Born from the land,
built by farmers
Fonterra Cooperative was born from a simple but powerful idea — that dairy farmers, working together, could achieve far more than any one of them could alone. Since the 1870s, our farming families across New Zealand and Australia have lived by this belief.
Today, we are one of the world's largest dairy companies — but at our heart, we remain exactly what we have always been: a cooperative owned and driven by the farmers who milk their cows every single day.
"Our farmers don't just supply milk — they are the owners, the decision-makers, and the future of Fonterra Cooperative."
— Fonterra Cooperative, Est. 1870s