape properties and cutting-edge science to understand why water 
quality varies.

It brings next generation spatial landscape data into one platform, 
putting landscape information in the hands of our Fonterra farmers, 
helping them to manage their land, while minimising the risk of pollution 
and maximising production.

Annual Waituna Creek fish survey

Andrew, Sarah, Hannah, Henry & Isabella, Canterbury

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Dairy farming is the economic engine that powers New Zealand, this year 
contributing $13.7 billion to the domestic economy in milk price payments 
alone. But the impact of our Co-operative extends far beyond just our 
financial contribution.

Through our Doing Good Together programme (page 16), our community 
work is targeted where we can make the biggest impact. That includes 
working alongside our communities to help make them more resilient. 

Over the last year, we teamed up with the Rural Support Trust (RST) to 
improve the health and wellbeing of our rural communities and support our 
farming families. In the wake of the 2021 South Island floods, a Fonterra 
Good Together rugby team, coached by Scott ‘Razor’ Robertson, beat the 
Parliamentary First XV, raising $100,000 for the RST in the process.

This year, we supported RST’s Time Out Tour which took TV presenter turned 
sheep and beef farmer, Matt Chisholm, to communities across New Zealand, 
where he shared his experiences of mental wellness and resilience. 

The RST was also one of the beneficiaries of an idea suggested by Micha 
Johansen, one of our farmer shareholders in Eketahuna. Micha suggested 
that farmers could donate their Farm Source Reward Dollars to charity 
instead, with the RST, the New Zealand Food Network and Feed Out all 
benefiting from her idea.

Feed Out NZ - a nationwide charity that supplies milk to city missions and 
food banks – also joined our Doing Good Together programme this year. 
Founded by farmer owner Wayne Langford, Feed Out NZ allows farmers 
to donate milk which the Co-op turns into milk powder to be distributed by 
the New Zealand Food Network to those most in need.

“ As farmers, we can tell a thousand  
stories of the great things we are doing  
on-farm, but nothing will speak louder 
than giving a family a meal when they  
are at their most vulnerable.” 

– Wayne Langford, Feed Out founder and Fonterra farmer

Wayne, Wellington City Mission

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Andy, Angus, Jon, Scott, Leonie, Josh, George & Albie, Canterbury

Casey & Matua, Canterbury

Mark, Nathan, Rob, Michael,  
& Cam, Canterbury

Sharing our know how

As well as being among the most carbon-efficient milk in the world, our 
dairy is also packed with nutrients, thanks to our pasture-based system. 
As part of the New Zealand Embassy’s Hokkaido partnership in Japan, 
we’ve been using our know-how to help farmers in the Hokkaido region 
convert to grass-fed farming.

Japan is the world’s largest importer of grain feed for dairy cows so 
as well as being more environmentally friendly, grass-fed farming also 
makes good business sense. The region’s soil and climate are well-suited 
to grass-fed farming, and conversion, where appropriate, helps transition 
grass-fed from a niche farming system to a successful sustainable model 
with widespread demand.

Our farmer owners have shared their experiences through regular 
seminars and we have recently extended our commitment to the 
programme.

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Honour Roll for On-farm Excellence

Thank you to all our farmer owners who have 
worked hard in the 2021/22 season to provide 
safe, high-quality milk. In addition to the honour 
roll, we acknowledge the efforts of all our 
farmer owners for their commitment to on-farm 
excellence and producing the best possible milk. 

Te Tihi 
Farming entities that achieved The Co-operative Difference Te Tihi (Level 3)

Legend 
Farming entities that achieved Grade Free for at least the last 10 seasons 

A & N Harvey Family 
Trust

A Holten & N Brown

Ashgrove Dairy Farms 
Limited

Barmac Dairies Limited

Black & white Cow 
Company Limited

C & H Mabey

F A & R C M Smits Ltd

J & LM van Burgsteden

R S & R D Gordon

C J & C J McKenzie 
Limited

C M & K M O'Donoghue

Caskey Farms

Cotlands Ltd

Farmer Fred Ltd

Fowler Family Prosperity 
Trust

G J Farms Limited

Kemra Farm Ltd

Maken Milk Ltd

Owhango Farms Limited

Glen Eden Otago Ltd

R & P woods Farms Ltd

Rainbowcreek Farms 
Limited

Schorn Trust

Shawlink Ltd

D C & v F Frew

Golden Mile Farms Ltd

R & S Singh

T D & J A Rhind

S G & B L Thirkell

waiotu Farms Ltd

A & C Hodges Family 
Trust
A B Lime Limited
A D Harwood Limited
A G & G F J Pijfers
A H & B M Kuttel
A H Baxter Limited
A J & B M Simmonds
A J & Est L R Arnet
A J & P T Bryant
A L & W A Mullan
A P Jones & J G Craw
A R & P A Hayward
A T & J L Hughes Trust
A8 Enterprises Limited
Abbey Farm Partnership
Abbott Trusts 
Partnership

Aerodrome Farm Limited
Aghern Holdings Limited
Ahipaipa Farms Limited
Ahol Trust
Akarana Partnership
Alan & Lynette Smith 
Family Trust
Albert & Karen Pouwels 
Limited
Alderbrook Farms 
Limited
Alkington Limited
Alley Farms Limited
Allison Family Farms 
Limited
Alpine Rose Limited
Andesite Trust
Aniwhenua Farms 
Limited

Arahiwi Farm Limited
Aramaunga Farms 
Limited
Ararata Holdings Limited
Ardendale Farm Trust
Arnmore Dairy Limited
Ashmore Limited
Ashvale Jerseys Limited
Askin Plains Dairy
B & G Park Limited
B C & H J McLellan
B F & S J Gordon
B H & L J Bourne
B J & D A Verryt Family 
Trust
B J & J N O'Brien
B J & J R Goodwin
B L & D J Haylock

B M & J A Ahlers
B M & R M Sarten
B W & C A McNeil
B W & S J Phillips
B W E Binnie
Barnsdale Farms 2014 
Limited
Barridge Farms
Baucke Family Trust
Beckett Family Trust
Belbrook Farming 
Limited
Bell Family Farms Limited
Belrari Farm Limited
Benmore Downs Limited
Berry Farm Limited
BJ & TM Verryt Limited
BJ Caird Limited

BLL Farm Trust
Blom Family Farm 
Limited
BM & GI Watson Limited
Bonezco Farms Limited
Brensan Farm Limited
Brentwood Farm (2003) 
Limited
Brittany Trust 
Partnership
Brookside Farms
Brookside Farms No2
Broughshane Farm 
Limited
Brunswick Downs (2014) 
Limited
Bruski Farms 2001 
Limited
Bucman Trust

Burnell Farms Limited
Burton Farm Trust
By the Beach Company 
Limited
C & H Mabey
C G & A M Janson
C G & J A Venn
C J Biddle & R Godinagh
C J Dairies Limited
C M & K M O'Donoghue
C&F Farms Limited
Cairra Farms Limited
Cantley Developments 
Limited No 1
Careyfarm Limited
Cashmore Investments 
Limited
Caskey Farms

Casterbridge Farms 
Limited
Clan Leslie Limited
Claremont Trusts 
Partnership
Clarenshelf Forty-Three 
Ltd
Clemcorp Ltd
Clyde Colin Bishop
Clyde Dairy Farm Ltd
Collingwood Farm Trust
Cornik Farms Limited
Corona Farms Ltd
Cotlands Ltd
Cows 4 Us Limited
CPX Limited
Craigower Farms Ltd
Cressey Dairies Ltd

Cview Trust

D & D M Coupe Trust

D & K & M Kavanagh

D & K Verryt Farms 
Limited

D C & C N Davison

D C & V F Frew

D G & H A Bloor

D J & J A Veen

D M & J C Brogden

D M J S Trust

D P & T M Stephens

D R & J B Wallace

D R & J E Gilchrist

D W & M E Kidd

Dammar Farms Ltd

Daniel Symons

w J & J G Pile Family 
Trust

waicola Holdings Ltd

waituna Investments 
Ltd

whenuakura Farm 
Limited

Daybreak Farms Limited
DB & MJ Kalma Ltd
DDB Dairy Enterprises 
Limited
Deebury Pastoral 
Partnership
Deltabrooke Farms 
Limited
Dennis & Donna Gill 
Family Trust
Dennley Farms Ltd
Department of 
Corrections
Derrynane Family Trust
Dillon Farms Ltd
DJ & AJ Williams Ltd
Dodd Farms Limited
Dogterom Farming 
Limited

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Te Tihi Continued...

Dogterom Thomson 
Limited
Dogterom Thomson Ltd
Donald Pearson Farm Ltd
Doneve Agriculture 
Limited
Doric Trust
Drought & Kalin Family 
Trusts Partnership
Drumderg Farm Ltd
Dryden Farming Limited
Drylands Trust
E A White Ltd
E B & J L Day
E C Briden & Sons Ltd
E J & A M Kiser
E T De La Rue
E.K. & M.J. Chisnall Ltd
Ealing Dairies Limited
Edge Holdings Limited
Est C W Schultz
Est of M F Blake & M 
Blake
Estate M J Abbott
Estate of T J Hailes
Evans Partners Ltd
Evergreen Ventures Ltd
Eyretonlea Partnership
Eyrewell Dairy Ltd
F A & R C M Smits Ltd
Fairfax Stonehouse 
Farm Ltd
Fairview Dairies Ltd
Falcon Farms Trust
Farm Partners Limited
Farmbuild Milk Company 
Ltd
Farmer Fred Ltd

Farnley Tyas (2018) 
Limited
Feenstra & Bouwmeester 
Trust
Fernhill Farms Koru Ltd
Finch Contracting 
Limited
Firdale Farms Limited
Flaxwood South
Fleming Family Trust
Flo New Zealand Limited
Florida Farms Ltd
Fonterra -Kapuni Farm 1
Freely Farms Ltd
G & C Came Ltd
G & N Wightman Farms 
Ltd
G & P R Rennie Ltd
G A & K T Lynch
G A Knight
G B & J S Coulter
G B and S J Harrison Ltd
G G Ring
G I Norgate
G L & G F Bell
G M & D M Tomsett
G P & D J Wolvers Family 
Trust
G P & M E J Voogt
G P S 2007 Ltd
Galloway Enterprises Ltd
Geordie Farms Limited
Gilray Partnership
Gladvale Farms Ltd
Glanton Holdings 
Limited
Glenarne Limited
Glendine Ltd
Glengairn Trust

