Westland's Hokitika factory will get two new churning machines from Germany giving the dairy company greater production flexibility. Westland Milk Products plans to spend $40 million to upgrade its Hokitika factory in a bid to double production of its consumer butter brand Westgold to 42,000 tonnes a year. The plan had been five years in the making, backed by new owner, global dairy giant Yili. STUFF Westland Milk Products aims to build a $26 million, 800-metre ocean outfall, which it says the local council could use to replace its old pipe that discharges onto the beach. supplied Westland Milk Company plans to double production of Westgold butter to 42,000 tonnes a year.

Source: Stuff March 24, 2021 00:14 UTC