Key Business & Activities
Beef Slaughtering and Processing

Certification

EFSIS Higher Level
Bord Bia Quality Assurance Scheme
FAS - Excellence Through  People
Grade A McDonalds Standard for Good Manufacturing Practice and Requirements for Beef Slaughtering and Deboning Plants

Company Profile

Dawn Meats Exports, home to the Dawn Group Headquarters, began processing in 1980.  Having built up a loyal supply base Dawn Meats Grannagh have a strong standing with the local farming community.  Along with this we have focussed our sales and market development on growth, customer satisfaction, correct meat specifications and service to give us a slaughter of over 65,000 cattle each year. 

Through an enthusiastic management team and their attention to detail we have built up a sales and distribution network though mainland Europe and the UK.  We have placed a strong emphasis on producing a premium article from our de-boning operation and have built up a blue chip customer network.  We have extensive experience in dealing with the main supermarket groups in both UK and EU.  Their exacting standards have instilled a tight discipline within the plant to all our customers.  Our management team has evolved over a number of years, combining the training of young graduates with an experienced backbone of senior management.

Our procurement team secure premium cattle in our area for all the different specific markets.  They are au fait with all the marketplace requirements procure the raw material necessary.  Then under a stringent management control of HACCP and Quality Assurance protocols our product passes through state of the art facilities to a modern vac pac chill for maturation and storage prior to despatch. 

All customer specifications are verified both visually and in written form to agreement of all concerned. Our prime beef products include fresh bone in quarters from top grade heifers, steers and young bulls; value added tied joints; vacuum packed primals; PAD trimmed beef and a wide range of fresh and frozen offals.

Key Business Activities:
Beef Slaughtering & Processing

Certification:
EFSIS, An Bord Bia (Irish Food Board) Quality Assurance Scheme

Company Profile:
Charleville Foods, acquired by the Dawn Meats Group in January 2004, is a beef slaughtering and processing plant. Located in Co. Cork, Charleville Foods' principal export markets include the U.K. and continental Europe.

The company's products include bone-in beef, vacuum packed primal, frozen boneless beef, multivac offals, diced and PAD beef.

Charleville Foods works in partnership with local farmers to promote premium quality assured beef ensuring the exacting demands of the marketplace are adhered to.

The young team at Charleville prides itself in the quality of their product. The company continually invests in recruitment, graduate training and ongoing training for all staff so its' customers who know the plant, procedures and people are confident their exacing butchering requirements and the integrity of the product they require, is in good hands.

The dedicated QA team works continuously to guarantee the highest standards using a HACCP control system. The plant is a member of An Bord Bia Quality Assurance Scheme and is EFSIS approved.

Key Business Activities:
Beef & Lamb slaughtering, processing and retail packing.

Certification:
EFSIS, An Bord Bia (Irish Food Board) Quality Assurance Scheme, Irish Quality Mark

Company Profile:
Dawn Country Meats (DCM) was acquired by the Dawn Group in July 1999 with plants in Ballyhaunis and Ballaghaderreen in the West of Ireland. DCM is a major supplier of retail packs and primal lamb and beef products to the Irish, UK and European retail and catering trade.

DCM works in partnership with local farmers to promote premium quality assured beef and lamb from the green pastures of the West of Ireland. Our unique location guarantees an all year round supply of beef and lamb of outstanding and consistent quality.

This is achieved through two unique schemes; the Dawn Farm Assured Beef Scheme (DFAB) and the Quality Lamb Partnership Programme which guarantee:-·

Suppliers with a premium for quality animals which meet the requirements of the above schemes.
Customers with quality and traceability to meet the highest standards required.
Our dedicated QA team works continuously to guarantee the highest standards using a HAACP control system. We are members of An Bord Bia Quality Assurance Scheme and are EFSIS approved. DCM has Irish Quality Association (IQA) approval.

Certification:

Higher Level EFSIS Standard
An Bord Bia Quality Asssurance Scheme
Certified Aberdeen Angus Approved
FAS  - FETAC Training
Department of Agriculture Food & Forestry Approved
Grade A Good Manufacturing Practice & Requirments for Beef Slaughter Houses and Deboning Plants

Company:

The Meadow Meats EU Profile approved abattoir and boning hall is strategically located in the home of the Irish Beef cattle finishing. This coupled with the fertile Irish midlands grassland ensures there is a year round availability of premium quality beef from specialist producers.

Meadow Meats work on the premise of developing partnerships with their customers in order to ensure weekly fulfilment of orders of consistent quality.  We are participants in the An Bord Bia Quality Assurance Scheme and actively encourage farmers to participate.  The processing facility and it's systems are Higher Level EFSIS approved since 2002 and have a dedicated Quality and Technical Department to maintain our food safety standards to the highest level. 