Glenmore Farm
Glenmore Farming 
Company Limited
Glenrowan Trust
Glenwrae Farming Ltd
GM & AM Woolley
GN & LG Burgess
Golden Mile Farms Ltd
Gordon Dale Farms 
(2006) Ltd
GP Wilson
Granity Dairy Limited
Green Sky Dairies 
Limited
Greenhart Limited
Gregory Farms Ltd
Greywacke Farms 
Limited
Guy Wong & Son Ltd
Gwen-May Trust
H & H Singh Sandhu
H J & A M Van Hout
H L & J E Wallace
Haket Trust
Hall Agri Ltd
Harakeke Dairy Ltd 
Partnership
Hartland Pastoral 
Limited
Haswell Farm Limited
Haurere Farms Ltd
Henderson Partnership 
Farm
Highfield Farm Holdings 
Ltd
Hildersea Limited 
Partnership
Hogsback Limited
Hollands Farm Limited
Homelands Ltd

Hopcroft Farms Limited
Huntersview Farm Ltd
Huntly Road Dairies Ltd
Hwitan Tune Holdings 
Ltd
I & M Selak Ltd
I G Haigh
I J Versalko and I J 
Versalko Family Trusts
Ingram Farming (2003) 
Limited
Inveraray Dairy Ltd
Ivesburn Limited
Ivy Plains Ltd
J & D Reynolds
J & J Van Polanen Family 
Trust
J & P S Malcolm
J H & H R Smyth
J H & R Cotman
J L & K S Gwerder Family 
Trust
J M & L M North
J M Mellow
J R & B R Murdoch
J R & J P Barrett
J W & A M Steeghs
Jackel Trust Partnership
Jareem Trust
Jaska Farm Trust
Jersey Collective
JF & LM Le Fleming 
Family Trust
JM & RM Martin
Joblin Partners Limited
Johns Hill Trust
Jomar Farm Ltd
JS & KJ Lorimer trading as 
Laurel Hill Farm

K & LG Pickett Limited
K A & N J Riddington Ltd
K C & D M Gooch
K C & L M Berry
K G Reeve
K J & H Chalmers Ltd
K J & P J Death Family 
Trust
K J & S R Crowley
K R Vollebregt
K W Laing
Kahikatea Dairy Ltd
Kairoa Dairies 2016 
Limited
Kanuka Terrace Limited
Kauri Karaka Ltd
Kauri Moor Farms 
Limited
Kavanagh Trust 
Partnership
Keelinn Farms Limited
Keitra Farms Limited
Kelvin Vickers Family 
Trust
Kemra Farm Ltd
Ken Bullians Trust
Kilfinan Farm Ltd
Kilkenny Farm Ltd
Kilvarock Farming 
Company Ltd
KJ&HL 
Uhlenberg(Waitui)Fam 
Tr. P'Ship
Kohinoor Farms Ltd
Kowalski Farms Ltd
KRTH Limited
Kyle Farm (2005) Limited
L & A Verstappen
L & M Wild River Limited

L K Farms Partnership
L M Farms
L P & I Bylsma
L S & K A Phipps
Landcorp Farming Ltd
Langman Family Trust
Lawson Road Farm Ltd
Le Emari Trust - Morven
Le Emari Trust T/A 
Willowbridge Dairies
Lenek Farms Limited
Lillburn Valley Dairies Ltd
Lobblinn Farms Ltd
Loch Ness Farm Ltd
Lochlea Partnership
Lowburn Dairy Farms Ltd
LR and SJ Hammond 
Limited
Ludell Limited
Luscombe Partnership
Lynbrook Farm Ltd
Lynwood Dairies Limited
M & A Schrader Family 
Trust
M & G Askin Family Trust
M & G Howden
M A Watt Family Trust
M B & K M Watkins 
Family Trust
M C & M Davey
M E Hunt & Son Ltd
M F & D C Robinson Trust 
Partnership
M J & D R McFetridge
M J & L M Van Tiel
M J Robertson
M L & K I Clark Family 
Trust
M M & L Baxter

M P & V M J Joyce Trusts 
P/Ship
M T & D H Simpson
Maandonks Farm Limited
Macedonian Properties 
Limited
Macken Farm Ltd
Maerewhenua 
Investments Limited
Mahdeen Partners
Mahunga Farm Limited
Manganui Partnership 
Limited
Mangaroa Farms
Mangatoki Partnership
Mary Rose Trust
Mathieson@Rongomai 
Limited
Matricksen Ag Holdings 
Ltd
Maude Peak Farm Trust
Maxlands Farms Limited
McClean's Pampas Grass 
Ltd
McClelland Dairies Ltd
McCullough Family 
2008 Ltd
McCullough Orakau 
Farm Trusts Partnership
McDonnell Farming 
Company (Ohau) Ltd
McIntosh Dairies Limited
McKamp Farms Ltd
McLeod Farms Limited
McNab Farms Limited
McSwag Limited
Melrose Dairy Ltd
Michael Clark Ltd
Mid Island Farms Limited
Midway Holdings Limited

Milestone Trust
Milk Power Ltd
Minus 1 Trust
Molehill Farm Ltd
Moo2U Ltd
Moonlight Farms Trust 
Ltd
Morag Farm Limited
Mullerwhero Farming Ltd
Murphy Farms Limited
N K & A M Fox
Netherland Holdings Ltd
Newlane Trusts
Ngahape Valley Farm Ltd
Ngai Tahu Farming
Ngatitu Whanau Trust
Nicholson O'Rourke Ltd
Nilock & Camole Trusts
NP & AE Bluett
NP Van Straalen Family 
Trusts Partnership
O'Connell Dairy Ltd
Old Kookaburra Farms 
Limited
Oporo Farms Ltd
Oreti Plains Agriculture 
Limited
Orini Downs Station 
Limited
Orongo Meadows Ltd
OTO Trust
Owen & Robyn Ruddell 
Partnership
Owhango Farms Limited
P B & D P White
P B & E J Chick
P G & J G Wilson Family 
Trust
P H S & P C Byford

P J & H J Horo
P J & K J Henderson
P J & M E Gamble Family 
Trust
P J & T L Walsh Family 
Trusts
P Jones Family Trust
P M & K F Westenra
P M & K J Clinton Family 
Trust
P N & D L Waite Family 
Trust
P R & R F Mossman
P S & H J Wilson
P T & E A Kelly
P W & S J Ryan
P.J. and H.J. Horo Family 
Trust
Pahtuna Farms Ltd
Pakarau Heights Ltd
Parekarangi Trust
Pastoral Holdings Ltd
Paton Trading Company 
Ltd
Paul Kay Family Trust
PB & CF Purdie Family 
Trust
Peebles Siding Dairy 
Limited
Pine Bush Grazing 
Limited
Pinelane Trust
Pineridge Partnership
Pirie Farms Limited
PKW Farms LP
Polrama Nominees Ltd
Pomona Farming Limited
Ponga & Pukeko Farms 
Ltd

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Te Tihi Continued...

Port Molyneux Dairies 
Limited
Poyzer & Swanney 
Partnership
Premier Dairies Limited
Prima Farms Ltd
PT & CA Shearer Family 
Trust
Pukerua Farm Ltd
Puniho 606 Partnership
R & L Swafford
R & P McIntosh Ltd
R & S Singh
R A & F N Davidson
R A & J L Hamilton
R A & P E Adam
R C & K M Ormsby
R F & C L Lansdaal Ltd
R F Seebeck
R G King Ltd
R J & J F Van Marrewijk
R L & F M Hurley
R L & S F Thompson
R P MacInnes Trust
R W & R D Kane
Rakaia Incorporation 
(Pahau) Limited
Rangitata Island Dairy 
Ltd
Rangitata Island Dairy 
Partnership Ltd
Redpark Farm Limited
Reuver Limited
Rhodes Hills Ltd
Rich Feet Limited
Ridgedale Limited
Rimoo Farm Limited
Riverside Dairy Farm Ltd
Riverside Park Limited

Riverview Trust
Roaring View Farms 
Limited
Robren Farms Ltd
Rockburn Dairy Ltd
Rogers Farming Ltd
Rolling Farms Limited
Rollinson Farms Limited
Rolwood Farms Ltd
Rombouts Farm Ltd
Rooney Farms Limited
Rosebrae Farm Limited
Roslyn Plains Ltd
Ross & Louise Fieten 
Family Trust
Roswin Farm Limited
Rotoma Farms Limited
Rozel Farm Limited
RP & KJ Willans Family 
Trust
Ruakiwi Dairies Limited
Rubia Farm Limited
Rydal Farm Trust
S B & A H Steverson
S B & Y M Thompson
S C & A N Charmley Ltd
S E & S A Nicholas Family 
Trusts
S G Holland Ltd
S J Bruce Family Trust
S Petterson Family Trust
S.V. & M.L. Helms
Sanddale Farm Ltd
Schayes Enterprises Ltd
Schnuriger Family Trust
Schorn Trust
Schouten Dairies Ltd
Seamist Dairies Ltd

Searle's Dairy Ltd
Shawlink Ltd
Sheenfield Farms Ltd
Shenandoah Trust
Silverdene Farms (2000) 
Ltd
Sisley Farms Ltd
Skyhigh Farming Limited
Smith Family Trusts
Smithill Ltd
Somerset Trust
Southern Pastures 
(Longmead Farm) Ltd 
Partnership
Southern Pastures 
(Mamaku Farm) Ltd 
Partnership
Southern Pastures (Mauri 
Farm) Ltd Partnership
Southern Pastures (Tatua 
Farm) Ltd Partnership
Southern Star Farms Ltd
Spark Brothers Limited
St Helena Trust
Staple Homestead 
Limited
Stichbury Farms Limited
Stonebrook Dairy Farm 
Limited
Stoneleigh Park Limited
Stonylea Dairies Limited
Strathyre Farms Ltd
Streamline Limited 
Partnership
Sursum Farms Ltd
Swim Farms Ltd
T & N Kuter Family Trust
T J & L E Luond
T M & H D Green
T M Mcdowall

