With the majority acquisition of New Zealand’s Alliance Group, Dawn Meats is launching its second attempt at international expansion beyond Ireland and the UK. There are similarities between the Waterford-headquartered beef and lamb processor’s Kiwi plans and the French joint venture it exited two years ago, but this deal is bolder and potentially more transformational – with a corresponding price tag. Dawn Meats, owned jointly by the Queally and Browne families, previously held a 49 per cent stake in France’s second-largest red-meat business Elivia between 2015 and 2023. Now the shareholders of Alliance have agreed to a deal that will…

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