Synlait Milk grew fast on one customer, borrowed for a plant it could not fill and needed its Chinese shareholder to survive.
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New Zealand Dairy & Agribusiness
Fonterra, Zespri, a2 Milk, the red-meat co-operatives and Synlait: how New Zealand’s farm exporters are owned, financed and sold to the world.
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- Updated Oct 4, 2026
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