Tablelands Dairy Limited
Tamatea Farms Limited
Taradise Farm
Taranga Town Supply
Tatiara Ltd
Tauhei Farms Ltd
Tayco Farm Limited
Te Mahanga (2018) Ltd
Te Whanake Enterprises 
Ltd
Ternstone Limited
Terrace Top Dairy Ltd
The D & A Roberts Family 
Trust
The Flavall Trust
The Grange Ltd
The Herewahine Trust
The Milky Way Limited
The Red Cow Company 
Limited
Theland Purata Farm 
Group Limited
Thistlehurst Dairy Ltd
Thomas Falconer
Thornehayes Farm Ltd
Three Leaf Farm Limited
Tiaki Farm Limited 
Partnership
Toey Farms Ltd
Toggenburg Trust
Tokarata Farms Ltd
Tokoroa Pastoral Ltd
Torlesse Farm Ltd
Totoro Trust
Trinity Lands Limited
TRK Farm Limited
Tronnoco Farming Co Ltd
Tui Company Limited
Turnbull Family Trust

Turney Farms Limited
Twin River Dairies Ltd
Tyndale Family Trust
Tyrone Trust P/Ship
Uruwhenua Farms Ltd
V C & S H Dearlove
Vale Green Services 
Limited
Van Rossum Ltd
Ventsha Farms Ltd
W & C Candy Trust
W A & D P McKenzie
W B Scott Family Trust
W M & S R Fisher
Wade Industries Ltd
Wai-iti Dairy Farm Ltd
Waioto Farm Ltd
Waiotu Farms Ltd
Waipa Meadow Ltd
Wairakau Farm Trust
Waitago Farms Ltd
Waituna Investments Ltd
Walker & McLean 
Partnership
Wallace Johnstone Ltd
Walsh Enterprises 
Limited
Walters Holdings (2008) 
Ltd
Waterscape Dairies Ltd
Watershed Ventures Ltd
Watford Trust
Wattle Downs Limited
Weirburn Farms Limited
Wells Partnership
Welsh Family Farms 
Limited
West Mains Farm Ltd

Westbrook Farming 
Company Limited
Westmere Co (2007) Ltd
Whakahau Trust
Whakahora Farm Ltd
Wheyland Farms Limited
White Gold Dairy Farms 
Ltd
Whitten Holdings Ltd
Willowbank Farms 2015 
Limited
Willowbank Farms 2015 
Ltd
Willowcreek Trust
Willowhaugh Enterprises 
Limited
Willowview Pastures 
Limited
Wilmat Farms Limited
Windsor Park Dairies 
Limited
Windvale Farms Limited
Wiremu Trusts
Wolff Farms Ltd
Woodside Dairying Ltd
Wyke Partnership
Wynyard Limited
Ziang Farm Ltd
Zonneveld Farms Ltd

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COVID-19 disruptions and geo-
political events have dominated 
news headlines again this year. 
Our Co-op hasn’t been immune 
to the impacts of these events. 
However, our diversity, ability to 
change product mix and move 
our products between markets 
has allowed us to minimise the 
negative impact.

Once again, our people around the world have stepped 
up. When Omicron hit New Zealand, our supply chain 
team was ready. Anticipating the need to change 
product mix at a moment’s notice, the team ensured we 
had contingency packaging and ingredients, alongside 
warehouse capacity. 

In China, our Anchor consumer team tapped into 
the ‘group buying’ phenomenon that took off during 
the Shanghai lockdown, getting products delivered 
direct to customers. It is this ingenuity, combined 
with our scale and optionality, that has kept our milk 
moving through the supply chain in spite of the many 
challenges this year.

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Michelle, Auckland

Ross (left) and Mason, Kauri

Rising to the challenge

The conflict in Ukraine has placed more pressure on a global supply chain 
that was already under pressure from COVID-19 disruptions. In the face 
of this, our Kotahi partnership continues to deliver, reducing the impacts 
of schedule slippage and container shortages. 

“ It’s not just Fonterra that sees benefits 
from this. Through the scale that Kotahi 
brings with its strategic partnership with 
Maersk, many other Kiwi companies are 
able to get their product exported. It also 
indirectly underpins many imports for all 
New Zealanders.”

– Fraser Whineray, COO

We’ve also been able to lean into our global reach and our ability to 
change product mix, enabling us to get value from every drop of milk. 
This agility has been important throughout the COVID-19 outbreak, 
ensuring that our sites could continue to operate. While COVID-19 is 
something we’re learning to accommodate, right across our Co-op there 
are great examples of people stepping up to deliver.

At our Kauri site in New Zealand, DAIRYCRAFT coach Ross Beddows 
and technologist Coen Cramer helped out on the production line when 
Omicron hit. Our communications team in Australia also put their hands 
up to fill a shift if needed at our Tullamarine plant when Omicron led to 
shortages across the site floor. 

At our Selangor plant in Malaysia, the team juggled the impact of the 
COVID-19 peak alongside flash floods which damaged many of our 
people’s homes. Despite this, the production line kept moving. 

The Takanini milk transport team – Louis Compaan, Gene Watene, Mike 
Adams, Glynn Yern, Hamish McCrae and Quentin Sullivan – swapped 
farm pick-ups for supermarket drop offs to keep the supermarket shelves 
stocked during the Omicron peak. And our tanker operators mobilised to 
drop off COVID-19 test kits to all of our supplying farms in New Zealand.

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Supporting our people

At all of our workplaces, health and safety measures have kept our 
people safe from COVID-19. But as well as the physical wellbeing of our 
people, we’ve also been conscious of the psychological toll the last three 
years has had.

This year, we expanded our Good Yarn workshops to include an online 
option. These provide a safe forum, where people can talk about mental 
health and know how and when to get more support for themselves or 
others if needed. 

These workshops are facilitated by our very own team of ‘GoodSorts’ – 
colleagues who have volunteered to be trained to be people employees 
can reach out to at work to talk about mental health and how to get 
support. We have continued to expand the reach of this programme with 
55 GoodSorts in New Zealand and 26 globally. 

In 2019, we committed to doubling on-the-job training and reskilling 
hours in New Zealand by 2025 (page SR-20). The Skills Pledge aligns with 
our focus of developing our people to put us in the best possible position 
to deliver on our long-term strategy.

One of the key drivers of our training hours is DAIRYCRAFT, an 
18-month programme which equips participants with technical skills and 
an independently recognised qualification. Since 2015, more than 1,000 
qualifications have been achieved through this programme.

“ Since achieving my DAIRYCRAFT NZQA 
Qualification and with the support 
of my manager, I was appointed to a 
secondment position in IWS Cell Team 
as Process Lead. I put it down to the 
additional capability building that  
I have done.” 

 – Nazeefah Ali, Process Lead, CANPAC

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Minimising our footprint

Milk collections play a vital role in keeping our product moving through 
the supply chain and this year, we welcomed New Zealand’s first electric 
milk tanker to our fleet. Milk-E is part of our fleet decarbonisation work 
and one of a number of programmes helping us towards our goal of 
being net zero carbon by 2050.

Made possible in part by the Government’s Low Emissions Transport 
Fund, Milk-E is also a significant milestone for the wider heavy transport 
sector, with the potential for the pilot to be replicated across other 
businesses. 

The introduction of Milk-E has given the transport team an opportunity to 
design and trial other innovations to improve milk collection efficiencies, 
reduce safety concerns and reduce the amount of work required to 
customise a Fonterra tanker. A battery swap system is being installed at 
the Waitoa site, where Milk-E will be based, to trial how this could work 
within a fleet to minimise downtime from battery charging.

We’re making other changes to our fleet to realise our sustainability 
goals. For the last two years, we’ve been working with our supplier 
Carters to reduce the number of tyres we use. By changing the way  
we monitor tyre tread wear, we’ve saved 2,900 tyres over the course 
of one year. 

That hasn’t been the only achievement - of the 20,000 tyres purchased in 
FY21, 13,000 were re-treads, meaning the Co-op only purchased 7,000 
new tyres.

In terms of sustainability achievements, we’ve been able to reduce 
247 tonnes of CO2 emissions, saving 75,000 litres of crude oil used to 
manufacture tyres. The next focus for the project is on recycling, with 
the aspiration that all tyre waste will be recycled to make new tyres, 
aligned with a circular economy.

“ By working together with our vendor, the 
depot teams have reduced the number 
of tyres required without compromising 
safety, which is great for people and the 
environment. At the same time, we’ve 
made a significant cost saving which is 
great for our shareholders.” 

– National Parts and Warranty Manager, Guy Cooper

Minister for Energy and Resources, 
Hon. Dr Megan Woods and Chief Operating 
Officer Fraser Whineray

Aligning for success

Delivering on our long-term strategy also requires a step change 
in our culture. Over the last year, thousands of our people have engaged 
in culturing conversations, with parts of the Co-op most critical to 
the delivery of innovation and our long-term aspirations focused 
on how we improve our decision making, operational effectiveness 
and value creation.

We’ve also adapted our organisational structure so that we can 
accelerate progress towards our long-term aspirations. Our ambitions 
are to grow the value we derive from our New Zealand milk through 
our sustainability credentials, innovation and nutrition science. 

Two new Fonterra Management Team (FMT) roles to increase the 
Co-op’s focus on innovation and strategic implementation have seen 
Komal Mistry-Mehta appointed as Chief Brand and Innovation Officer 
and Emma Parsons as Managing Director, Strategy and Optimisation. 

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Packaging

Reducing water usage at site

Through a partnership with not-for-profit charitable trust Agrecovery, the 
Co-op is making it easier for our farmer shareholders to recycle on-farm 
packaging, with collection points now available at 65 of our 66 Farm 
Source stores in New Zealand. 

The Co-operative Difference programme is helping to drive change. 
To be eligible for The Co-operative Difference payment, farms need to 
manage plastics and unused agrichemicals through an approved scheme 
like Agrecovery. In 2021, this resulted in a 521% increase in registrations 
for the scheme. Last year Farm Source stores recycled over 400 tonnes 
of plastic, including 71,000kg of containers from customer farms.

