Fonterra

Summary

Fonterra is a cooperative^[1]. Fonterra ranks in the top 3% of cooperative entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (811 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Fonterra is in the country of New Zealand^[3].
• Fonterra is in the country of NZ^[4].
• Fonterra's instance of is recorded as cooperative^[5].
• Fonterra's instance of is recorded as public company^[6].
• Fonterra's headquarters location is recorded as Auckland^[7].
• Fonterra's child organization or unit is recorded as Fonterra (United States)^[8].
• Fonterra's Commons category is recorded as Fonterra^[9].
• Fonterra's stock exchange is recorded as New Zealand Exchange Ltd^[10].
• Fonterra's industry is recorded as dairying^[11].
• October 16, 2001 marks the founding of Fonterra^[12].
• 2001-10-16 marks the founding of Fonterra^[13].
• Fonterra's official website is recorded as http://www.fonterra.com^[14].
• Fonterra's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Fonterra^[15].
• Fonterra's product or material produced is recorded as milk^[16].
• Fonterra's product or material produced is recorded as cream cheese^[17].
• Fonterra's product or material produced is recorded as butter^[18].
• Fonterra's product or material produced is recorded as cheese^[19].
• Fonterra's product or material produced is recorded as yogurt^[20].
• Fonterra's product or material produced is recorded as ice cream^[21].
• Fonterra's phone number is recorded as +64-9-374-9000^[22].
• Fonterra's replaces is recorded as New Zealand Dairy Board^[23].
• Fonterra's replaces is recorded as Kiwi Co-operative Dairies^[24].
• Fonterra's replaces is recorded as New Zealand Dairy Group^[25].
• Fonterra's legal form is recorded as Q130295576^[26].
• Fonterra's legal form is recorded as Z6ZU^[27].

Product Details

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GLEIF Golden Copy — Level 1 entity data

• Legal Entity Identifier (LEI): 549300NCQQ9E4O5JX172^[28]

• Registered legal name: Fonterra Co-Operative Group Limited^[29]

• Legal jurisdiction: NZ^[30]

• GLEIF entity category: GENERAL^[31]

• Legal form (ISO 20275 ELF): Z6ZU^[32]

• Entity status: ACTIVE^[33]

• LEI registration status: ISSUED^[34]

• Entity created: 2001-10-16^[35]

• LEI first registered: 2016-12-22^[36]

• LEI last updated: 2025-05-27^[37]

• LEI next renewal: 2026-06-27^[38]

• Managing LOU: 213800WAVVOPS85N2205^[39]

• Registration authority: RA000466^[40]

• Authority entity ID: 1166320^[41]

• Conformity flag: CONFORMING^[42]

Body

Founding

Recorded inception include October 16, 2001^[12] and 2001-10-16^[13].

Operations

Fonterra's headquarters location is recorded as Auckland^[7]. Fonterra's child organization or unit is recorded as Fonterra (United States)^[8].

Industry

Fonterra's industry is recorded as dairying^[11].

Ownership

Fonterra's stock exchange is recorded as New Zealand Exchange Ltd^[10]. Products include milk^[16], cream cheese^[17], butter^[18], cheese^[19], yogurt^[20], and ice cream^[21].

Why It Matters

Fonterra ranks in the top 3% of cooperative entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (811 views/month).^[2] Fonterra has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[43] Fonterra is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[44]