A group of European skin care and supplement wholesalers, which covers all 52 European countries, has bought shares in NZ Extracts writes Scott Hammond in the MarlboroughExpress. 

Synlait (NZX: SML; ASX: SM1) Palmerston North was officially opened today by Massey University’s Vice Chancellor and the Mayor of Palmerston North.

New Zealand’s two-way trade with China increased more than three-fold in the past decade, Stats NZ said today. It climbed from $8.6 billion in 2007 to $26.1 billion in the December 2017 calendar year.

President Trump has finally done it. After nearly a year of threatening to upend global trade, he has announced sweeping tariffs on steel and aluminum writes Heather Long in The Washington Post.

Fonterra Ventures has entered into its first strategic partnership, teaming up with German active nutrition start-up foodspring® through an investment in its parent company, Goodminton AG.

University of Canterbury Centre for Entrepreneurship student Oliver Hunt has won the $100,000 award from the Dream Believe Succeed Foundation.

Motorcycle giant Harley-Davidson is now a stakeholder in Alta Motors, the electric motorcycle and light vehicle EV drivetrain maker based in Brisbane, California. Harley-Davidson and Alta made the investment public today, and also announced that Alta Motors will collaborate with the legendary motorbike maker on building future electric motorcycles as part of the deal.

Registrations have now opened for National Manufacturing Week (NMW), Australia’s largest manufacturing showcase, which will be held from 9–11 May 2018 in Sydney report Manufacturers'Monthly.

CCEP (Coca-Cola European Partners)  have  unveiled a new design for Diet Coke as part of a brand refresh writes Tony Corbin for Packaging News.  Part of a brand refresh, the new pack design coincides with the arrival of bold new flavours and is supported by a £10m advertising campaign.