In Sri Lanka, Fonterra is focusing on enriching livelihoods in dairying communities through sustainable long-term initiatives. This work is aligned to their purpose of creating a healthier and happier nation. For 20 years Fonterra have been working to help uplift the local dairy industry and in 2014 launched a pioneering dairy development programme. Through this programme, they have worked towards providing sustainable solutions covering local processing and infrastructure upgrades, farmer training and development and grass roots community initiatives.

Today Fonterra collects fresh milk from 4,000 Sri Lankan farmers and use this milk to produce Anchor Newdale and Anchor products.

In the 1970s we began selling bulk dairy ingredients in the country. Anchor branded milk powder quickly became a hit, and was followed by the opening of local processing sites. In the mid-1990s, Anchor launched Anchor Newdale ? a fresh dairy range including milk, flavoured milk, yoghurt and curd that uses milk sourced from Sri Lankan farmers. Anchor Newdale dairy products are now a leading choice for Sri Lankan families. Today Anchor offer a wide range of dairy solutions, from a variety of milk powders to fresh dairy products, allowing us to cater to a broad spectrum of Sri Lankans ? from mothers and children, to chefs and restaurants.

Fonterra owners of Anchor have been providing high-quality dairy products to people across Sri Lanka for 40 years. As a dairy co-operative from New Zealand, we?re committed to bringing our generations of expertise to Sri Lanka, working hand-in-hand with local farmers, communities and other partners to create a thriving local dairy industry.

Fonterra, owners of the brand Anchor manufacture their products in Biyagama, at our state-of-the-art powder and liquid plants. The powder plant packs over 475,000 packs of milk powder every day, including some of Sri Lanka?s favourite dairy brands Anchor, Ratthi, Anlene and Anchor Pedia Pro. The liquid plant processes about 40,000 litres of local milk every day, turning it into fresh dairy products for the Anchor and Anchor Newdale brands, including UHT milk, flavoured milk, set yoghurt, stirred yoghurt and curd.

Anchor brand is owned by Fonterra. Fonterra is a global dairy nutrition company owned by 10,000 New Zealand farmers. For over a century, we?ve been collecting and unlocking the goodness of milk, and today, we share it with over 1 billion people around the world.