Our enthusiastic and experienced management team have evolved over a number of years, combining hands on experience and knowledge married with the influx of young graduates who have undergone our in house training scheme.

Through consistent ordering we have built up a regular supply of quality beef from yearlong partnerships with selected farmers. We process Certified Aberdeen Angus Cattle for bone in and boneless orders sold under the Black Angus Brand. We process top grade Heifers fed on feed not containing any Genetically Modified material and this is sold under our own MP Brand.

Our dedicated team work hard to ensure that the company's products fit the customer requirement after an agreed visual and written specification has been approved.  Our products from our prime beef include high quality bone in heifer, steer and young bull quarters; value added tied joints; vacuum packed primals; PAD trimmed beef; frozen boneless beef and a wide range of fresh, frozen offals and tripes. 

EU Plant Licence Number: 311

Carrolls Cross
Kilmacthomas
Co. Waterford

Tel: +353-51-295296
Fax: +353-51-295259
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Key Business Activities:
Sales & Distribution of Quality Irish Meats to Retail, Wholesale, and Catering Suppliers throughout Ireland

Company Profile:
Dawn Foods was established in 1980, as the dedicated Irish Sales & Distribution arm of Dawn Meats (Exports). Over the last 20 years Dawn Foods has enhanced it's reputation as the leading supplier of Quality Meats- Beef, Pork and Lamb to the Retail , Wholesale and Catering Trade, through rigorous adherence, to the highest standards of Food Quality and Service.

A recognised HACCP system is in place throughout our Group plants, which guarantees the integrity of our supply chain. Customers can be confident that this Total Quality System, which is audited by The Irish Food Board ( An Bord Bia ), consistently delivers the quality meats, which are the basis of most safe and wholesome meals.

Products are despatched from our plant in Carrolls Cross which is Bord Bia and EFSIS ( European Food Safety Inspection Service ) approved .Customers are serviced speedily and efficiently from our fleet of temperature controlled vehicles by our experienced and dedicated staff.

Carrolls Cross
Kilmacthomas
County Waterford
Ireland

Tel: +353-51-295295
Fax: +353-51-295249
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Key Business Activities:
Consumer Meat Products

Company Profile:
Acquired by the Dawn Group in 1999, Convenience Foods specialises in the manufacture and continued development of consistent top Quality Irish Beef Products. We are committed to working in tandem with our customers and suppliers, helping us to develop a winning texture, quality and taste which our customers have come to expect from such high Quality Products.

"Higher level certificate of conformity has been awarded to Convenience Foods against the requirements of the EFSIS standard for companies supplying food products. This certificate incorporates the requirements of the B.R.C standards."

It is the policy of Convenience Foods to be "market led" and "quality driven". The pursuit of quality is never ending hence the necessity for continuous improvement. Inherent in this policy is the recognition that quality is the responsibility of all company employees. This necessitates an awareness of quality, which will be achieved by an ongoing training and quality effort.

With increasing consumer consciousness regarding food safety and food quality, here at Convenience Foods only the finest raw materials are used in the manufacture of our Beef-burger products. We operate under a well-established HACCP system. All our Suppliers are approved by our Quality Assurance Department and are audited on a regular basis. Stringent quality control measures include screening and testing all raw materials physically, chemically and microbiologically prior to use in production. All finished product is passed for release by our Microbiological and Chemical Department and our Quality kitchen.

New Product Development is a critical area of growth and we constantly search for innovative ideas and new recipe generation. Our reputation in the Food Industry has afforded us a strong customer base with whom we constantly work to excel in all aspects of the business.

Through our extensive distribution network throughout Ireland, the UK, and Scandinavia, we insist on the very best service and quality to ensure complete satisfaction to the people that matter the most to us, the Customer. Convenience Foods have embraced the needs of our Customers and we endeavour to meet those requirements for the benefit of everybody involved.

Cross Hands Food Park
Cross Hands
Llanelli
Carmarthenshire
SA14 6RF,
Wales

Tel: +44-1269-846400
Fax: +44-1269-846402
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Key Business Activities:
Retail packer of fresh and added value meat products, both raw and cooked, for the major multiples and food service customers in the UK.

Certification:
EFSIS Higher Level Accreditation, ABM Labelling Scheme, Organic Licence, CLAS accredited on-site laboratory.

Awards:
N.V.Q Level 2

Company Profile:
Dawn Pac, through its highly motivated management team, has grown rapidly to become one of the largest specialist retail packing plants in the UK, with approved status from all the major multiples. Established in 1992, Dawn Pac uses state-of-the-art technology at its plant to pack a comprehensive range of meat products from four different animal species.

