Dew Valley Foods is Europe’s largest and leading cooked bacon manufacturer. We pride ourselves on producing premium quality bacon products and deliver a wide range of market solutions for our customers. We are a quality focused company using cutting edge technology and pioneering innovation.
We are a privately owned independent company with our Head Office and EU-approved ultra-modern factory in Thurles, Co. Tipperary.
Dew Valley was the first company in Europe to introduce the benefits of microwave technology to the commercial production of cooked bacon. We are European leaders in microwave technology, enabling us to supply a wide range of exceptionally consistent products. We use only the finest raw materials from Ireland, the U.K., and selected EU sources.
Our ready-cooked streaky rashers already enjoy a significant share of the U.K. prepared bacon sandwich and burger market and we have diversified into value added products to satisfy the requirements of our customers.
Dew Valley Foods is a family owned business with origins in the butchery trade, they started as craft butchers in Thurles selling beef and pork products to the local community. The business focussed its development in pork and bacon and in 1993 the company moved to its current site where we started cooking bacon products for the ‘food to go’ and Quick Service Restaurant market.
Dew Valley Foods cures all of it own streaky bacon allowing us to be highly innovative when it comes to taste and flavour. We use only natural ingredients where possible and massage these ingredients into the meat during the curing process.
Dew Valley Foods were the first company in Europe to introduce microwave technology to cook bacon, and over the years this technology has been pivotal in the growth of our business as it delivers the consistent quality and the correct functionality for the cooked bacon market.
This ensures we can react quickly to your requirements and produce a consistent cooked bacon with real flavour impact and a guaranteed slice count. All our cooked bacon is ready to eat and can be used straight from the pack. We work closely with our customers in developing products that meet the particular requirements of their marketplace, and consider new product innovation to be at the heart of our success. We develop bespoke products to satisfy our customers exact requirements, offering a range of bacon product solutions. Our products are high quality convenience foods which are all operationally efficient and functional to use in a variety of processes. Dew Valley prepares tasty cooked bacon that may allow their customers to benefit from reduced staffing levels, improved safety and consistency, and the flexibility to be used straight from the pack or reheated to be served hot in seconds.
Streaky bacon can be worked to a specific cook level, ranging from a very crispy dark product to a light cook paler product. The cook level, texture, thickness and appearance of the bacon can all be customised to our customers’ requirements. There are many benefits to using Dew Valley Foods Streaky bacon products
Traditional Back Bacon is ideally suited for the for rapidly growing breakfast market across Ireland and the UK. Our back bacon products are produced on a hot air line, this process ensures that we keep as much moisture as possible in the product so that it will regenerate like freshly cooked product.
Dew Valley Foods can provide a wide variety of dice size and flavours to meet any requirement. Our ready to eat products can be used straight from the pack. Our delicious cooked pizza bacon has been specifically developed for pizza manufactures, while our diced cooked bacon is a great addition to salads, quiches, potatoes, burgers and recipe dishes.
Dew Valley Foods have implemented many initiatives over the past number of years to improve efficiencies, reduce costs and be a more sustainable company including:
We adhere vigorously to the highest standards in sourcing, preparing and distributing food products, and have BRC Accredited Grade A and a fully-integrated HACCP System of quality assurance in place. Our own curing processes allow us to react quickly to changing requirements, and our advanced microwave technology gives greater control in cooking, enabling us to supply the desired degree of crispiness and to guarantee slice counts and sieve analysis. Strategic planning and product innovation are at the heart of our success, supported by a Research & Development Programme to build on our leadership in advanced technology.
We have developed a bespoke process in order to produce the optimum bacon product. Our unique process has been developed over the years, working in partnership with key equipment suppliers to create a distinctive product. We have developed a unique curing process which creates specific flavour profiles, as per our customers’ requirements.
Producing a high quality safe product is of paramount importance to Dew Valley Foods. We pride ourselves on our high quality reputation in the industry and we constantly strive to continuously improve our high standards, to deliver the best product to our customers every time.
Dew Valley Foods offer highly innovative products to suit a wide range of applications. We are confident that we can create bacon solutions to meet your business needs. We pride ourselves on being able to deliver innovative bacon products in an ever changing market.
Hollycross Road, Thurles, Co. Tipperary