In-store, Farm Source is also making strides, by removing non-recyclable 
packaging where it can. More than half of the Farm Source Country Mile 
brand now has no plastic packaging at all, through either elimination or 
replacement with a paper-based alternative. 

“ Sustainability is at the heart of our Co-op. 
At Farm Source we’re working to reduce 
waste by eliminating non-recyclable 
packaging, facilitating recycling and using 
recycled materials.” 

– Anne Douglas, Director Category,  
Marketing & Digital Innovation

Minimising our impact on the environment safeguards it for future 
generations. Recovering water from milk when we make powdered 
products means that the majority of our sites discharge more 
water than they consume. By improving processes and using new 
technology, we are improving water quality treatment so that we can 
be even more resource efficient.

Our Maungatūroto site was recognised at the 2022 Water New Zealand 
Excellence Awards for reducing water usage by up to 25%. In a first of 
its kind for Fonterra, evaporator condensate (water extracted from milk) 
from the site is redirected through a natural wetland before being further 
treated and re-used at the site. By recycling up to 700,000 litres of water 
a day through the wetland, the site has been able to reduce its reliance 
on Kaipara District Council supply, giving the community more security 
of water supply.

“ We’ve taken an holistic, circular and  
nature-based approach to look at how  
we could work in partnership with nature. 
By providing the right amount of nutrients 
for the native plants and habitat to  
thrive promotes greater biodiversity 
within the wetland.” 

– Stuart Glen, Maungatūroto Environmental Manager

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Products  
& customers 

“ Nurture is a great example of an 
entrepreneurial mindset. If you can’t 
get somebody to do it for you then do it 
yourself and make it happen and that’s 
exactly what the team did. Their ‘start-up 
like’ model meant Fonterra was able to 
get Nurture to market quickly and on a 
shoestring budget.”

– Judith Swales, Fonterra CEO APAC

Billie, Tararua

At Fonterra we believe our 
New Zealand pasture-based farming 
produces the best milk in the 
world, a testament to the care and 
attention our farmer owners give to 
their animals and the land. 

This high level of focus means that our on-farm carbon 
footprint is amongst the lowest in the world. As our 
customers and consumers become more focused on the 
provenance of their food, our sustainability credentials are 
more important than ever before as we offer our trusted 
goodness beyond New Zealand’s backyard. 

We play an important part in the development of new dairy 
innovations, helping customers as they look to nutrition 
solutions to help them live longer and healthier lives. 
This year, Fonterra’s Research and Development Centre 
(FRDC) celebrated turning 95, and this centre of excellence 
continues to be an important part of our strategy to 
become a leader in innovation and science.

As the world changes, we change with it, adapting to 
the evolving needs and desires of our customers and 
consumers. Using our extensive dairy expertise, we 
are creating new value-add products to cater to the 
changing tastes of consumers around the world. Through 
these innovations, we are maximising value for both our 
customers and farmer owners, while ensuring we utilise 
every single drop of milk. 

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Provenance

New Zealand’s reputation for our low-carbon pasture-based farming 
system is expanding as consumers are increasingly interested in 
understanding where their food comes from, how it is made and its 
impact on the environment. 

Across the globe, our New Zealand provenance is featured strongly 
on-pack, particularly in South-East Asian markets, where New Zealand is 
perceived as a marker for superior nutrition and purity.

While external animal wellbeing standards and certifications exist, not all 
are relevant to New Zealand’s pasture-based farming system. In response 
to this, we’ve developed our Cared for Cows Standard as a representation 
of how we approach animal wellbeing alongside our farmers.

The Cared for Cows Standard formalises the process for assessing and 
managing animal wellbeing on farms supplying Fonterra New Zealand 
and sets out the requirements for Fonterra’s management of animal 
wellbeing on our farms.

Our South Korea customer Daesang has started using the Cared for 
Cows Standard on their packaging as a byword for quality.

New Zealand origin has become a trustworthy signal in the eye of 
consumers. In Vietnam, one customer, Nutifood, recently released its 
100% New Zealand Grass-Fed milk brand, the first of its kind in the 
country. Vietnamese consumers are becoming more interested in natural, 
high-quality foods and using our provenance story and sustainability 
claims allows Nutifood to differentiate its products on supermarket 
shelves.

With 72% of global consumers expressing an interest in brands that 
actively communicate achievements around sustainability, we’re 
leveraging our stainability solutions to create a range of carbonzero™ 
ingredients. Achieving carbonzero™ certification for products like 
Simply Milk and NZMP™ Organic Butter is a great way for us to help our 
customers and the environment. 

Carbonzero™ ingredients help unlock real benefits for our customers, 
allowing them to meet their sustainability targets, signal environmental 
values and grow brand preference and market share.

To achieve our carbonzero™ certification, we partnered with independent 
company Toitū Envirocare. They measure the impact of producing our 
carbonzero™ products right the way through the supply chain, including 
the disposal of packaging by customers. Understanding our footprint 
means we can offset our impact with high-quality carbon credits from 
projects, including native forest regeneration in New Zealand and Gold 
Standard renewable energy projects.

In recognition of this work, this year NZMP Organic Butter carbonzero™ 
certified won the ‘Sustainability Innovation Award’ at Food Ingredients 
Europe 2021 and the ‘Most Innovative Dairy Product Award’ at the 
Gulfood Innovation Awards 2022, a first for Fonterra. We also continued 
our work with another New Zealand co-operative, Foodstuffs North 
Island, to expand the Simply Milk range, the first carbonzero™ milk in 
the Southern Hemisphere. The range now includes a 3-litre bottle size, 
offering more choice to consumers.

“ It’s becoming increasingly important 
to customers to know where their food 
comes from and that it’s being produced 
sustainably. Simply Milk offers customers 
the opportunity to purchase their 
everyday milk and know their choice is 
making a difference to something that’s 
really important to them.”

– Chris Anderson. Merchandise Manager  
for chilled beverages at Foodstuffs North Island

Chris Anderson, Foodstuffs North Island

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Reducing waste

Driving innovation 

Fancy your latte or flat white from a source that produces less waste 
and is better for the environment? Our Fonterra Brands New Zealand 
(FBNZ) team has been working with baristas around New Zealand to trial 
Anchor café milk taps.

The Anchor café milk tap is connected to a recyclable 10 litre bladder, 
filled with milk, which replaces five 2-litre standard milk bottles, reducing 
plastic by 65%. The tap itself measures the precise amount of milk into 
coffee cups, meaning less waste and ultimately a reduction in costs. 

The Anchor café milk tap is yet another small step towards our goal of 
becoming a leader in sustainability.

At the forefront of dairy innovations, Fonterra is continuously looking at 
ways to better leverage the nutritional value of New Zealand milk. With 
an enviable research and development facility in Palmerston North, we 
continue to develop new dairy innovations to help customers as they 
look to nutrition solutions to help them live longer and healthier lives.

Although most nutritional innovation happens in one of our Fonterra 
laboratories, during COVID-19, our team had to be a little more creative. 
Creating and launching a brand of cultured milk drink for Singapore all 
happened from the home kitchen of one of our Food Technologists in 
New Zealand.

Without access to their usual labs, the team used their ingenuity to 
develop the product at home and then conduct socially distanced testing 
in parks and outdoor spaces to ensure that they got the taste and texture 
just right. The resulting product, Nurture cultured milk, uses only a 
little sugar, unlike regular cultured milks on the market, and has added 
vitamins to support immunity. This is just one example of how we’re 
leveraging agile lean innovation techniques.

In Greater China, our team has developed and launched Anchor Veg-
Fruit Probiotic Milk Powder. The Anchor Veg-Fruit Probiotic Milk Powder 
contains four kinds of fruit: banana, pineapple, prune, and cranberry, 
as well as three vegetable ingredients – pumpkin, corn and carrot. All 
these natural elements help provide vitamin A, dietary fibre, zinc, iron, 
magnesium and other nutrients needed by the human body. 

Further cementing our position as a leading dairy nutrition producer, 
Fonterra this year became a member of the Medical Nutrition 
International Industry (MNI). Representing companies that provide 
expert solutions to feed patients in hospital care or in otherwise 
vulnerable stages of their health, this new membership strengthens 
our efforts to provide quality nutritional interventions and services 
to best serve the interests of patients and those working in healthcare. 
By partnering with MNI, we can show dairy is more than just a daily 
dose of nutrition for breakfast – it’s also a medical superfood that can 
help save lives.

Elise, Food Technologist, Auckland

“ Because there is less waste and spillage 
with every pour from the Anchor café 
milk tap, it means less cost for us and 
increased productivity and time savings 
for the baristas making coffee. From our 
perspective it also enhances the whole café 
experience because it gives us more time to 
connect with our customers.”

– Eric Heycoop, Owner Emporio Coffee

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Taking the Co-op to our customers

We’re also using technology to improve customer experience and adapt 
to changing buying and procurement needs. E-commerce has come a long 
way over the past ten years, thanks in particular to business-to-consumer 
e-commerce, which has radically pushed boundaries and innovated in this 
space. In response to our customers’ desire for more convenience and 
flexibility, our ingredients business, NZMP, launched myNZMP.

Built and powered by Fonterra, myNZMP is an industry-leading business-to-
business platform, offering personalised digital services to our customers, 
including an e-commerce store. myNZMP makes it easier and more 
convenient for customers to plan, buy, track and manage their NZMP orders. 

With the introduction of myNZMP, customers have a seamless online to 
offline experience. They can buy quickly online when needed and access 
order data and insights, as well continuing to access ingredients support 
from NZMP’s experienced sales network when required. 

Since the myNZMP Store’s pilot launch in September 2020 with a small 
group of customers, myNZMP Store has evolved month-on-month with the 
help of customer and employee feedback. To date, over USD $200 million 
worth of product has been sold via myNZMP Store.

myNZMP Store is becoming a significant enabler of our Ingredients 
business over the next decade and is helping us to deepen relationships 
with our customers, a key to achieving our long-term ambitions.

Fonterra has a long history of hosting thousands of visitors annually, all 
eager to understand the stories that sit behind our much-loved products, 
ingredients and brands. When COVID-19 put a halt to our entire visitor 
programme, we faced an interesting challenge – if we can’t bring our 
customers to the Co-op, how do we take the Co-op to our customers?

