Mainland Cheese if owned by a co-operative owned by how many New Zealand farmers?
Mainland (cheese) Mainland Cheese is a brand of cheese now owned by Fonterra Co-operative Group that is sold throughout Australasia and parts of the Americas. It began as a family business in the South Island of New Zealand (which is jocularly known as the "mainland" of New Zealand because it is larger than the North Island).
Kiwifruit industry in New Zealand Often misnamed "kiwi", the kiwifruit is a major horticultural export earner in New Zealand. New Zealand developed the first commercially viable kiwifruit and developed the export markets, creating the demand for the fruit that exists today. Today New Zealand is the third largest kiwifruit producing country, next to China and Italy, and holds approximately 30% of the market share. In the 2008-2009 season the value of New Zealand kiwifruit exports was NZ$1.45 billion.