A plant-based alternative milk factory was initially planned for Southland, then it was revealed it was heading to Canterbury, and now it appears it won't happen at all.
In the words of Winston Churchill never has so much been done by so many and so much money been spent to achieve so little.
Surely now its time to boot the chairman of Great South into touch and get someone in the position who is genuinely interested in working for the people of Southland.
Great South has become an echo chamber where ideas bounce around but never come to rest and that has a lot to do with the people who should be acting on behalf of the funders who never seem to be able to understand the idea of outcome investing.
In the meantime someone should be considering whether this factory could be build with investment from the people of Southland. I for one would be prepared to invest into what has to be one of the best new industries to be talked about in the south for many years and I am sure many other people would love to get on board with something that brings economic growth to the south.
What a missed opportunity. This offered more agricultural jobs for a struggling province. A place with only a couple main industries, and a place which had previously suffered a decline in population.
By investing and making agriculture more diversified, it helped existing oat growers. It helped with more jobs, more roles, more growth.
“It was initially planned to develop the factory in Makarewa, on the outskirts of Invercargill.
The factory was tipped to create 100-plus jobs in Southland through the construction phase and 70-plus skilled jobs thereafter.”
It was a great thing, and I loved following updates over the years.
I had an interview with one of the project leaders way back in 2012
In the words of Winston Churchill never has so much been done by so many and so much money been spent to achieve so little.
Surely now its time to boot the chairman of Great South into touch and get someone in the position who is genuinely interested in working for the people of Southland.
Great South has become an echo chamber where ideas bounce around but never come to rest and that has a lot to do with the people who should be acting on behalf of the funders who never seem to be able to understand the idea of outcome investing.
In the meantime someone should be considering whether this factory could be build with investment from the people of Southland. I for one would be prepared to invest into what has to be one of the best new industries to be talked about in the south for many years and I am sure many other people would love to get on board with something that brings economic growth to the south.
Flawed business plan from the start?
What a missed opportunity. This offered more agricultural jobs for a struggling province. A place with only a couple main industries, and a place which had previously suffered a decline in population.
By investing and making agriculture more diversified, it helped existing oat growers. It helped with more jobs, more roles, more growth.
“It was initially planned to develop the factory in Makarewa, on the outskirts of Invercargill.
The factory was tipped to create 100-plus jobs in Southland through the construction phase and 70-plus skilled jobs thereafter.”
It was a great thing, and I loved following updates over the years.
I had an interview with one of the project leaders way back in 2012
http://www.coexisting.co.nz/2012/07/interview-with-venture-southlands.html
I've been buying the oatmilk while waiting for it to be made in Southland. I won't bother anymore.