Tatua Dairy Company

The Tatua Co-operative Dairy Company Limited

Company type| Cooperative
Industry| Food Manufacturing, Dairy
Founded| 1914 (1914)
Headquarters|

Tatuanui, Morrinsville

New Zealand

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

Number of employees

| 400
Website| 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.[1]

## Independence

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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.[2]

## See also

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* Dairy farming in New Zealand

## Organisational Memberships

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* New Zealand Co-operatives Association (Inc) https://nz.coop/
* Dairy Companies Association of New Zealand (DCANZ) https://dcanz.com/

## References

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1. ^ "Specialised Dairy Ingredients & Foods Leader". Tatua. Archived from the original on 16 June 2016. Retrieved 17 September 2018.
2. ^ "Tatua's payout forecast at $7.50". Waikato Times. 25 April 2008. Archived from the original on 14 June 2011. Retrieved 13 October 2010.

## External links

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* Official website