Dawn Meats

On Saturday 7th September, our CEO, Niall Browne attended a roundtable discussion hosted by Taoiseach Simon Harris at Farmleigh House, the official state guest house, in Dublin, alongside Prime Minister for the United Kingdom Sir Keir Starmer and other key Irish business leaders. The main theme for the discussion centred around bilateral trade, with Niall Browne commenting “it was an honour to discuss bilateral trade opportunities and issues, with Prime Minister Sir Keir Stammer and An Taoiseach Simon Harris, at a round table discussion with business leaders last Saturday in Farmleigh”.

Many congratulations to Paul Nolan, Group Development Director, for being honoured with the title of first Patron of Waterford Chamber. A testament to his unwavering commitment to the chamber and wider Waterford region. Well done Paul! Read more below ⬇

This week is Zero Waste Week, an annual environmental campaign to reduce landfill waste. As part of our strategy, Plan Four Zero, we have a streamlined site waste reporting system, KPI's are agreed and progress shared in reports and meetings. We recognise that achieving our ambitions and transitioning to a net zero society will require big changes within our business and transformation across supply chains. Here is a snippet of our progress so far: 💧 1243 Olympic size swimming pools of water saved since 2016, equivalent to 3.1 million metres cubed ♻ Volume of waste recycled, reused and recovered reached 51% by end of 2022 ⚡ Saved enough energy to power 20,875 homes for a year 🌍 885 tonnes of plastic saved across our rigid trays, films and flexibles 🍴 Food waste from production as a percentage of finished product is consistently below 1% 🥩 New vacuum packaging solution for mince uses 55% less plastic, extending product shelf life by 25% 🗑 By adopting a LEAN approach, we have been a zero waste to landfill business since 2016 Find out more about our Plan Four Zero strategy and progress at www.planfourzero.com #ZeroWasteWeek #PlanFourZero

Recently we announced the launch of ACTIVATE, a new incentivised sustainability programme for Irish beef farmers, which is being supported and co-funded by McDonald’s UK & Ireland. The ACTIVATE initiative involves a total investment of €4.4 million over three years and will provide payments to participating farmers for successfully implementing agreed sustainability plans and reducing emissions. The programme, which is the first of its kind in Ireland, has been created to accelerate the adoption of cost effective on-farm sustainability practices and will involve both online and practical training for famers to support them in achieving their emissions reduction targets. Find out more on ACTIVATE here 👉 https://lnkd.in/e6zjxBeX

Looking to achieve that restaurant quality smash burger at home? 🍔 Check out the video for some ULTIMATE SMASH BURGER INSPIRATION - seasoned to perfection, and smashed on a sizzling hot griddle for that irresistible crispy flavourful crust 🔥 #StockmansSmashBurger #SmashBurger #IrishBeef

We are delighted to have so many of our employees shortlisted as finalists in this years Women in Meat Industry Awards! 🏆 The prestigious awards recognise the vitally important contributions that women make to the meat sector. Our nominees are... 🥁 Shortlisted for the Manufacturing award: ⭐ Sarah Denn ⭐ Sonia Gibney ⭐ Katie McGrane ⭐ Marie Torpey Shortlisted for the Training & Education award: ⭐ Louise Jones Shortlisted for the Rising Star award: ⭐ Amy Brady ⭐ Lorna Flynn ⭐ Sophie O'Neill ⭐ Rebecca Sullivan Head to https://lnkd.in/gxb4itv to cast your VOTE NOW! You can also view and vote for our Dunbia Group nominees too! Well done to each of our inspirational women, good luck to you all! #Awards #WomeninMeat

We are delighted to have been shortlisted for a variety of our retail and premium brand products in this year's Irish Quality Food and Drink Awards! 🏆 Renowned for being the most prestigious awards in the Irish food and drink industry, the Irish Quality Food and Drink Awards are rigorously judged by over 100 industry experts. We look forward to the awards night in Dublin on the 10th of September where all winners will be announced. Congratulations and good luck to all finalists! #Awards #IQFDA

We are delighted to have received recognition at the Great Taste Awards 2024 for the exceptional quality of our beef and lamb products across our various premium brands ⭐ Judged and extensively blind tasted by esteemed food critics, chefs, cooks, restaurateurs, buyers, retailers, producers, and food writers and journalists, Great Taste is the most prestigious food and drink award. This recognition reaffirms the superior quality of our naturally produced beef and lamb. Read more about our success at this year's awards here: https://lnkd.in/e2wcwpFW

Community & Charity Spotlight ❤ We love hearing how our sites are contributing to their local community and charities! A team from Grannagh and Carrolls Cross recently took part in the 12th Waterford Viking Marathon Run, this was the first autism friendly run in collaboration with AslAm and Autism Friendly Waterford who endeavour to make Irish society a more inclusive place. Grannagh sponsor a beehive at East Waterford Beekeepers Association Apiary as part of their biodiversity plan for community projects. They recently paid a visit to the apiary to learn more about the bees and the important role they play. Employees have volunteered their time to deliver sessions as part of the Junior Achievement Ireland programme. The programmes are designed to complement the formal curriculum helping young people realise their potential by valuing education and understanding how to succeed in the world of work. #Teamwork #Community #Charity #PlanFourZero

Graduates recently attended the final session of the Graduate Accelerator Programme as part of our Brighter Futures Graduate Programme. The programme offers a blend of online and face to face sessions, in collaboration with Waterford Chamber Skillnet, on topics such as Emotional Intelligence and Silencing the Inner Critic. It also gives graduates the chance to meet with a number of our senior team members from various sites and departments. This is a fantastic opportunity for graduates to network with colleagues across Ireland and was the perfect chance to celebrate our recent 'Graduate Programme of the Year' award together! If you'd like to be part of our award-winning Brighter Futures Graduate Programme then head to dawnmeats.com/careers to find out more and apply. #GraduateProgramme #LearningandDevelopment #Networking