# Cal-Maine Foods, Inc.

> Cal-Maine Foods produces, grades, packages and distributes conventional and specialty eggs, and makes prepared breakfast foods. The publicly traded Mississippi company supplies grocery and foodservice customers across the United States, combining an integrated egg supply chain with brands and acquisitions aimed at reducing its exposure to commodity egg prices.

- **Founded:** 1957
- **Headquarters:** Ridgeland, United States
- **Founders:** Fred R. Adams, Jr. (Founder)
- **Products:** Conventional shell eggs, Specialty shell eggs, Crepini, Echo Lake Foods, MeadowCreek
- **Notable:** Listed on Nasdaq as CALM following its 1996 IPO., First exceeded one billion dozen annual egg sales in 2014., U.S. egg-production scale complemented by a prepared-foods platform following the Echo Lake acquisition.

## Products & services

- **Conventional shell eggs** — Fresh shell eggs produced, graded, packaged and distributed to retail and foodservice buyers, including private-label customers.
- **Specialty shell eggs** — Cage-free, organic, free-range, pasture-raised and nutritionally enhanced eggs; portfolio includes licensed Eggland’s Best and Land O’ Lakes offerings and Farmhouse Eggs.
- **Crepini** — Egg wraps, crepes, pancakes and filled wrap products; Cal-Maine invested $6.75 million for a 51% venture interest in September 2024.
- **Echo Lake Foods** — Ready-to-eat egg products and breakfast foods, including egg patties, omelets, waffles and pancakes; acquired June 2025.
- **MeadowCreek** — Hard-cooked eggs for institutional, foodservice and retail customers; began operations in 2023.
- **Van’s Foods** — Frozen waffles and pancakes, including gluten-free and whole-grain varieties; selected assets acquired in May 2026.

## Achievements

- Listed on Nasdaq as CALM following its 1996 IPO.
- First exceeded one billion dozen annual egg sales in 2014.
- U.S. egg-production scale complemented by a prepared-foods platform following the Echo Lake acquisition.
- Fiscal 2026 net sales were approximately $2.91 billion.

## Latest updates

- **2026-03** — Acquired Creighton Brothers shell egg, egg products and prepared foods assets, including Crystal Lake, for approximately $128.5 million, subject to adjustments.
- **2026-05** — Acquired selected Van’s Foods assets; the subsequent quarterly filing reports an approximately $24.8 million purchase price.
- **2026-06** — Agreed to resolve DOJ and 17 states’ antitrust claims without admitting wrongdoing. Terms include $1.5 million to states, donation of 30 million eggs and compliance measures; court approval procedures apply.
- **2026-07** — Reported fiscal 2026 sales of $2.912 billion and announced a $54 million prepared-foods capacity investment; acquired additional Northeast specialty-egg franchise territory for $25 million.
- **2026-08** — Published the fiscal 2025 Impact Report under a new reporting framework.
- **2026-09** — Reported first-quarter fiscal 2027 sales of $539.607 million, down 41.5%, and a $58.615 million net loss attributable to Cal-Maine. Specialty eggs plus prepared foods represented 54.1% of sales.

## Links

- Website: https://www.calmainefoods.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/calmainefoods
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=144087255621896

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Last updated: 2026-10-24