Dairy Goat Co-operative plans expansion into China and United States
Monday 5 October 2026 · 3 outlets · 2 reports · updated 
The Dairy Goat Co-operative is targeting new markets in China and the United States through a partnership with Chicago-based AGR Partners. The co-operative, which employs 240 people in Hamilton, has 55 farmer shareholders located in Waikato and Taranaki.
Key facts
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- The Dairy Goat Co-operative has 55 farmer shareholders in Waikato and Taranaki
- The company employs 240 people at its Hamilton manufacturing base
- DGC pioneered goat milk infant formula in the late 1980s and early 1990s
- The co-operative has traded with Taiwan since 1989
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The Dairy Goat Co-operative (DGC) plans to expand its goat milk infant formula into the United States and China. To support this, the co-operative has formed a new partnership with Chicago-based AGR partners for its niche products. The financial value of this agreement is commercially sensitive.
Chief executive Alastair Hulbert stated that entering these specific markets is expensive and the capital will allow for faster growth without reducing farmer returns. Hulbert noted that a key requirement for the capital injection was maintaining the existing co-operative structure.
The DGC, which produces Capricare formula, employs 240 people at its manufacturing site in Hamilton. The co-operative consists of 55 farmer shareholders located in Taranaki and Waikato.
The company claims its goat milk formula is easier to digest and may prevent eczema in infants. Clinical research is currently being conducted by LMU in Munich, which is tracking 2300 babies from birth to five years of age.
Compiled from reports by Waikato Times and NZ Herald.