Bacon deal for Dew Valley

Co Tipperary-based food supplier Dew Valley Foods has signed a deal thought to be worth at least €2m over the next five years to provide bacon to fast food giant McDonald’s.

The Thurles-based firm will supply up to 9m pieces of cooked Irish bacon — or 36 tonnes — annually to the chain’s 84 Irish restaurants.

Dew Valley owner, Jack Blake, said his company is currently looking at export opportunities for mainland Europe; with this contract potentially paving the way for such a move.