Tatua Dairy Company
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2025}}
{{Use New Zealand English|date=August 2015}}
{{Infobox company
| name = The Tatua Co-operative Dairy Company Limited
|logo = Tatua dairy logo.png
| logo_size = 200
| type = Cooperative
| foundation = {{Start date|1914}}
| location_city = Tatuanui, Morrinsville
| location_country = New Zealand
| industry = Food Manufacturing, Dairy
| num_employees = 400
| products = Specialised dairy ingredients and dairy foods including, nutritional ingredients, flavours, bionutrients, consumer and foodservice dairy products and bulk ingredients.
| revenue = NZ$535 million
| members = 101 shareholder farms
| homepage = {{URL|https://www.tatua.com/|tatua.com}}
}}
The Tatua Co-operative Dairy Company Ltd, trading as Tatua, is an independent co-operative dairy company in the Matamata-Piako District of the Waikato Region, in the North Island of New Zealand. It is located in the rural locality of Tatuanui, approximately 8 kilometres east of Morrinsville. The co-operative is owned by 101 shareholder farms, all located within a 12 kilometre radius of the processing factory.{{cite web |url=http://www.tatua.com/home/Tatua-Corporate |title=Specialised Dairy Ingredients & Foods Leader |publisher=Tatua |accessdate=2018-09-17 |archive-date=16 June 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160616175735/http://www.tatua.com/home/Tatua-Corporate |url-status=live }}
Independence
The co-operative has maintained a strong independent history within the New Zealand dairy industry. In the 2001 mega-merger for the New Zealand dairy industry – which formed Fonterra – Tatua shareholders decided to remain independent. Given that New Zealand had over 500 dairy co-operatives in the 1930s, Tatua is unique in that it is the only New Zealand dairy co-operative remaining that has never been part of any merger throughout its history.{{cite news|url=http://www.stuff.co.nz/waikato-times/farming/382560|title=Tatua's payout forecast at $7.50|date=25 April 2008|work=Waikato Times|accessdate=13 October 2010|archive-date=14 June 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110614012427/http://www.stuff.co.nz/waikato-times/farming/382560|url-status=live}}
See also
Organisational Memberships
- New Zealand Co-operatives Association (Inc) https://nz.coop/
- Dairy Companies Association of New Zealand (DCANZ) https://dcanz.com/
References
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External links
- {{Official website|https://www.tatua.com/}}