date:Jul 03, 2014
New Zealand's Fonterra Dairy Co-operative plans to procure a key ingredient used in infant milk formula from Britain's Dairy Crest, a person familiar with the matter said, in a move that will allow it to cut production of low-margin cheese.
The agreement to purchase demineralised whey will also help the world's largest dairy exporter boost infant formula shipments to China after it was banned from exporting whey products there in the wake of a food safety scare last year.
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