Dawn Meats has been awarded the McDonald’s global Scale for Good award.

The award recognises the key leadership role Dawn Meats has played over many years in programmes which advance the cause of ethical, environmental and economic sustainability in European beef production.

Dawn Meats CEO Niall Browne said: “As a business we have recognised for some time that doing the right thing and using our scale for good will build a more robust business for the future, for the benefit of our employees, customers and farmers.”