Dale Farm is a dairy cooperative owned by 1,300 dairy farmers across Northern Ireland, England, and Scotland, providing dairy products and services.

Dale Farm

Dale Farm is a farmer-owned dairy cooperative that engages in the production and supply of dairy products. It is self-described as having over 60 years of experience and is owned by 1,300 dairy farmers across Northern Ireland, England, and Scotland.

Dale Farm Ltd | 14,123 followers on LinkedIn. Dale Farm is the largest UK farmer-owned dairy cooperative, home of award-winning brands Dale Farm, Dromona and Mullins. | Dale Farm is the largest UK farmer-owned dairy cooperative, with operations throughout the UK and Ireland, employing over 1100 people at 8 locations.
Using fresh, local milk from our 1300 farmer owners, we manufacture an expansive range of award-winning products for the retail, foodservice and food ingredient markets, distributing to over 40 export markets across the globe. We are proud of our much loved consumer brands - Dale Farm, Dromona and Mullins.

Chairman and Non-Executive Director

Ellvena Graham OBE FIoD

Director of Production at Dale Farm Ltd

Jonathan McDowell

IT Operations Manager at Dale Farm Ltd

Sean McLaughlin

Managing Director at Dale Farm Agri Division

Keith Agnew

Dale Farm Ltd

We had an excellent turnout at our AGM yesterday providing a welcome opportunity to discuss the outlook for the business with our engaged farmer owners. Dale Farm executive team members Nick Whelan , John Morgan , Chris McAlinden and Mark Boyle presented at the meeting. Topics included the strong results for the last financial year ending March 2024, next steps of our Future Strong sustainability programme, as well as an update on the £70m investment at our cheddar processing facility at Dunman. Independent Director, Ellvena Graham OBE FIoD, shared an interesting insight into board governance and the valuable work undertaken by board sub-committees. Nick Whelan said “Our latest financial results show our business strategy is working. Through strategic investment we are able to deliver growth while paying a competitive milk price. We look forward to the year ahead with a sense of optimism and a determination to build on this success, together with our farmers.” #dalefarm #sustainabledairy #dairycooperative

Thanks to the lovely people at Dale Farm Ltd for providing the first Polly Pineapple of the Autumn. Another super cohort of Managers engaging in Linkubator 's Difficult Conversations Module. This group's key takeaways highlighted: - the importance of asking better questions to improve our understanding, - avoid labelling anyone as a "difficult" person (we can all be difficult depending on our stress levels but the label leads us into a confirmation bias trap) - prevention is better than cure (we can always work harder to encourage good performance, positive behaviours and create conditions that foster easy conversations) ...and my favourite: - there's no such thing as "unreasonable" (we just haven't yet uncovered their reasoning!).

John McKee

Recently our Finance and IT teams signed up to volunteering days with FareShare NI. FareShare NI is an amazing organisation that tackles food poverty by redistributing surplus food to charities across the province from school breakfast clubs and senior citizen lunch clubs, to homeless shelters and community cafes. FareShare rely on the support of organisations like Dale Farm, so it was a great opportunity for the teams to see first-hand what is involved and join the drivers on their deliveries. Our Chief FinanciaI Officer, John Morgan shared “I am a passionate believer in businesses giving back to communities - it’s a win-win scenario. The team enjoyed spending quality time to connect with each other and I think it gives a different perspective on our day-job challenges” #dalefarm #communitysupport #fareshare

We were both delighted and proud that we could sponsor and support the Pink Run. It was a great event - well done to Cancer Focus Northern Ireland team.

Looking to progress in your career? Our United Feeds team requires a Maintenance Manager for our Dungannon Mill. This role combines admin with a hands-on work approach (80/20 split) to optimize asset performance, reduce downtime and drive efficiency. The closing date for applications is 23 October. Find out more and apply online here 👉 https://lnkd.in/etdbXXbx #careerdevelopment #dalefarm

We literally had a ‘blast’ at the Cancer Focus Northern Ireland Pink Run yesterday. It was a privilege to both sponsor and support this iconic event and uplifting to see so many families and businesses unite to fundraise for such a fantastic cause. Thanks to all our colleagues who joined us for the run with their families, friends and pets! #BreastCancerAwarenessMonth

Good luck to everyone signed up for the Cancer Focus Northern Ireland Pink Run tomorrow 🩷 Come and say hello to our Sukie team for the chance to win some goodies ! A special shout-out to all our colleagues joining us for the walk, run or jog 🩷🏃♂️ #thinkpinkwithsukiedrink #fundraising #cancerfocus

We’re proud to announce that our Mullin’s Kinda Bien scoop flavour has won gold at the prestigious Blas na hÉireann Awards 2024! The Irish Food Awards is the biggest competition for quality Irish produce on the island of Ireland. This achievement is testament to the hard work and talents of the team at our Mullins site, Kilrea. Well done team on scooping gold! #IrishFoodAwards #mullinsicecream

Delighted to once again participate in Arts & Business NI Business Leaders on Arts Boards programme. Good luck to Tori Preece and Caroline Martin as they start their board journey next week, kicking off with training in the fundamentals of board membership! #artsandbusiness

A warm Dale Farm welcome to our University Placement Students ‘24/’25 who have recently joined our engineering, IT, procurement, marketing and HR teams. We are delighted to have you on-board – we hope you gain lots of new experiences, develop your skillset and enjoy it along the way! #dalefarm #studentplacement

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