Dawn Meats Through the Years
2024
Acquired Kildare Chilling lamb and beef facility in Ireland
Tipperary Dairy Calf to Beef Demonstration Farm opens in collaboration with Shinnagh Estates and Teagasc
ACTIVATE Farm Sustainability Programme launched
2023
Acquired H.R Jaspers Lamb in Cornwall, South West England
Divested shareholding in Elivia
Newford Beef Suckler Demonstration Farm in conjunction with McDonalds and Teagasc relocates to Athleague
2022
Launched Plan Four Zero, targeting net zero operational emissions by 2040
The Princess Royal opens Highland Meats plant following a £12m upgrade
New beef line installed at Llanybydder - the first new beef abattoir in Wales for 20 years
2021
Published 2019/2020 Group Sustainability Report showing a reduction of over 248,000 tonnes of CO2 equivalent
2020
Dawn Meats takes full control of Dunbia in July following the successful joint venture
Expansion of retail packaging and primary consolidation of the merged UK Dawn/Dunbia business
2017
Strategic partnership and acquisition agreement with Dunbia
2015
Secured a 49% stake in Elivia – France’s second largest beef processor – with option to secure 70% by 2019
2014
Acquired Dawn Treburley in South West England
2012
Secured €300m 5 year beef contract for McDonald’s
New state of the art patty plant built at Carroll’s Cross
Acquired west Devon Meats in South West England
2011
Acquired Duerden beef abattoir in Lake District, North West England
£3.5m upgrade to Dawn Cardington boning hall facility
2010
Upgrade of Retail Packing, Foodservice and Burger facility at Carroll’s Cross, Co.Waterford
New online shop venture www.thepremiumbutcher.ie
Initiated Save our Sucklers (SOS) Club
Launched the Dairy Beef Club
Launched the first issue of Dawn Direct Newsletter
‘Sustainability today for all our tomorrows’ – our Sustainability Plan launched
Sales & Marketing Office opens in Poland
2009
The Premium Butcher Factory Shop opens to the public at Carroll’s Cross
Sales & Marketing Office opens in Germany
2008
Investment of over €35m in three processing facilities in Ireland – Ballyhaunis, Charleville and Grannagh
2005
All Retail Packing operations re-located to a new purpose built £35m plant at Cross Hands, South Wales. Capacity of 1,000 tonnes per week. Industry-leading NPD facilities
2004
Acquired Charleville Foods, Co.Cork
1999
Acquired Dawn Ballyhaunis
Acquired Western Proteins rendering plant, Ballyhaunis
Sales & Marketing Office opens in Spain
1997
Acquired Dawn Cardington and Dawn Carnaby in the UK
Sales & Marketing Office opens in Holland
1996
Doubled capacity at Retail Packing Plant in Wales
Acquired Meadow Meats, Rathdowney, Co. Laois
1993
Boning Plant built at Dawn Meats, France
Sales & Marketing Office opens in France
1992
Retail Packing Plant built in South Wales
1991
Boning Plant built at Dawn Meats, Grannagh
Sales & Marketing Office opens in Italy
1986
Acquired Highland Meats, Scotland
First Sales & Marketing Office opens in Smithfield, London.
1985
Constructed Dawn Meats abattoir facility in Grannagh, Co. Waterford.
1980