In 2004 Dawn Pac relocated to a new purpose built facility, in Cross Hands Food Park. This facility incorporates all the UK groups added value operations as well as a substantial retail packing area. In all the plant is 210,000 square feet in size and represents an investment of £35 million. Working in partnership with customers and suppliers has been a vital component of the company's rapid growth.

Committed to quality, the team is strongly focused on being the lowest cost retail packer in the marketplace, in addition to providing the highest level of customer service and quality of product. Dawn Pac has a substantial annual human resources budget devoted to the recruitment and on-going training of all it's management and staff with quality and customer satisfaction as the core elements of this scheme. It also invests significantly in new packaging and processing technologies to ensure highest quality output at highly competitive prices.

Working in partnership with customers and suppliers has been a vital component of the company's rapid growth.

Blakely Rd.,
Saltcoats,
Ayrshire,
KA21 5JQ 
Scotland

Tel: +44-1294-461921
Fax: +44-1294-470410
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Key Business Activities:
Scotch Beef Abattoir & Boning Hall

Certification:
EFSIS Higher Level Accreditation, Assured British Meat.
Soil Association Organic Standard
Investors in People

Company Profile:
A major supplier of prime Scottish beef to the marketplace, Highland Meats operates a state-of-the-art deboning and value-added facility purpose built in 1995.

This highly "customer aware" member of the Dawn Group places strong emphasis on providing complete traceability of its products "from farm to plate". It supplies fresh, boneless vacuum packed products to the leading multiples, with whom it works in close partnership. Quality is assured by a Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points (HACCP) system and a highly qualified QA team.

Highland Meats is committed to the consistent delivery of quality products at competitive prices.

Highland Meats is also the home of Caledonia Crown, an extra matured scotch beef brand, distributed to catering and retail butcher outlets across the UK.

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The Abattoir,
Lancaster Rd.,
Carnaby,
Bridlington
East Yorkshire
Y015 3QY
England.

Tel: +44-1262-670-251
Fax: +44-1262-607-746
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Key Business Activities:
Beef & Lamb Abattoir and Boning Plant

Certification:
EFSIS Higher Level Accreditation

Company Profile:
Dawn Carnaby situated in Yorkshire, England slaughters and packs both prime and organic 'British' beef and lamb.

As a key beef and lamb supplier to the leading retailers in the UK and exporter of lamb in both carcass and cut form, we ensure that only the best is good enough for our customers. Response time, service excellence and quality of product, on time, every time are our guarantees.

Utilising the latest in integrated technology the site provides complete traceability from "gate to plate".

This site was one of the first red meat plants to achieve 'Higher level EFSIS approval'.

Top quality and standards are assured embracing the HACCP control system (hazard analysis and critical control points) giving our customers the complete peace of mind they deserve.

On site both management and staff are actively involved in high quality training schemes. The management and staff at Carnaby pride themselves on their flexibility and customer focus.

Consistent quality of product and service provided at competitive prices will ensure Carnaby's and our customer's growth and development in this highly competitive industry.

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Meadow Lane
Cardington
Bedfordshire
MK44 3SB
England

Tel: +44-1234-838-322
Fax: +44-1234-832-967
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Key Business Activities:
Beef & Lamb Abattoir, Boning Hall, Retail Packing

Certification:
ABM Certification of Conformity, Farm Assurance, EFSIS Higher Level Accreditation, NEBS & NVQ Training

Company Profile:
Dawn Cardington is a well-established and highly successful beef and lamb abattoir and processing plant based in Bedfordshire, England - supplying retail and non-retail outlets. Distribution is covered by an in house fleet of temperature controlled vehicles supplying all national distribution depots.

All products are Farm Assured and by having the boning and abattoir operations on the one site assures excellent traceability and continuity of supply.

The experienced technical and commercial team work closely together to ensure customer satisfaction with commercially viable operations whilst meeting and exceeding customer demands.

Dawn Cardington is a founder group member of FABBL and is a member of FAWL with EFSIS higher level accreditation. In addition the Dawn Group are extremely pro-active in the development of personnel by offering the opportunity to attain industry recognised qualifications such as NVQ training and NEBS qualification.

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Main Office
Thremhall Park
Start Hill
Bishop’s Stortford
Herts CM22 7WE

Sales Office
South Tower
26 Elmfield road
Bromley
Kent BR1 1WA

Tel: +44-20-7511-2662
Fax: +44-20-7511-1489
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Key Business Activities:
Wholesale Importers & Exporters

Company Profile:
Dawn Meats (UK) is a wholesale and distribution unit operating from an E.U approved Coldstorage facility near London City Airport. The business markets Dawn Group products from factories in Ireland, Scotland, England & the EU to independent retail, wholesale, catering & foodservice customers.  Additionally an international trading team source products globally and import & export beef, lamb, pork & poultry.

