Dawn International

Name

Dawn International

Legal name

Dawn International Ltd

Website

https://dawnint.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1993

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Food Brokerage and International Food Trading

NAICS

Meat and Meat Product Merchant Wholesalers (424470), Fish and Seafood Merchant Wholesalers (42446), Poultry and Poultry Product Merchant Wholesalers (42444)

SIC

Wholesale-Groceries, General Line (5141)

akta.pro primary industry

National/Multiregional Broadline Foodservice Distributors (AFAIAAAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Meat, Poultry & Seafood Wholesale (AFAIABAF), Refrigerated/Chilled Foods Wholesale (Deli, Prepared, Fresh Pasta, etc.) (AFAIAHAB)

Keywords

• Food brokerage services
• International food trading
• Protein product sourcing
• Dairy product distribution
• Food supply chain solutions

Headquarters

HQ city

Waterford

HQ country

Ireland

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Supply Chain, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Food Brokerage Services: As a food broker, Dawn International facilitates transactions between food product providers (suppliers/processors) and procurers (food service, retail). Revenue is generated through brokerage commissions on successful transactions.
2. Supply Chain Solutions: Value-added services including sourcing, logistics coordination, quality assurance, and financing of product holding

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Dawn International operates as a global food broker that connects food product providers (suppliers and processors) with procurers (food service operators and retailers) worldwide. The company brokers transactions across multiple product categories including beef, pork, lamb, poultry, seafood, dairy, pet food, fruit & vegetables, and nuts & seeds, while providing value-added supply chain services such as sourcing, logistics coordination, quality assurance, documentation, and financing of product holding.

Product overview

Dawn International is a global food trading company operating as a food broker that connects food providers and procurers worldwide. The company operates as a single unified offering—a comprehensive food brokerage service that facilitates transactions between suppliers and buyers across the food sector. The product portfolio spans protein categories (Beef, Pork, Lamb, Poultry, Seafood) and Dairy, supplemented by Pet Food, Fruit & Vegetables, and Nuts & Seeds. The company leverages a subsidiary (Dawn USA Inc) to service the US market with USDA approved products. Dawn International brings together both providers and procurers within all aspects of the food sector and ensures they reliably represent their needs in brokering long-term and sustainable business relationships, providing supply chain solutions including logistics, quality assurance, and documentation control.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Beef Products Comprehensive range of beef products including forequarter cuts (neck, chuck, brisket, shoulder, rib), loin cuts (striploin, fillet, Bavette), hindquarter cuts (topside, silverside, knuckle, rump, shank), fifth quarter items (tails, skirt, tendon, feet), offal (liver, heart, kidney, tripe), head meats (tongue, snout, cheeks), and manufacturing meats with various visual lean percentages. Offered to food service and retail buyers worldwide through Dawn's brokerage network.
• Pork Products Full range of pork products covering middles, offal (liver, kidney, heart, stomach, intestine, casings, bladder), shoulder cuts, leg/gammon cuts, loin cuts, tenderloin, bacon products (back, streaky, middle, gammon in various cuts), bone products, belly products, and manufacturing meats including trims and fats. Offered to food service and retail buyers, with particular strength in the US market via Dawn USA Inc.
• Lamb Products Complete lamb product portfolio including lamb carcass, hindquarter (leg, loin, rack), forequarter (shoulder, breast, neck), offal (pluck, liver, heart, kidney, tongue, sweetbread, feet), manufacturing meats (trims, fat, bones), and detailed cut specifications with product codes. Brokered to food service and retail buyers internationally.
• Poultry Products Chicken (whole, fillets, trimmings, MDM, leg quarters, wings, offals), Turkey (whole, breast, fillet, trimmings, MDM, legs, wings, offals), and Duck (whole, breast, MDM, legs, wings, offals) products. Offered to food service and retail buyers through Dawn's international brokerage network.
• Seafood Products Diverse seafood offering including whitefish (Cod, Haddock, Hake, Saithe, Redfish), pelagic fish (Herring, Mackerel, Horse Mackerel, Capelin, Sprat), shellfish (Crab, Lobster, Langoustine, Scallops, Clams, Mussels, Squid), flatfish (Greenland Halibut), and other species (Salmon, Monkfish, Whelks, Blue Whiting, Arctic Charr). Sourced and brokered in compliance with MSC and ASC sustainability standards.
• Dairy Products Dairy portfolio including dairy powders (skimmed milk powder, full cream milk powder, buttermilk powder, sweet whey powder, lactose, permeates), butter (salted/unsalted sweet cream butter, lactic butter, whey butter, AMF), cheese (Gouda, Cheddar, Edam, Cheddar Curd, Mozzarella Analogue, Mozzarella), dairy proteins (acid casein, milk protein concentrate, rennet casein, whey protein concentrate, micellar protein concentrate, native whey protein concentrate), and organic dairy products. Traded internationally with dedicated dairy category traders.
• Pet Food Pet food products sourced and brokered as part of Dawn International's expanded product portfolio for international food sector buyers.
• Fruit & Vegetables Fresh fruit and vegetable products brokered internationally as part of Dawn International's expanded product portfolio for food service and retail buyers.
• Nuts & Seeds Nuts and seeds products brokered internationally as part of Dawn International's expanded product portfolio for food service and retail buyers.
• Food Brokerage and Supply Chain Services Integrated food brokerage and supply chain services that connect food product providers with procurers worldwide, including sourcing, logistics coordination, quality assurance, documentation control, and financing of product holding. Services are delivered through dedicated regional account managers and supported by full insurance coverage (Marine, Product, Public and Credit).

