Premier Dairies was a milk production and distribution company established in the 1960s in Dublin, Ireland

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. It was formed through the merger of four predecessors: Dublin Dairies, Merville

Merville

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, Sutton Dairies, and Hughes Brothers

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Premier Dairies was acquired by the Waterford Group and subsequently was merged with Avonmore Plc to form the Glanbia

Glanbia

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Group Plc. This combined the two main milk brands in Ireland - Avonmore and Premier Dairies.