What all prepared foods business is calm in?

Cal-Maine Foods (NASDAQ: CALM) Prepared Foods Portfolio

Cal-Maine Foods is the largest shell-egg producer in the United States. Recently, the company has actively expanded into the prepared foods and egg products sector to secure higher-margin revenues and reduce its reliance on volatile commodity shell-egg prices.

Here are the specific prepared foods businesses, brands, and joint ventures currently under the Cal-Maine umbrella:

• Echo Lake Foods: An acquisition focused on the production and distribution of ready-to-eat egg products and breakfast items. Cal-Maine is currently investing $15 million to modernize and centralize Echo Lake's operations, significantly expanding its annual scrambled egg production capacity by mid-fiscal 2027.
• Van's Foods: In a major move announced in May 2026, Cal-Maine acquired the assets of the Van's Foods brand from Sara Lee Frozen Bakery, broadening its portfolio into premium frozen baked goods and breakfast foods.
• Crepini LLC: Through a strategic joint venture, Cal-Maine partnered with Crepini Foods to manufacture egg-based wraps, crepes, protein pancakes, and omelets. A recent $7 million investment aims to increase Crepini's production volume by more than sevenfold by fiscal 2028.
• MeadowCreek Foods: Cal-Maine holds a strategic investment in MeadowCreek, a business heavily focused on manufacturing commercial hard-cooked egg products.
• Creighton Brothers LLC (Crystal Lake LLC): Cal-Maine acquired the prepared foods, shell egg, and egg product assets of this company for $128.5 million, further bolstering its processing and manufacturing capabilities.

Product Categories

Through these various subsidiaries and investments, Cal-Maine's prepared foods division manufactures products including:

• Hard-cooked, liquid, and frozen eggs
• Ready-to-eat scrambled eggs and omelets
• Egg wraps and crepes
• Protein pancakes
• Premium frozen baked breakfast goods