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Meadow Fresh
New Zealand dairy brand
Meadow Fresh is a New Zealand dairy brand. It is owned by Goodman Fielder. The modern brand came into being as the result of a brand swap in September 2005 between Dairy Foods, owned by Graeme Hart, and New Zealand Milk, owned by Fonterra.[1]
The two companies that emerged from the swap were:
- Fonterra Brands New Zealand Limited, owned by Fonterra.
- Mainland Products Limited, (which had existed since 1954 and became Meadow Fresh from 31 October 2005), owned by Dairy Foods, which was still owned initially by Graeme Hart.
Dairy Foods was subsequently sold to Goodman Fielder in connection with the IPO of that company. On 3 July 2006, Dairy Foods, Top Hat Convenience Foods, and Goodman Fielder New Zealand amalgamated to become Goodman Fielder New Zealand.