Meadow Fresh is a New Zealand dairy brand. It is owned by
Goodman Fielder
Goodman Fielder is a joint Hong Kong/Singapore-owned manufacturer, marketer and distributor of bread, small goods, dairy products, margarine, oil, dressings and various food ingredients. Its main operations are in New Zealand, Australia, Fiji, ...
. The modern brand came into being as the result of a brand swap in September 2005 between Dairy Foods, owned by
Graeme Hart
Graeme Richard Hart (born 1955) is a New Zealand billionaire businessman and the country's wealthiest person.[Fonterra
Fonterra Co-operative Group Limited is a New Zealand multinational publicly traded dairy co-operative owned by around 9,000 New Zealand farmers. The company is responsible for approximately 30% of the world's dairy exports and with revenue exce ...](_blank)
.
The two companies that emerged from the swap were:
*
Fonterra Brands New Zealand Limited, owned by
Fonterra
Fonterra Co-operative Group Limited is a New Zealand multinational publicly traded dairy co-operative owned by around 9,000 New Zealand farmers. The company is responsible for approximately 30% of the world's dairy exports and with revenue exce ...
.
* Mainland Products Limited, (which became Meadow Fresh from 31 October 2005), owned initially by
Graeme Hart
Graeme Richard Hart (born 1955) is a New Zealand billionaire businessman and the country's wealthiest person.[Goodman Fielder
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in connection with the IPO of that company. On 3 July 2006, Meadow Fresh, Top Hat Convenience Foods, and Goodman Fielder New Zealand amalgamated to become
Goodman Fielder New Zealand.
Meadow Fresh NZ Ltd
Meadow Fresh manufactures and distributes dairy products under these brands
*Meadow Fresh (fresh and
UHT
Ultra-high temperature processing (UHT), ultra-heat treatment, or ultra-pasteurization is a food processing technology that sterilizes liquid food by heating it above – the temperature required to kill bacterial endospores – for 2 ...
milk);
*Meadow Fresh Yoghurt;
*Tararua Cultured;
*Bouton D'Or, Chesdale, Ornelle, Puhoi Valley Cheese
Meadow Fresh also have distribution arrangements for Fonterra Brands products through its Route Food Service.
Glass milk bottles
Meadow Fresh was the last company in New Zealand to market milk in glass bottles. On 30 November 2005, production of glass bottled milk at their
Christchurch
Christchurch ( ; mi, Ōtautahi) is the largest city in the South Island of New Zealand and the seat of the Canterbury Region. Christchurch lies on the South Island's east coast, just north of Banks Peninsula on Pegasus Bay. The Avon River / ...
production plant ceased, ending this era.
Distribution
*Meadow Fresh outsource a fleet of chilled linehaul trucks to distribute products to supermarkets, milk deliverers and route trade vans.
*Meadow Fresh "Milkies" distribute fresh milk to some homes and businesses throughout New Zealand.
*Meadow Fresh route trade salespeople distribute the company's products via a network of chiller trucks.
Production
The company has factories as follows:
*Blenheim Road, Christchurch, (Milk and Beverages)
*Longburn, Palmerston North (Milk, Cultured Foods)
*Puhoi Valley (Specialty Cheese)
and has procurement rights for cheese at
*Eltham, Taranaki (Block Cheddar)
References
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External links
Official website
Dairy products companies of New Zealand
New Zealand brands
Goodman Fielder brands