Aiming to showcase both New Zealand and Fonterra virtually, the Co-
operative Experience team developed ‘Visit Fonterra’. The interactive digital 
experience focuses on our people, sustainability, innovation, traceability 
and food safety quality.

Since its launch in March this year, there have been over 12,000 visitors to 
the platform from 107 countries globally, consuming over 90,000 pages of 
Fonterra content. It’s a valuable tool to educate people from around the world 
about our grass-fed farming methods and quality products.

Our mozzarella gives dumplings a twist in China

Coffee beans roasted in Anchor Butter in Vietnam

Tapping into trends

Innovation means we need to constantly look at consumer trends, and 
what’s happening in the world. At Fonterra, our teams are always looking 
to drive demand for New Zealand milk by developing new ways of using 
our products in local cuisine to find the next big food trend.

Chinese New Year festivities last for a few weeks each year. An important 
feature of these celebrations is spending time with family and sharing 
dumplings - a symbol of prosperity and wealth. In Greater China, using 
the power of social media, the team promoted the idea of mozzarella on 
dumplings. The dish gained huge attention and sparked a new trend in 
the lead-up to the Lunar New Year.

In Vietnam, coffee beans are traditionally roasted with fat to remove 
the acidity of the beans. Working with the country’s leading premium 
coffee brand Trung Nguyen, we introduced Anchor butter to the roasting 
process of their coffee. The butter gives the coffee beans a glossy finish, 
an enhanced aroma and a distinctive taste profile. Our ability to assure 
consistency of supply and Anchor’s provenance and grass-fed value 
proposition offered a compelling advantage over other alternatives.

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Board of Directors

PETER MCBRIDE

CLINTON DINES

BRENT GOLDSACK

LEONIE GUINEY

BOARD RESPONSIBILITIES Elected Director, Chairman, 
Member of the People, Culture and Safety Committee, 
the Disclosure Committee, and the Governance Development 
Programme Committee

TERM OF OFFICE Elected 2018, last re-elected 2021

Peter McBride was elected to the Fonterra Board in 2018 
and became Chairman in November 2020. He is the Chief 
Executive Officer of Trinity Lands Limited, a dairy and kiwifruit 
operation largely based in the Waikato, and is the Managing 
Director of Ellett Beach Farms Joint Venture. Peter is a Director 
of Sequal Holdings Limited and its subsidiaries, and is a 
member of the New Zealand China Council and the Zespri 
Global Supply Advisory Board. 

Peter was previously the Chairman and a Director of Zespri 
Group Limited and other related companies, and Managing 
Director of South East Hort Limited and its subsidiaries. 
Peter was also previously a Director of the New Zealand 
International Business Forum and the Zespri China Advisory 
Board. Peter has shareholding interests in the Waikato. 

B. Horticulture, PG Dip Com Agribusiness

BOARD RESPONSIBILITIES Appointed Director, Member of 
the Co-operative Relations Committee, the Divestment Review 
Committee and the People, Culture and Safety Committee

TERM OF OFFICE Appointed 2015

Clinton was appointed to the Fonterra Board in 2015. 
Clinton lived and worked in China for 36 years, 21 of which 
as President of BHP Billiton’s China business. He has 
extensive experience as an executive in China and Asia 
businesses and has had an active career as a Non-Executive 
Director, currently serving on the Boards of the Port of 
Newcastle, Sky Renewables Pty Limited and Zanaga Iron 
Ore Company Limited. 

He was Executive Chairman of Caledonia Asia from 2010 
to 2013, an investment group in Asia, and is a Partner in 
Moreton Bay Partners, a strategic advisory firm based in 
Brisbane. He is an Adjunct Professor at Griffith University’s 
Asia Institute and is a Member of the Griffith University 
Council. Clinton has extensive experience as a senior executive 
in China and Asia businesses, including global manufacturing 
and commodity businesses.

BOARD RESPONSIBILITIES Elected Director, Member of the 
Audit, Finance and Risk Committee, the Co-operative Relations 
Committee, the Divestment Review Committee and the Milk 
Price Panel

TERM OF OFFICE Elected 2017, last re-elected 2020

Brent Goldsack was elected to the Fonterra Board in 2017. 
Brent had a 25-year career in both New Zealand and abroad 
in various corporate advisory roles, including being a 
Partner at PwC for more than 12 years. Brent is a fellow of 
the Chartered Accountants of Australia and New Zealand. 
Brent currently Chairs the Board of Waitomo Group Limited 
and its subsidiaries and Better Eggs Limited and is a Director 
of Rabobank NZ Limited, The Hills Golf Club Limited and 
Henergy Cage-Free Limited. Brent previously served on the 
Board of Canterbury Grasslands Limited. 

Brent is actively involved as a shareholder of three dairy 
operations in the Waikato. In addition to his strong financial 
skills and knowledge, Brent has particular expertise in 
Fonterra’s Farmgate Milk Price and the drivers of the 
Co-operative’s earnings.

BA (Modern Asian Studies, Griffith), CIM, INSEAD

BCA, FCA

BOARD RESPONSIBILITIES Elected Director, Member of 
the Co-operative Relations Committee and the People, Culture 
and Safety Committee

TERM OF OFFICE Elected 2018, last re-elected 2021

Leonie Guiney was elected to the Fonterra Board in 2018. 
Leonie previously served on the Board from 2014 to 2017. 
Leonie has worked in the agriculture sector for more than 
25 years in a number of positions including lecturer of Dairy 
Production at Lincoln University, consultant on the BNZ 
Growth Programme for farmers and has held roles with 
Golden Vale Dairy Co-operative in Ireland, LIC and FarmRight 
South Island. 

Leonie lives and farms at Fairlie in South Canterbury and is 
a director and shareholder of seven South Canterbury farms 
and Bobby Square Limited.

BAgrSci

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Board of Directors (continued)

BRUCE HASSALL

HOLLY KRAMER

ANDY MACFARLANE

JOHN NICHOLLS

BOARD RESPONSIBILITIES Appointed Director, Chair 
of the Audit, Finance and Risk Committee, Member of the 
Disclosure Committee, the Divestment Review Committee, 
the Milk Price Panel and is an observer on the People, Culture 
and Safety Committee

TERM OF OFFICE Appointed 2017

Bruce Hassall was appointed to the Fonterra Board in 2017. 
Bruce is a Chartered Accountant and has had a 35-year career at 
PwC, including holding the position of Chief Executive Officer of 
the New Zealand practice from 2009 to 2016. Bruce is Chairman 
of The Farmers Trading Company Limited, Prolife Foods Limited 
and Fletcher Building Limited and serves as a director on the 
Board of Bank of New Zealand.

Bruce was previously a member of the University of Auckland 
Business School Advisory Board and was a founding Board 
Member of the New Zealand China Council. Bruce has extensive 
experience in financial reporting, information system processes, 
risk management, business acquisitions, capital raising and IPOs 
across both listed and private companies.

BCom, FCA (CAANZ)

BOARD RESPONSIBILITIES Appointed Director, Chair of the 
People, Culture and Safety Committee, and Member of the Audit, 
Finance and Risk Committee

TERM OF OFFICE Appointed 2020

Holly Kramer was appointed to the Fonterra Board in 2020. 
Holly has more than 25 years of extensive governance, 
management and product/marketing experience. 
She was Chief Executive Officer of major Australian retailer 
Best & Less. She has also held senior executive roles at 
Telstra Corporation, Ford Motor Company (in the US and 
Australia) and Pacific Brands.

Holly is currently a Director on the Boards of Woolworths 
(Chair, Sustainability Committee), Abacus Property Group, 
Endeavour Group, the GO (Goodes-O’Loughlin) Foundation 
and The Ethics Centre. She is also the Pro-Chancellor of 
Western Sydney University and a Member of the Bain Advisory 
Group. Holly’s previous governance roles include the Boards of 
Australia Post, Nine Entertainment Corporation, AMP Limited, 
Lendi and Telstra Clear (NZ).

Holly and her husband live on a small rural property in the 
Southern Highlands, NSW, where they raise beef cattle. Holly 
volunteers her time as a mentor for numerous programs 
(including AICD Chair’s Mentoring, Women in STEM, Minerva 
Sports Network,) and speaks publicly on the topics of 
leadership, gender diversity and sustainability.

BA, MBA

BOARD RESPONSIBILITIES Elected Director, Chair of 
the Co-operative Relations Committee, Member of the People, 
Culture and Safety Committee and the Governance Development 
Programme Committee, and Fonterra appointed Director of FSF 
Management Company Limited

TERM OF OFFICE Elected 2017, last re-elected 2019

Andy Macfarlane was elected to the Fonterra Board in 2017. 
Andy was a farm management consultant for 38 years and 
is a past President of the New Zealand Institute of Primary 
Industry Management (NZIPIM). He is a Director of ANZCO, 
chairs the SFFF Plantain Project and Edgewater Hotel 
Lake Wanaka and is a member of the International Farm 
Management Association (IFMA). Andy is a previous Director 
of Ngai Tahu Farming Limited and AgResearch, past chair of 
Deer Industry New Zealand, and served on the council of 
Lincoln University for 12 years.

Andy and his wife Tricia commenced farming in 1989 and live 
near Ashburton. His shareholding interests are in Canterbury. 
He has a strong interest in the governance of food processing 
and manufacturing, research and development, and strategic 
use of technology in the farming sector.

B.Agr.Sc

BOARD RESPONSIBILITIES Elected Director, Member 
of the Co-operative Relations Committee and the Disclosure 
Committee, and Fonterra appointed Director of Fonterra 
Farmer Custodian Limited

TERM OF OFFICE Elected 2018, last re-elected 2021

John Nicholls was elected to the Fonterra Board in 2018. 
An experienced company director, he is the current chair 
of MHV Water, New Zealand’s largest intergenerational 
irrigation co-operative.

As the owner of several mid-Canterbury dairy farms 
forming part of the Rylib Group, John is highly focused on 
investing in and mentoring the next generation of farmers 
in New Zealand and on safeguarding the sustainability of 
farming for the long term. He brings professionalism, cost 
consciousness and a strategic mindset to governance, ensuring 
that business operations align with core strategy and are 
consistently adding value.

