Dawn Meats snaps up German importer Alexander Eyckeler

Irish nutrient processor Dawn Meats has acquired German importer and distributor Alexander Eyckeler for an undisclosed sum.

In a statement, Dawn Meats said the woody is portion of its "ongoing integration" with New Zealand’s Alliance Group.

The Irish family-owned concern agreed precocious past twelvemonth to get a 65% involvement successful the Kiwi co-operative for NZ$270m (then $154.4m).

Dawn Meats main enforcement Niall Browne said contiguous (12 May) the acquisition “strengthens our quality to service customers in-market”, brings the radical “closer to cardinal customers successful Germany” and “improves co-ordination crossed proviso and logistics”.

Based successful Erkrath, adjacent Düsseldorf successful occidental Germany, Alexander Eyckeler has spent much than 25 years importing and selling chilled and frozen nutrient specialties from overseas, Dawn Meats said.

The institution has besides been a long-standing distributor successful Germany for Alliance Group’s Ashley-branded lamb, mutton and venison, gathering what the Irish family-owned concern described arsenic a “dominant” presumption successful the market.

Alexander Eyckeler’s absorption team, including associated managing directors Markus Wagner and Andreas Gitschel, volition stay progressive successful the concern alongside Dawn Meats Germany income manager Egbert Klokkers.

The institution said executives are assured “significant synergies volition beryllium realised” done the deal.

In the statement, Wagner said: “This improvement marks a caller section successful the company’s long-standing concern with Alliance Group and its genitor institution Dawn Meats.

“We are assured that the trusted relationships built implicit decades with each our customers and suppliers volition stay astatine the bosom of Alexander Eyckeler GmbH’s approach, with the existent squad continuing to negociate cardinal accounts and oversee regular operations.”

Dawn Meats operates crossed Ireland, the UK and New Zealand.

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