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Dunbia

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Meat processing company based in Dungannon, Northern Ireland

Dunbia, 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.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

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Dunbia, 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.2

The story

The history of Dunbia is as follows:

2020 - Dawn Meats take full control of the business

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

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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

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Products and brands

Ten abattoirs collectively employ 3,200 staff at Dungannon, Ballymena, Preston, Northern Ireland, Sawley, Northern Ireland, Llanybydder, Nantmel, Kilbeggan, Slane, Maganey and Elgin. 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.

From Wikipedia’s article on Dunbia, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.4

Timeline

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