John served on the Fonterra Co-operative Council from 2009 
to 2011. He has a degree in agriculture and a postgraduate 
diploma in agricultural science, both from Massey University.

B.Agr, PG AgrSci

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CATHY QUINN 

DONNA SMIT

SCOTT ST JOHN 

BOARD RESPONSIBILITIES Elected Director, Chair of the 
Disclosure Committee and the Divestment Review Committee, 
Member of the Audit, Finance and Risk Committee, and an 
observer on the Milk Price Panel

TERM OF OFFICE Elected 2020

Cathy Quinn was elected to the Fonterra Board in 2020. She 
has a number of governance roles having previously enjoyed 
a 30+ year career as a commercial and corporate lawyer with 
MinterEllisonRuddWatts, and has significant expertise in 
governance, equity capital markets, mergers and acquisitions 
and private equity services. Amongst the numerous awards she 
has won, Cathy was made an Officer of the New Zealand Order 
of Merit for services to law and women in 2016.

Cathy is a director and indirect shareholder of Thistlehurst 
Dairy Limited, based in the Waikato. Cathy advised the dairy 
industry for many years including the Dairy Board, Fonterra, 
the Fonterra Co-operative Council, and competitors of 
Fonterra. Cathy serves on the Fletcher Building and Rangatira 
Boards and chairs the Boards of Tourism Holdings and Fertility 
Associates. In terms of public service roles Cathy is the Pro-
Chancellor of the Council of Auckland University. She was 
previously on the advisory Board at New Zealand Treasury, 
the New Zealand Securities Commission and New Zealand 
China Council. 

ONZM, LLB

BOARD RESPONSIBILITIES Elected Director, Member of the 
Audit, Finance and Risk Committee, and Fonterra appointed 
Director of FSF Management Company Limited

TERM OF OFFICE Elected 2016, last re-elected 2019

Donna Smit was elected to the Fonterra Board in December 
2016. Donna serves on the Board of the Manager of the 
Fonterra Shareholders’ Fund (FSF Board). In July 2022, Donna 
announced she will retire from the Fonterra Board and the 
FSF Board following their respective Annual Meetings in 
November 2022. Donna lives and farms at Edgecumbe, and has 
built and owns five dairy farms in Eastern Bay of Plenty and 
Oamaru. Donna is a Director of Kiwifruit Equities Limited and 
a Trustee of the Dairy Women’s Network and was previously a 
Director of EastPack Limited.

Donna is a Fellow Chartered Accountant and was a company 
administrator of kiwifruit co-operative EastPack for 24 years. 
Donna’s strong focus on financial and risk management has 
been built through her extensive business and manufacturing 
experience and financial background, and complements her 
deep dairy farming experience.

FCA

BOARD RESPONSIBILITIES Appointed Director, Chair 
of the Milk Price Panel and Member of the Audit, Finance 
and Risk Committee, the Disclosure Committee and the 
Divestment Review Committee 

TERM OF OFFICE Appointed 2016

Scott St John was appointed to the Fonterra Board in 2016. 
He was the CEO of First NZ Capital (FNZC) for 15 years, 
stepping down from that role in early 2017. Scott is the Chair of 
Fisher and Paykel Healthcare and serves on the Board of ANZ 
Bank New Zealand, Mercury NZ Limited and NEXT Foundation. 

Scott served on the Council of the University of Auckland from 
2009 to 2021, including as Chancellor from 2017 to 2021. His 
other previous roles have included Chairman of the Securities 
Industries Association, and membership of both the Capital 
Markets Development Taskforce and the Financial Markets 
Authority Establishment Board. 

BCom, Diploma of Business

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Fonterra Management Team

MILES HURRELL

CHIEF EXECUTIvE OFFICER

TEH-HAN CHOw

MIKE CRONIN

KATE DALY

CHIEF EXECUTIvE OFFICER, GREATER CHINA

MANAGING DIRECTOR CO-OPERATIvE AFFAIRS

MANAGING DIRECTOR, PEOPLE AND CULTURE 

Miles was appointed Chief Executive in 2018. He is responsible 
for leading the organisation, delivering strategy and financial 
performance, and engaging with our farmer owners, 
employees, customers and shareholders. 

Teh-han oversees the Co-op’s business in the Greater China 
region, including Ingredients, Foodservices and Consumer 
Brands. The region is one of the largest markets for Fonterra, 
accounting for roughly a third of the Co-op’s total business.

As Chief Executive, Miles has led the Co-operative through 
strategic reviews into a new growth phase focused on 
New Zealand’s pasture-based milk, dairy innovation and 
science and sustainability.

Previously, Miles held the role of Chief Operating Officer, 
Farm Source, with responsibility for farmer services and 
engagement, milk sourcing and the operation of New Zealand’s 
70 Farm Source™ retail stores. 

Miles has also held a number of leadership roles across the  
Co-op, including Group Co-operative Affairs Director and 
General Manager Middle East, Africa, Russia and Eastern 
Europe where he led a period of sustained growth across 
the region. Earlier in his career, Miles worked as the General 
Manager of Global Sourcing, building relationships with many 
of our global partners of today. 

Miles has completed management programmes at INSEAD 
(International Executive Development), London Business 
School (Finance), Kellogg’s NorthWestern University (Global 
Sales) and IMD Switzerland (Global Marketing).

Prior to his appointment as Chief Executive Officer of the 
Greater China region in 2020, Teh-han was President of 
Fonterra’s ingredients business, NZMP, in Greater China, 
and South and East Asia.

Teh-han has over 20 years of experience in China across 
a variety of industries and functions, including marketing, 
public relations, advertising, sales, and management roles 
in food, agriculture, commodities, FMCG, luxury goods, 
and hospitality sectors. 

Prior to joining Fonterra in 2015, Teh-han was Chief Executive 
Officer of Louis Dreyfus Commodities China, where he 
doubled the business, expanded the company’s business lines, 
built and acquired production facilities, and was involved 
in establishing multiple joint-ventures including COFCO 
Agricultural Industry Investment Fund. Prior to Louis Dreyfus, 
Teh-han was Managing Director for Greater China for J.R. 
Simplot, a United States-based diversified agribusiness with 
farming and food processing operations in China.

Teh-han has a Bachelor’s degree in Marketing from California 
State University Northridge, and a Master’s degree, with 
honours, in International Management from Thunderbird 
Graduate School of International Management.

Mike Cronin oversees Co-operative Affairs which 
includes Governance, Risk and Audit, Farm Source, Global 
Sustainability, Stakeholder Affairs and Trade, Legal, Inclusion 
and Māori Strategy.

Mike joined Fonterra in 2002 and has been a member of 
teams that have contributed to some of Fonterra’s key 
initiatives, including Trading Among Farmers, the Governance 
and Representation Review, the Fonterra Purpose, The Co-
operative Difference and Flexible Shareholding.

Prior to 2014 when he joined the Fonterra Management 
Team, Mike was the General Manager of Strategy 
Deployment and then Group Director Governance and Legal.

Mike has a Bachelor of Laws and Bachelor of Arts from the 
University of Auckland.

Kate was appointed as Managing Director People and Culture 
in August 2021.

She has oversight of the teams responsible for facilitating 
Fonterra’s people strategy including Culture and Wellbeing, 
Employment Relations, Leadership Development, Talent and 
Future Capabilities, Rewards and Global Mobility. 

Kate first joined Fonterra in December 2020, making significant 
contribution to the Co-operative as Director of HR for COO, 
where she held responsibility for leading the HR function 
for Fonterra across NZ Manufacturing, Technical Excellence, 
Global Supply Chain, Global Sustainability, Global Quality 
& Safety, Category Strategy & Innovation and Information 
Technology.

Prior to joining Fonterra, Kate had extensive experience in 
Human Resources and Communications leadership, having 
held senior roles across these portfolios since 2001. Kate 
previously led a transformation of the People and Culture 
function at the BNZ. She also was appointed as the Chief 
People and Communications Officer with Fletcher Building Ltd. 
Kate was awarded the HRINZ HR person of the year in 2018 in 
recognition for her contribution to Fletcher Building. 

Kate has a Bachelor of Commerce in Economics and 
International Finance and a Bachelor of Science in 
Pharmacology, both from the University of Auckland.

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KOMAL MISTRY-MEHTA 

EMMA PARSONS

MARC RIvERS

JUDITH SwALES

CHIEF INNOvATION AND BRAND OFFICER

MANAGING DIRECTOR, STRATEGY AND OPTIMISATION 

CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER

Komal leads Fonterra’s innovation, research and development 
functions along with the Co-operative’s brand and 
communications activities. This includes shaping the future 
of Fonterra by developing and commercialising innovation, 
technologies and new business models.

In addition, Komal oversees the Active Living Business Unit, 
and has responsibility for setting the global strategy for Core 
Dairy, Foodservice and the Nutrition Science portfolio.

Prior to joining the Fonterra Management Team in August 
2022, Komal led Fonterra’s high-value global ingredients 
business Active Living, unlocking growth through developing 
and commercialising science-backed health and wellness 
solutions. In her prior role, Komal’s work establishing and 
developing Fonterra Ventures earned her the title of New 
Zealand’s Young Executive of the Year in the 2017 Deloitte Top 
200 Awards. Prior to joining Fonterra in 2011, Komal worked 
for Deloitte in Europe. 

She is known for her leadership in developing people and her 
strong advocacy for diversity and inclusion. 

Komal has completed the Executive Program at Stanford 
University School of Business and holds Bachelor of Laws 
and Bachelor of Management degrees from the University of 
Waikato. She is a Barrister and Solicitor of the High Court of 
New Zealand as well as a member of the New Zealand Institute 
of Chartered Accountants.

Emma leads Fonterra’s work on strategy and optimisation, 
overseeing the central portfolio management function, and the 
development and implementation of strategy. 

Prior to August 2022 when Emma joined the Fonterra 
Management Team, she was the General Manager of Capital 
Strategy and CEO of Agrigate, a joint venture between 
Fonterra and Livestock Improvement Corporation (LIC), GM 
Responsible Dairying, and had roles in Brazil and Argentina 
where she developed the Co-operative’s export relationships 
and supply chain integration across Latin America. 

