date:Aug 23, 2013
Dairy giant Fonterra has temporarily closed its operations in Sri Lanka, including its plants and office, due to the unstable situation in the country.
This move of the company is to protect its people and farmer shareholders' assets from the protests of a government-allied group.
The dairy co-operative has faced protests from a government-allied group on 22 August 2013 in Columbo, demanding it to respect the court order and withdraw its contaminated milk products from the market, reported nzh