Quantifiable outcome

• Trading in more than 40 countries worldwide
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Arrow Group (Queally Family)coreOthersDawn International is a wholly owned subsidiary of the Arrow Group, which is owned by the Queally family. This parent-subsidiary relationship provides strategic oversight and ownership structure.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Cargill: One of the largest global food and agriculture traders with extensive protein, dairy, and ingredients businesses. Overlaps with Dawn on the multi-protein intermediation and supply chain solutions model, but operates at massive scale with manufacturing integration.
• Olam Agri: Global food commodities trader operating across multiple product categories including protein, dairy, and grains. Comparable as a multi-category food trading intermediary connecting producers and buyers worldwide, though at vastly greater scale and breadth.
• Hilton Food Group: UK-headquartered international food packing company partnering with retailers across multiple protein categories. Overlaps with Dawn on multi-protein food service/retail supply and quality certification requirements, though Hilton is a contract manufacturer rather than a broker.
• Kerry Group: Irish taste and nutrition giant with global food ingredients trading and B2B supply operations. Comparable on the Irish-headquartered, global B2B food trading model, with overlap in dairy ingredients, though Kerry is significantly larger and integrated.
• Greenyard Foods: European market leader in fresh, frozen, and prepared fruit & vegetables, fish, and meat products. Comparable as a European multi-category food supplier with B2B focus on retail and food service, with seafood portfolio overlap.

Regional players

• Glanbia plc: Irish global nutrition group with significant dairy ingredients and cheese trading operations. Comparable as an Irish-headquartered food company with international trading reach, B2B focus, and protein/dairy portfolio overlap with Dawn.
• Kepak Group: Irish meat processor supplying beef, lamb, and convenience protein products across Europe and beyond. Comparable as an Irish protein supplier with food service and retail customer focus and international distribution footprint.
• Tulip Ltd (Pilgrim's UK): UK pork and protein processor with major food service and retail customer base. Comparable as a multi-protein supplier serving UK and European food service customers with quality-assured product portfolios, though Tulip is a processor rather than a broker.
• ABP Food Group: Irish beef and lamb processor and exporter with significant European and international trading operations. Comparable as an Irish-headquartered protein company with global reach and food service customer base, though ABP is integrated into processing rather than pure brokerage.
• Moy Park: Northern Ireland-based poultry and protein processor supplying UK and European food service and retail customers. Overlaps with Dawn on poultry trading and food service supply, though Moy Park is integrated into processing.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/dawn-international-limited

Compliance5 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles12 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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