Tributes paid to Dawn Meats co-founder Dan Browne, a pioneer in Ireland’s agri-food industry

Dan Browne helped grow Dawn Meats into a €3bn global company and shaped Ireland’s agriculture and food sectors
Tributes paid to Dawn Meats co-founder Dan Browne, a pioneer in Ireland’s agri-food industry

The late Dan Browne co-founder of Dawn Meats who passed away aged 88. File photo

Tributes have been paid following the death of a pioneering figure in Ireland’s agri-food industry, Dan Browne, who co-founded global food giant Dawn Meats and helped grow it into a €3bn-a-year business.

Mr Browne, who came from a farming background in Douglas, Co Cork, died peacefully at University Hospital Waterford on Tuesday, surrounded by his family. He was 88.

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