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Fonterra sells Consumer business to Lactalis for $3.8b

Shareholders to receive capital return of $2 a share when deal completes next year.

Fonterra's consumer brands including Anchor are included in the sale.

NBR Staff Fri, 22 Aug 2025

Fonterra’s farmer shareholders will get a bumper tax free capital return of $2 a share under a mega deal announced this morning to sell the co-op’s Consumer businesses to Lactalis for $3.845 billion.

The sale price could be increased by $375 million from the inclusion of licences for Bega

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