Meat processing company based in Dungannon, Northern Ireland
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Dunbia,[1] founded in 1976 as Dungannon Meats and headquartered in Dungannon, Northern Ireland, is a red meat processor that sources and manufactures beef, lamb and pork products for retail, commercial and foodservice markets locally, nationally and internationally. It is a division of Dawn Meats.
Operations
Ten abattoirs collectively employ 3,200 staff at Dungannon, Ballymena, Preston, Northern Ireland, Sawley, Northern Ireland, Llanybydder, Nantmel, Kilbeggan, Slane, Maganey and Elgin.[2] Dunbia is devoted to improving the environment aspect of the company and they are currently working to environmental management systems throughout all the Dunbia sites.[3][better source needed]
History
The history of Dunbia is as follows:
2020 - Dawn Meats take full control of the business[4]
2017 - Dunbia enter joint venture with Dawn Meats in the UK
2014 - Acquires Lynch Quality Meats in Ayr, Scotland
2013 - Opens factory facilities in Felinfach, Wales
2013 - Acquires G Wood & Sons, Mansfield
2011 - Takes over Heathfield Foods Ltd in Crewe, England
2009 - Acquires Stevenson's & Co Pork Facility in Cullybackey, Northern Ireland
2007 - Acquires Rhinds of Elgin in North East of Scotland
2007 - Acquires Kepak in Preston, England
2006 - Group rebranded to become ‘Dunbia’
2006 - New European sales office opened in Paris
2003 - Acquired a new boning facility for Dunbia (Kilbeggan)
2001 - Dunbia (Kilbeggan) acquired along with sister company Dunbia (Slane)
2001 - Dunbia (Llanybydder) acquired from Oriel Jones & Sons
1998 - Dunbia (Sawley) acquired from Rose County Foods
1996 - Major extension doubling the capacity of Retail Packing Factory at Dungannon
1993 - Built a retail packing factory at Dungannon
1990 - Opened extensive new boning facility at Dungannon
1985 - Built slaughter facility at Dungannon
1983 - Moved to new boning facility at Dungannon
1976 - Opened butchers shop in small village near Dungannon[5]
