M&A
confidence high
sentiment positive
materiality 0.78
Cal-Maine Foods acquires Creighton Brothers shell egg and egg products assets for ~$128.5M
CAL-MAINE FOODS INC
- Purchase price ~$128.5M (subject to adjustments); funded with available cash on hand.
- Acquired assets include 3.2M laying hen capacity (500K cage-free), 865K pullets, feed mill, and 1,007 acres.
- Adds liquid egg, hard-cooked egg, and prepared foods facility in Warsaw, Indiana, a new market for Cal-Maine.
- Integrates 177 employees from Creighton Brothers and Crystal Lake; expects margin and supply-chain benefits.
- CEO cites expanded specialty and conventional egg scale to align production with consumer demand.