Brian Gaynor
Columnist
Brian Gaynor is an investment columnist.
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Brian Gaynor: Numbers reveal the scale of Fonterra's failure
Focus on milk price and dividends is key to co-op's poor performance.
Gaynor: Fonterra needs to get out of its rut
COMMENT: Flawed from the beginning, Fonterra must now adopt a new structure.
Brian Gaynor: Should Fonterra list before it's too late?
COMMENT: Westland's pending sale to foreign buyer should be warning to industry.
Comment: Fonterra needs radical reform
When will NZ dairy farmers wake up and realise that Fonterra needs a massive shake-up?
Gaynor: A2 takes flight as Fletcher plummets
COMMENT: Company boards need people with the right skills in order to succeed.
Brian Gaynor: Focused a2 shows how it's done, who's next?
COMMENT: Successful companies are all about strategy and execution and a2 has excelled.
Challenging times in the food business
COMMENT: Veritas hasn't been able to capitalise on today's consumer trends.
Changing tastes feed food frenzy
COMMENT: Changing consumer tastes make this a great time for food businesses.
Cannabis stocks an easy high
COMMENT: When will New Zealand join the world with listed marijuana stocks?
Brian Gaynor: Dairy a rare downer in solid six months
The NZX reporting season clearly demonstrates that the domestic corporate sector is in good shape, writes Brian Gaynor.
Brian Gaynor: NZ's dairy giant deeper in debt
Fonterra's total borrowings now more than $7.5 billion, writes Brian Gaynor.
Brian Gaynor: It's takeover time and China is ready
Maling's proposal to acquire 50% of Silver Fern Farms reaffirms that Chinese investors are interested in New Zealand's rural and food-based assets.
Fonterra gets out of the big smoke
Having its main office in Auckland is a big part of the dairy giant's problem, writes Brian Gaynor.
Brian Gaynor: IPO puts spotlight on Aussie dairy sector
Trust set-up raises issue of whether farmer shareholder and external investor interests in Fonterra are fully aligned.
Brian Gaynor: Petrol price still too high
The sharp decline in oil and dairy prices could have a huge impact on the domestic economy as the former is our largest import item and the latter our biggest export earner.
Brian Gaynor: Added value only sensible way to develop
The dairy industry and Fonterra have a long, long way to go before they reach their full potential, writes Brian Gaynor. The dairy sector should be more focused on added-value products.
Brian Gaynor: A lesson we shouldn't have to learn again
We don't have to sell the farm to the Chinese.