Murray Goulburn Co-operative Co Ltd
17 November, 2010
10.00am - 1.00pm
Cobram
$121 incl GST
COMPANY INFORMATION
Wholly owned by diary farmers since 1950 Murray Goulburn Co-operative is the largest Australian milk producer and one of Victoria’s great manufacturers. With revenue in excess of $2.4 billion in 2008/09 the company owns major dairy brands such as Devondale, which has doubled its sales since 2000 to over $200 million per annum. Trading nationally and with export sales peaking $1.4 billion in 2007/08 the company places innovation and operational excellence central to its activities. With a product development strategy that sees an increasing amount of milk turned into value-added products farm-gate returns continue to be lifted for its 2,500 supplier-shareholders.
Ethically principled, the company drives a wide range of sustainability initiatives looking at process improvement, leadership and farm stewardship from farm to factory. Energy and water usage and management is also on the agenda with facilities now using lower cost, lower-emissions fuels and recycled water respectively.
LEARN ABOUT
•Australia’s largest milk producer
•Entrepreneurship central to activities
•Value-added innovation
•Farm to factory stewardship
•Focused on energy and water sustainable
Wholly owned by diary farmers since 1950 Murray Goulburn Co-operative is the largest Australian milk producer and one of Victoria’s great manufacturers. With revenue in excess of $2.4 billion in 2008/09 the company owns major dairy brands such as Devondale, which has doubled its sales since 2000 to over $200 million per annum. Trading nationally and with export sales peaking $1.4 billion in 2007/08 the company places innovation and operational excellence central to its activities. With a product development strategy that sees an increasing amount of milk turned into value-added products farm-gate returns continue to be lifted for its 2,500 supplier-shareholders.
Ethically principled, the company drives a wide range of sustainability initiatives looking at process improvement, leadership and farm stewardship from farm to factory. Energy and water usage and management is also on the agenda with facilities now using lower cost, lower-emissions fuels and recycled water respectively.
LEARN ABOUT
•Australia’s largest milk producer
•Entrepreneurship central to activities
•Value-added innovation
•Farm to factory stewardship
•Focused on energy and water sustainable
