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"Not a free ticket": Work still to do as A2 approved to sell into China

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Newstalk ZB,
Publish Date
Tue, 23 Jun 2026, 10:38am
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There’s a view A2 Milk still has work to do as the company wins regulatory approval to sell infant formula into China. 

It'll be made at its plant in northern Waikato's Pōkeno – bought from Chinese company Yashili late last year.  

The company's also pressing on with a $300 million special dividend for shareholders. 

Shareholders Association CEO Oliver Mander told Ryan Bridge this doesn't guarantee A2 sales, so what it does now will be key. 

He says this gives it two more product lines to sell into China, so it'll likely be focusing on marketing. 

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