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Dawn Farms signs €850m contract with SUBWAY

Written by Robert McHugh, on 1st Feb 2017. Edited on 2nd Feb 2017 Posted in Agriculture

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It was announced today that Dawn Farms has signed a new agreement with an export value of up to €850m to supply cooked sandwich meats to more than 4000 SUBWAY restaurants across Europe, including the UK.

The contract will run for seven years until 2024 and continues a long relationship between the SUBWAY organisation and Dawn Farms. 
 
Headquartered in Naas Co. Kildare and with manufacturing operations in Ireland and the UK, Dawn Farms supplies cooked and fermented meat for pizza, sandwich, ready meals & snacks to international foodservice chains and food manufacturers.

The company was a founding member of Bord Bia’s Origin Green sustainability programme and is the current Irish Exporters Association Food and Drink Exporter of the Year.
 
SUBWAY is one of the largest food chains in the World with more than 44,000 restaurants worldwide.
 
Commenting on the deal, CEO of Dawn Farms, Larry Murrin said, "The SUBWAY organisation has ambitious growth plans for new restaurant openings in Ireland, the UK, and across Europe and with this strategic supply agreement these can translate into significant additional export sales for Ireland."

Source: www.businessworld.ie

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