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Date: Thursday 11th November 2010
Time: Please note the tour timing has changed to 0720 – 1330
Coach departs from opposite SKYCITY entrance - Federal St.
Cost: NZ$97.50 per person including GST at 15%
( includes transport )
Transport: Return transport from SkyCity Hotel Auckland
Minimum No: 19 passengers

Fonterra Brands (Tip Top) Ltd
Tour Highlights
Founded in 1936 in a small ice cream parlour in NZ’s capital city, Wellington, Tip Top grew rapidly and now produces approximately 50 million litres of ice cream each year and exports to Australia, Malaysia, Pacific Islands, China and the Carribean. The demand for ice cream is growing strongly and Tip Top is NZ leading ice cream company, famous for its wide range of delicious products and its rich, creamy flavour. A combination of quality milk, product development, technical support and manufacturing technology allows Tip Top to produce world class ice cream.

Tour Details
Tip Top overview presentation
Factory viewing
Include visit to innovation and product development centre
Ice cream product tasting

Fonterra Brands (NZ), Takanini
Tour Highlights
Fonterra Brands along with Tip Top are the consumer products divisions of Fonterra in NZ. The Takanini site is the main Manufacturing site for FBNZ and market leader across all Dairy categories in NZ. The site process approximately 16 to 19 million litres of milk a month. The production is broken down into three main plants: Food, Beverages, and UHT products.

As well as supplying products to the NZ market FBNZ also export consumer products overseas. The site at Takanini is also the Head Office for FBNZ.

Tour Details
Site overview for presentation and consumer brands made at Takanini
Plant tours through beverages and cultured foods division
Product tasting.

Amcor Flexibles – Albany



Tour Highlights
Amcor Flexibles Albany has manufactured complex film structures for the dairy industry for the past 25 years. The Albany site manufactures specialty co extruded barrier films for dairy customers around the globe and it is apart of one of the largest speciality packaging company’s in the world. The Amcor Flexibles Albany plant is focussed on supporting the international dairy market through the manufacture of it unique co-extruded films. Visit this plant for the latest in film extrusion technology and experience Amcor‘s strong commitment to achieving the highest standards of quality in the manufacture, handling and service of flexible packaging.

Tour Details
Receive company overview and presentation about Amcor
Tour through the manufacturing facility and see state of the art barrier films being manufactured and converted
Note you will be entering red line clothing and boot exchanges
Q&A, view product samples
Includes lunch