The a2 Milk Co Ltd
A2M
Company Profile
Business description
A2 Milk is a New Zealand licensor and marketer of fresh milk, infant formula, and other dairy products that lack the A1 beta-casein protein. The firm was founded in 2000 by Corran McLachlan, who developed a genetic test to determine which proteins a cow produces in its milk, and business partner Howard Paterson. The company has been through a tumultuous history of receivership, legal battles, and strategic shifts, but emerged in its current structure in 2006 and listed publicly in March 2013.
Contact
51 Shortland Street
Level 10
AucklandNTL1010
NZLSector
Consumer Defensive
Stock type
Defensive
Industry
Packaged Foods
Fiscal Year End
30 June 2026
Employees
377
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