Dawn Meats is the supplier of choice to a range of leading supermarket, foodservice and manufacturing businesses, exporting to more than 50 countries. As a family-owned business, Dawn Meats remains true to its farming heritage through the close relationships it has forged with over 40,000 family farms from which it directly sources grass-fed cattle and lamb for processing at its 11 Irish and 13 UK sites.
Dawn Meats was established in Co. Waterford, Ireland in 1980, and has grown to a business with over €3.0bn in annual revenue, employing over 8,000 staff in ten countries. The company works with some of the world’s leading food companies who are attracted by a commitment to sustainability and quality. Trading as Dunbia in the UK and Dawn Meats in Ireland, the combined businesses processes approximately 1m cattle and 3.5 million sheep annually.
Dawn Meats’ 32-day aged Irish Angus striploin steak was crowned the ultimate winner in the 2025 World Steak Challenge. The steak, which was also named ‘Europe’s Best Steak’ and the ‘World’s Best Grass-Fed Sirloin’, is sold at Lidl supermarkets in Ireland and Poland.
Dawn Meats also won the title of ‘World’s Best Grass-Fed Ribeye’.