China’s biggest dairy company – like its fellow Inner Mongolian rival Mengniu – has been plagued by food safety issues that are common in China. Earlier this year, China’s consumer quality regulator found an “unusual amount” of mercury in some of its baby formula. The General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine said that the mercury, a metallic element …

Fonterra’s legal brief told the Commerce Commission five months ago that the Inner Mongolian company was in talks to buy Oceania Dairy. Chapman Tripp’s Grant David spot-lighted the Yili talks when he tried to convince the commission that Fonterra should be allowed to buy NZ Dairies. Fonterra had become aware of further competition in the industry, he noted.  “Over the …

Having been involved both directly and on the periphery of many trade negotiations over the past couple of decades, it is always intriguing to ferret around in the background to ascertain who is seeking to influence the process.? Who are the well-funded, ever present lobbyists with distinct commercial positions and a desire to advance their agenda at any cost?? Who …