Dawn Meats co-founder Peter Queally dies, aged 83
Peter Queally, the Irish entrepreneur who co-founded one of Europe’s largest meat processors, has died aged 83.
The Waterford businessman was a well-known figure in the Irish food industry, having founded Dawn Meats – along with his brother John and business partner Dan Browne – in 1980.
Dawn Meats is now a significant player in the European meat sector, operating some 11 processing, packaging and wholesale facilities on the island with revenues of more than €2 billion.
Along with his brothers John and Michael Queally, he also founded Arrow Group, one of the biggest meat processors in the State, which had an annual turnover of €617 million last year, according to accounts filed recently. A diverse group of companies, Arrow operates, among other things, cold storage businesses and a dog food processing plant, Irish Dog Foods, in Naas, Co Kildare.
by Ian Curran | The Irish Times
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