We are Dawn Farms.
Established in 1985, Dawn Farms is a family-owned company and the largest dedicated supplier of cooked meat and plant-based ingredients and fermented and dried sausage products outside of the US. The company currently supplies world-leading food brands across more than 44 markets, including the UK, Europe, Asia and Africa.
A Full-Service Solution
Supplying leading brands in the pizza, sandwich, snack and prepared meal sectors
Dawn Farms offers a full-service solution to B2B customers in the pizza, sandwich, snack and prepared meal sectors. All products are produced in state-of-the-art facilities, which include two production sites in Ireland, both of which are certified Halal and have been awarded BRC AA status. Our facility in Northampton is the largest cooked bacon facility in the U.K. Located at a state-of-the-art production facility in the town of Nonnweiler-Otzenhausen in Saarland, Germany, Haas produces a range of cooked, cured meats including beef, pork, ham and dried sausage products – salami and pepperoni – primarily for the Pizza Sector. Dawn Farms is a founding member of Bord Bia’s Origin Green sustainability programme and has achieved ISO 50001 Accreditation, is BRC Grade AA and Sedex approved.
Dawn Farms at a glance
Years
industry experience
Talented People
in our workforce
Years
of collective expertise
Markets
where our products are sold
Retail & foodservice outlets
across the UK, Europe, Asia & Africa where our products are available every day
%
Free From
artificial colours, hydrogenated and trans fats, non-sustainable palm oil, nuts and MSG
Product Capabilities
Great ingredients make great food
“Great ingredients make great food” — and that tells you everything you need to know about the values of our business. Everyone in our company is there for one reason: to meet the needs of our customers. We provide a full menu solution across cooked as well as fermented and dried meat and plant-based ingredients for pizza, sandwich and prepared meal applications.
Food innovation is an essential element of our business and every facility offers a best-in-class science and innovation centre. Every recipe we develop begins with the best ‘better for you’ ingredients. Our team of highly experienced chefs work closely with our food scientists to create innovative flavoursome ingredients which are a natural source of protein. All our products are 100% free from artificial colours, hydrogenated and trans fats, non-sustainable palm oil, nuts and MSG, and have complete farm to fork traceability.
Key Value-Adding Activities
Insight-Led Innovation
Food Safety & Quality
Sustainability
Lean Thinking
Digital Leadership
State-of-the-art Facilities
Continuous investment in innovative cooking technologies
We employ lean thinking across all of our sites to facilitate continuous improvement of our processes and ensure we remain competitive and agile. In our Science & Innovation centres we are reconnecting the time-honoured traditions of butchery, shaped by modern technology, with a common purpose to deliver tasty, naturally high-protein ingredients to our customers.
Building sustainable multi-level, multi-disciplinary relationships with the world’s leading food brands