Manawatū Co-Operative Diary Company Limited, Longburn

Description

The Manawatū Co-operative Dairy Company Ltd was established in 1960 following the merger of the Awahuri and Rongotea Co-Operative Dairy Companies. To cope with the enlarged intake of milk and cream a continuous butter making system was planned and a new butter factory was opened in 1968. At the time, it was the third largest dairy co-operative in New Zealand, having an ultimate capacity of 20,000 tons of butter a year, a whole milk capacity of 3000, 000 gallons of milk daily and production value of $11,000,000 annually. This booklet lists the Board of Directors, provides and history of the company, details the new continuous butter making system, and gives an overview of the facility.

Identification

Relation

A175-185

Date

circa 1968

Digitisation id

2019Pa_A175-185_028467_001

Format

Paper

Held in

Research File