Dairy Link Ltd was established in 2010 by Earl Rattray, drawing on his deep dairy industry experience and international networks to provide specialist dairy industry insight and analysis for selected local and international clients.
Since inception, Dairy Link has supported clients across multiple geographies, including New Zealand, Australia, Southeast Asia, India, China, Latin America and Europe. The firm’s client base includes government agencies, dairy processors, dairy traders, farming investors and lenders.
Dairy Link has maintained a long-standing association with Gira, the Geneva-based strategic food consultancy, providing comprehensive analysis of key developments and supply-and-demand metrics relevant to Oceania and Southeast Asian dairy markets.
Founder
Earl Rattray is a veteran of the New Zealand dairy industry with experience spanning active farming, industry governance and international advisory roles.
He was a founding Board member of Fonterra Co-operative Group, serving through the co-operative’s formative years, and previously served as Chairman of the New Zealand Dairy Companies Association.
Earl retains interests in dairy farming businesses in New Zealand, the United States, Chile and India, and currently serves as a non-executive director of several New Zealand companies operating in agribusiness, biotechnology and wholesaling.
He is a Fellow of both the Institute of Primary Industry Management (New Zealand) and the Institute of Directors in New Zealand.