Before joining Fonterra in 2001, Emma worked for the New 
Zealand Dairy Board and Kiwi Dairies.

She has a Master of Business Administration, with First Class 
Honours, from Massey University, and has Bachelor of Science 
and Bachelor of Commerce degrees from Victoria University 
of Wellington.

Marc Rivers joined Fonterra in February 2018 as the Chief 
Financial Officer, responsible for the Co-operative’s finances. 
Marc’s responsibilities extend to the centralised management 
of Fonterra’s physical and financial portfolios, as well as 
mergers and acquisitions.

Marc is an experienced global finance executive. Prior to 
joining Fonterra, Marc was the CFO at Roche Pharmaceuticals 
Division in Switzerland. Marc has worked in both emerging 
and established markets, including China, Japan, Southeast 
Asia, Europe and the United States. During this time, he has 
led teams through significant change and provided strategic 
leadership. Marc is known for his commitment to leading and 
developing his people while building diverse and inclusive 
teams.

He has a Bachelor of Arts in International Studies and an 
International Master of Business Administration, Finance 
and German from the University of South Carolina, Columbia, 
SC, USA.

CHIEF EXECUTIvE OFFICER, ASIA PACIFIC (APAC)

Judith Swales leads Fonterra’s business in Asia Pacific where 
she is responsible for all sales and marketing of Fonterra’s 
Consumer, Foodservice and Ingredients products in the region.

Judith and her team also set the global strategy for the 
Consumer, Foodservice and paediatric businesses.

Prior to this she was Fonterra’s COO Global Consumer 
and Foodservice having earlier led the Innovation and 
Transformation business unit, shaping the future of Fonterra 
by harnessing innovation, emerging technologies and game 
changing business models, while embedding a performance 
driven culture. 

Judith joined the Co-operative in 2013 as Managing Director 
Australia and Fonterra Oceania, where she led the successful 
turnaround of the Australian business and oversaw Fonterra 
Brands New Zealand.

The daughter of a milkman, Judith grew up helping her father 
on his daily milk run. She has extensive experience in senior 
management and business turnarounds, and prior to joining 
Fonterra was the Managing Director of Heinz Australia, and 
CEO and Managing Director of Goodyear Dunlop, Australia 
and New Zealand. Judith worked for a number of UK retailers 
which culminated in her move to Australia in 2001 as the 
Managing Director of Angus and Robertson.

She currently serves as a Non-Executive Director for Super 
Retail Group and has served on the boards of Virgin Australia, 
DuluxGroup and Fosters. Judith has a Bachelor of Science 
(Honours) in Microbiology and Virology, and is a graduate 
member of the Australian Institute of Company Directors.

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FRASER wHINERAY

CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER

KELvIN wICKHAM

CHIEF EXECUTIvE OFFICER, AMENA 

Fraser is responsible for our New Zealand manufacturing site 
and global supply chain operations, sustainability, IT and safety, 
quality and regulatory teams.

With over 30 years at Fonterra and in the global dairy industry, 
Kelvin Wickham is driven by his belief in dairy as a high-quality 
source of nutrition for the world. 

He joined the Co-operative from Mercury, a 100% renewable 
electricity retailer and generator, where he was the Chief 
Executive from 2014 and held executive roles since joining 
the company in 2008.

Fraser is no stranger to the dairy industry. He started his career 
as a graduate of the New Zealand Dairy Board’s technical 
training programme and spent time at manufacturing sites 
that are now part of the Co-op, and also in Fonterra’s export 
markets. He has also worked in the investment banking and 
forestry industries, both in New Zealand and internationally.

Fraser is a keen advocate for astute long-term decisions that 
leverage New Zealand’s competitive advantages, including its 
people, for sustainable growth.

He served as a Non-Executive Director of Opus International 
Consultants from 2008 – 2016 and of Tilt Renewables and 
Chaired the Prime Minister’s Business Advisory Council. 
In 2019 he was named the Deloitte Top 200 Chief Executive 
of the year.

Fraser holds an MBA from the University of Cambridge, 
a Bachelor of Chemical Engineering from Canterbury 
University and a Diploma in Dairy Science and Technology 
from Massey University.

In his current role as the CEO of AMENA, he is responsible 
for Fonterra’s activities across Consumer, Foodservice 
and Ingredients in Africa, Middle East, Europe, North Asia and 
the Americas. 

Over his career, Kelvin has played a key role in building 
Fonterra’s ingredient’s brand, NZMP, across the world, 
developing Fonterra’s business in expanding markets, and 
establishing key customer relationships and partnerships. 

He has also led major projects during pivotal moments in the 
history of Fonterra and the dairy industry. This includes when 
he oversaw the launch of Global Dairy Trade, a first for the 
industry, which in addition to making global online dairy sales 
possible, offered transparent price discovery to support the 
development of dairy price risk management tools.

Kelvin holds a Chemical and Materials Engineering Degree, a 
Master of Management and a Diploma of Dairy Science and 
Technology. 

Fonterra Management Team Overview 

Fonterra announced several changes to the Fonterra Management Team (FMT) in 2022:

–  Fonterra’s Chief Financial Officer, Marc Rivers, is leaving Fonterra in November 2022. Chris Rowe 
has been appointed as the Acting Chief Financial Officer from 1 October 2022, with Mr Rivers 
moving into the role of Strategic Advisor to the Chief Executive Officer from 1 October 2022 until 
his departure.

–  Two new FMT roles were established with effect from 1 August 2022 to reflect Fonterra’s focus on 
innovation and strategic implementation. Komal Mistry-Mehta has been appointed as the Chief 
Innovation and Brand Officer and Emma Parsons has been appointed as the Managing Director 
Strategy and Optimisation.

–  The AMENA and APAC Business Units will be consolidated into one business unit from 1 October 
2022, to be led by Judith Swales as the CEO Global Markets. Kelvin Wickham (AMENA CEO) will 
be leaving Fonterra in December 2022.

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Non-GAAP Measures

Fonterra uses several non-GAAP measures when discussing financial performance. Non-GAAP measures 
are not defined or specified by NZ IFRS. 

Management believes that these measures provide useful information as they provide valuable insight on the 
underlying performance of the business. They may be used internally to evaluate the underlying performance 
of business units and to analyse trends. These measures are not uniformly defined or utilised by all companies. 
Accordingly, these measures may not be comparable with similarly titled measures used by other companies. Non-
GAAP financial measures should not be viewed in isolation nor considered as a substitute for measures reported 
in accordance with NZ IFRS. 

Please refer to the following tables for reconciliations of NZ IFRS to non-GAAP measures, and the Glossary for 
definitions of non-GAAP measures referred to by Fonterra.

Reconciliation from profit after tax to total Group normalised EBITDA

Profit after tax
Net finance costs from continuing operations
Net finance costs from discontinued operations
Tax expense from continuing operations
Tax credit from discontinued operations
Depreciation and amortisation from continuing operations
Depreciation and amortisation from discontinued operations
Total Group EBITDA 
Gain on sale of Global Dairy Trade
Gain on sale of Ying and Yutian China Farms
China Farms impairment reversal
Gain on sale of Falcon China Farms JV
Brazil Consumer and Foodservice business impairment
Income Statement impact of Beingmate investment
Total normalisation adjustments
Total Group normalised EBITDA

GROUP $ MILLION

31 JULY 2022

31 JULY 2021

583
194
37
169
(7)
635
–
1,611
(42)
–
–
–
57
–
15
1,626

599
252
10
103
(5)
642
–
1,601
–
(32)
(23)
(40)
39
49
(7)
1,594

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Reconciliation from profit after tax to total Group normalised EBIT

Reconciliation from gross profit from continuing operations to total Group normalised 
gross profit

Gross profit from continuing operations
Gross profit from discontinued operations 
China Farms impairment reversal
Total Group normalised gross profit

GROUP $ MILLION

31 JULY 2022

31 JULY 2021

3,216
124
–
3,340

2,984
153
(23)
3,114

Profit after tax
Net finance costs from continuing operations
Net finance costs from discontinued operations
Tax expense from continuing operations
Tax credit from discontinued operations
Total Group EBIT
Normalisation adjustments (as detailed on the previous page)
Total Group normalised EBIT

GROUP $ MILLION

31 JULY 2022

31 JULY 2021

583
194
37
169
(7)
976
15
991

599
252
10
103
(5)
959
(7)
952

Reconciliation from profit after tax to normalised profit after tax and normalised earnings 
per share

Profit after tax 
Normalisation adjustments (as detailed on the previous page)
Tax on normalisation adjustments
Normalised profit after tax
Loss/(profit) attributable to non-controlling interests
Normalisation adjustments attributable to non-controlling interests
Normalised profit after tax attributable to equity holders of  
the Co-operative
Weighted average number of Co-operative shares (thousands of shares)
Normalised earnings per share ($)

GROUP $ MILLION

31 JULY 2022

31 JULY 2021

583
15
(7)
591
1
(24)

599
(7)
(4)
588
(21)
(17)

568
1,613,353
0.35

550
1,613,105
0.34

Hannah & Henry, Canterbury

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Glossary

TERMS

Active Living

Adjusted net debt

Aggregate minimum 
shareholding 
requirement

AMENA

Asia Pacific

Attributable to equity 
holders of the Co-
operative

Average capital 
employed

DEFINITION

TERMS

DEFINITION

represents ingredients & solutions sold to businesses who cater to consumers’ 
health and wellness needs. It addresses three dimensions of wellbeing (Physical, 
Mental, Inner), extending to meet the nutrition needs of medical patients 
through to everyday people pursuing active lifestyles.  This portfolio includes 
proteins, specialty ingredients such as probiotics, lactoferrin & lipids, and 
patented formulations.

is calculated as total borrowings, plus bank overdraft, less cash and cash 
equivalents, plus a cash adjustment for 25% of cash and cash equivalents held by 
the Group’s subsidiaries, adjusted for derivatives used to manage changes in hedged 
risks on debt instruments. Amounts relating to disposal groups held for sale are 
included in the calculation.

means the total amount of shares required to be held by farmer shareholders to 
meet the Share Standard.