This ensures that the widest range of high quality products are available at the most competitive prices.

Unit 65
Gravelly Industrial Park
Erdington
Brimingham
B24 8TQ
England.

Tel: +44-121-3268778
Fax: +44-121-3269299
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Key Business Activities:
Wholesale Sales & Distribution

Company Profile:
Dawn Midlands was incorporated in 1990 and is superbly located in the midst of one of the most densely populated regions of the UK. Operating from a fully approved EU coldstore and cutting facility. We specialise in the production of PAD products. We provide a high quality service and daily delivery, serving the wholesale, retail and catering trade. Servicing specialist niche markets, in particular the Chinese catering markets.

Quality Standards are ensured using the HACCP system.

Parc d'Activities "La Grange Barbier",
B.P.44
37250 Montbazon,
France

Tel: +33-247-269-898
Fax: +33-247-731-627
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Key Business Activites :
Sales, Marketing and Processing of Beef and Lamb products in bone-in, boneless and retail pack form.
Trading in frozen meat products on the French and European market.

Company Profile :
As part of the Dawn Group, Dawn Meats France is committed to meeting the highest standards of quality and service.
Our purpose built plant, constructed on a Greenfield site in Tours in 1993 is strategically located to respond to the exacting demands of our customers in France and throughout Europe.
In 2003, the plant was extended in order to develop a new range of consumer products.  The latest techniques in packaging such as

Gas Flush, Darfresh and Flow pack are used with the aim of satisfying the growing demands of the French Consumer market.  In 2004, Dawn Meats France launched its retail brand, L'Ile d'Erin, a product range using Irish Beef, darfreshed and flow packed with a shelf life of 21 days, convenient both for the multiple and the consumer.

Mercado Central de Carnes
Parcela A-1
Modulo 17
Mercamadrid
28053 Madrid

Tel: +34-91-786-7440
Fax; +34-91-786-7441
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Key Business Activities:
Sales & Marketing of Beef, Lamb and Pork into Iberian markets

Company Profile:
With over 10 year's hands-on experience in the market, this sales office has the longest and most successful record of any Irish meat-exporting company in the market place. Initially set up to service and grow supermarket business as Spain settled into the Common Market membership, the major multiples are still the centre of our business, particularly for prime Irish beef.

Next came further retail business in Portugal, with major multiples joining the growing demand for Irish beef and lamb. Important wholesaler business was also established and more recently the Horeca and Food Service industry have been our targets, particularly since opening the new office last year in Mercamadrid, Spain's state of the art meat market in Madrid.

Although Spain is a major producer of its own pork, this has not inhibited growing imports of raw materials into the pork manufacturing sector, forming partnerships with household brands in Spain and Portugal.

The Dawn Group provides the majority of the requirements of this sales office, but other suppliers of lamb and pork from the UK and France use our services to introduce their products into the growing Iberian markets.

DMS S.r.l.
Via De Amicis n°5
43036
Fidenza (PR)
ITALY

Tel. +39 0524 84414
Fax. +39 0524 335294
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P.IVA 02391470347
A Member of the Dawn Meats Group 

Company Profile:

DMS Srl based in Fidenza at the heart of the Italian food valley, is the Dawn Group's Italian sales centre, coordinating the strategic development of the Italian market for all of the Group's European production sites, and  providing top class customer service to our highly demanding and cultured Italian clients.

With over 25 years experience serving the Italian market, and through meticulous attention to detail, we have developed successful partnerships in the retail, foodservice and wholesale sectors, supplying chilled carcass and vacuum packed beef and lamb cuts and covering the entire Italian national territory including the islands.

The Dawn Group was established in Waterford, Ireland in 1980 and is today one of the leading food processing companies in Europe.  The Group is at the leading edge in product innovation and development of both raw and cooked value added products, producing convenience, burger, cooked and speciality ranges.

DMS distributes Dawn's recently launched brands, Dawn Chef and Nature's Meadow produced in the 'Higher Level' EFSIS approved facility in Carroll's Cross as well as Black Angus from our Rathdowney facility.

Dawn Meats Holland B.V.
Transistorstraat 31
1322 CK Almere
The Netherlands

Tel: ( 0031 ) 571 270 275
Fax: ( 0031 ) 36 751 9794
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Key Business Activities:
Sales & Marketing of Group Meat Products into The Netherlands

Company Profile:
Situated in the centre of Holland, Dawn Meats B.V. currently specialises in the sales and marketing of Irish meat throughout the Dutch market . Serviced by a dedicated and efficient Group supply base ,which consistently guarantees product integrity,Dawn Meats B.V. is committed to servicing the needs of the Retail, Wholesale, Pre-Pack, Food Service and Industrial operations in the Dutch market .