Capital employed

Capital expenditure

Capital invested

Consumer

is adjusted net debt less the cash adjustment (used in calculating adjusted net debt), 
plus cash and cash equivalents held by subsidiaries for working capital purposes, 
plus equity excluding hedge reserves and net deferred tax assets.

comprises purchases of property (less specific disposals where there is an obligation 
to repurchase), plant and equipment and intangible assets (excluding purchases 
of emissions units), net purchases of livestock, and includes amounts relating to 
disposal groups held for sale.

comprises capital expenditure plus right-of-use asset additions and business 
acquisitions, including equity contributions, long-term advances, and investments.

the channel of branded consumer products, such as powders, yoghurts, milk, 
butter and cheese.

Continuing operations

means operations of the Group that are not discontinued operations.

represents the Ingredients, Foodservice and Consumer channels in Africa, Middle 
East, Europe, North Asia and Americas.

represents the Ingredients, Foodservice and Consumer channels in New Zealand, 
Australia, Pacific Islands, South East Asia and South Asia.

Custodian

Debt to EBITDA

is used to indicate that a measure or sub-total excludes amounts attributable to 
non-controlling interests.

DIRA

means the Fonterra Farmer Custodian, which is the legal holder of the shares in 
respect of which economic rights are held for the Fund.

is adjusted net debt divided by Total Group normalised earnings before interest, tax, 
depreciation and amortisation (Total Group normalised EBITDA) excluding share of 
profit/loss of equity accounted investees and net foreign exchange gains/losses.

means the Dairy Industry Restructuring Act 2001, which authorised Fonterra’s 
formation and regulates its activities, subsequent amendments to the Act, and the 
Dairy Industry Restructuring (Raw Milk) Regulations 2012.

is a 13-month rolling average of capital employed.

Discontinued operations means a component of the Group that is classified as held for sale (or has been 

Bulk liquids

means bulk raw milk that has not been processed and bulk separated cream.

Business growth capital 
expenditure

covers investments to drive business expansion or improvement toward our 
strategy, and generate incremental revenue.

sold) and represents, or is part of a single co-ordinated plan to dispose of, a separate 
major line of business or geographical area of operations, or is a subsidiary acquired 
exclusively with a view to resale.

Dividend yield

is dividends (per share) divided by volume weighted average share price for the 
period 1 August to 31 July.

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DEFINITION

Earnings before interest 
and tax (EBIT)

Earnings before interest, 
tax, depreciation and 
amortisation (EBITDA)

Earnings per share (EPS)

is profit before net finance costs and tax.

is profit before net finance costs, tax, depreciation and amortisation.

is profit after tax attributable to equity holders of the Co-operative divided by the 
weighted average number of shares on issue for the period.

EBIT margin

is EBIT divided by revenue from sale of goods.

EBITDA margin

is EBITDA divided by revenue from sale of goods.

Economic rights

Essential capital 
expenditure

Farmgate Milk Price

means the rights to receive dividends and other economic benefits derived from a 
share, as well as other rights derived from owning a share.

covers investments to maintain the capability of our existing assets from risk 
management, legislation/regulation commitments, business continuity and capital 
replacement, as well as projects that drive the Co-operative sustainability targets

means the average price paid by Fonterra for each kilogram of milk solids (kgMS) 
supplied by Fonterra’s farmer shareholders under Fonterra’s standard terms 
of supply. The season refers to the 12-month milk season of 1 June to 31 May. 
The Farmgate Milk Price is set by the Board, based on the recommendation of the 
Milk Price Panel. In making that recommendation, the Panel provides assurance to 
the Board that the Farmgate Milk Price has been calculated in accordance with the 
Farmgate Milk Price Manual.

Fonterra's average NZD/
USD conversion rate

is the rate that Fonterra has converted net United States Dollar receipts into New 
Zealand Dollars including hedge cover in place.

Foodservice

represents the channel selling to businesses that cater for out-of-home 
consumption; restaurants, hotels, cafés, airports, catering companies etc. The focus 
is on customers such as; bakeries, cafés, Italian restaurants, and global quick-service 
restaurant chains. High performance dairy ingredients including whipping creams, 
mozzarella, cream cheese and butter sheets, are sold in alongside our business 
solutions under the Anchor Food Professionals brand.

TERMS

Free cash flow

DEFINITION

is the total of net cash flows from operating activities and net cash flows from 
investing activities.

Gearing ratio (Adjusted 
net debt)

is adjusted net debt divided by total capital. Total capital is equity excluding hedge 
reserves, plus adjusted net debt.

Global accounts

means large scale, multi-national/multi-region customers.

Global Dairy Trade (GDT) means the electronic auction platform that is used to sell commodity 

dairy products.

Greater China

represents the Ingredients, Foodservice and Consumer channels in Greater China, 
and the Falcon China Farms JV.

Gross margin

is gross profit divided by revenue from sale of goods.

Group Operations

Held for sale

Ingredients

comprises functions under the Chief Operating Office (COO) including New 
Zealand milk collection and processing operations and assets, supply chain, Group 
IT, Sustainability and Innovation; Fonterra Farm Source™ retail stores; and the 
Central Portfolio Management function (CPM).

an asset or disposal group is classified as held for sale if it is available for immediate 
sale in its present condition and its sale is highly probable. A disposal group 
is a group of assets and liabilities to be disposed of (by sale or otherwise) in a 
single transaction.

represents the channel comprising bulk and specialty dairy products such as milk 
powders, dairy fats, cheese and proteins manufactured in New Zealand, Australia, 
Europe and Latin America, or sourced through our global network, and sold to food 
producers and distributors.

kgMS

means kilograms of milk solids, the measure of the amount of fat and protein in the 
milk supplied to Fonterra.

Net debt

means adjusted net debt.

Net tangible assets per 
security

is net tangible assets divided by the number of equity instruments on issue. Net 
tangible assets is calculated as net assets less intangible assets.

Net working capital

is total trade and other receivables plus inventories, less trade and other payables. 
It excludes amounts owing to suppliers and employee entitlements.

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TERMS

DEFINITION

Non-reference products means all dairy products, except for reference commodity products manufactured 

Share Standard

in NZ.

Non-shareholding farm

means a farm where the owning entity is not entitled to hold shares in the Co-
operative. As an example, farms supplying MyMilk.

Normalisation 
adjustments

means adjustments made for certain transactions that meet the requirements of 
the Group’s Normalisation Policy. These transactions are typically unusual in size 
and nature. Normalisation adjustments are made to assist users in forming a view of 
the underlying performance of the business. Normalisation adjustments are set out 
in the Non-GAAP Measures section. Normalised is used to indicate that a measure 
or sub-total has been adjusted for the impacts of normalisation adjustments. E.g. 
‘Normalised EBIT’.

Shareholding farm

Total Group

Total pay-out

means the number of shares a farmer shareholder is required from time to time 
to hold as determined in accordance with the Constitution, currently being one 
share for each kilogram of milk solids obtainable from milk supplied (excluding milk 
supplied on contract supply) to Fonterra. For these purposes, milk supplied is based 
on a three season rolling average of a farm’s production.

means a farm where the owning entity of the farm has a minimum required 
shareholding of at least 1,000 shares in the Co-operative. This includes farms where 
the owning entity is in the process of sharing up on a Share Up Over Time contract. 

is used to indicate that a measure or sub-total comprises continuing operations, 
discontinued operations and noncontrolling interests. E.g. ‘Total Group EBIT’.

means the total cash payment per milk solid that is backed by a share, being the 
sum of the Farmgate Milk Price per kgMS and the dividend per share. 

Product channel

Fonterra has three product channels, Ingredients, Foodservice and Consumer. 

Profit after tax margin

is profit after tax attributable to equity holders of the Co-operative, divided by 
revenue from sale of goods.

Reference commodity 
products (also referred to 
as reference products)

means the commodity products used to calculate the Farmgate Milk Price, 
comprising Whole Milk Powder, Skim Milk Powder, Butter Milk Powder, Anhydrous 
Milk Fat and Butter.

Reported

Retentions

is used to indicate a sub-total or total is reported in the Group’s Financial 
Statements before normalisation adjustments. E.g. ‘Reported profit after tax’.

Means earnings per share, less dividend per share. Retentions are reported as nil 
where Fonterra has reported a net loss after tax.

Return on capital

is Total Group normalised EBIT including finance income on long-term advances less 
a notional tax charge, divided by average capital employed.

Season

New Zealand: A period of 12 months from 1 June to 31 May. 
Australia: A period of 12 months from 1 July to 30 June. 
Chile: A period of 12 months from 1 August to 31 July.

Tradeable shares 

represents shares on issue that are in excess of Aggregate minimum shareholding

Unallocated costs and 
eliminations

represents corporate costs including Co-operative Affairs and Group Functions; 
and any other costs that are not directly associated to the reporting segments; and 
eliminations of inter-segment transactions

Voucher

means a voucher provided to a farmer shareholder who transferred the economic 
rights of a supply backed share to the Fund, and which can be used to count 
towards a farmer shareholder's Share Standard.

WACC

means weighted average cost of capital.

Weighted average share 
price

represents the average price Fonterra Co-operative Group Limited shares traded at, 
weighted against the trading volume at each price over the reporting period.

Working capital days

is calculated as 13-month rolling average working capital divided by revenue from 
the sale of goods (excluding impact of derivative financial instruments) multiplied 
by the number of days in the period. The working capital days calculation excludes 
other receivables, prepayments, other payables and includes working capital 
classified as held for sale.

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FONTERRA BOARD 
OF DIRECTORS

Peter McBride
Clinton Dines 
Brent Goldsack 
Leonie Guiney 
Bruce Hassall 
Holly Kramer 
Andrew Macfarlane 
John Nicholls 
Cathy Quinn
Donna Smit 
Scott St John

FONTERRA 
MANAGEMENT TEAM

Miles Hurrell
Teh-Han Chow
Mike Cronin
Kate Daly
Komal Mistry-Mehta
Emma Parsons
Marc Rivers
Judith Swales
Fraser Whineray
Kelvin Wickham

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CAPITAL NOTES REGISTRY 

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