Cal-Maine Foods Acquires Certain Assets of Van’s Foods Brand

Cal-Maine Foods Acquires Creighton Brothers LLC and Crystal Lake LLC

March 5, 2026

Food & Beverage

Cal-Maine Foods, Inc. announced it will acquire the shell egg, egg products, and prepared foods assets of Creighton Brothers LLC, including Crystal Lake LLC, for approximately $128.5 million in cash (subject to post-closing adjustments). The deal adds Creighton’s Warsaw, Indiana operations—covering shell egg production/grading capacity and ready-to-use egg products—fully integrating them into Cal-Maine’s existing network.

Cal‑Maine Foods Acquires Echo Lake Foods for ~$258M

June 2, 2025

Food & Beverage

Cal‑Maine Foods, Inc. (NASDAQ: CALM) has completed the all‑cash acquisition of Echo Lake Foods for approximately $258 million, with an expected tax benefit of about $28 million (effective purchase price ≈ $230 million). The purchase brings Echo Lake’s ~$240 million 2024 revenue business — a producer of ready‑to‑eat egg and frozen breakfast products — into Cal‑Maine’s portfolio to expand its value‑added egg product offerings and reduce earnings volatility through synergies and expanded customer relationships.

Cal-Maine Foods Acquires ISE America Inc. for $110M

July 2, 2024

Food & Beverage

Cal-Maine Foods Inc. has acquired virtually all assets of Galena, Maryland–based ISE America Inc. for approximately $110 million in cash. The deal adds ISE’s commercial shell-egg production and processing capacity (about 4.7 million laying hens, including 1 million cage-free), feed mills, roughly 4,000 acres, pullets, inventories and an egg-products breaking facility, expanding Cal‑Maine’s footprint into the Northeast and Mid‑Atlantic.

Cal-Maine Foods Acquires Tyson Foods' Dexter, Missouri Poultry Facilities

January 2, 2024

Food & Beverage

Cal-Maine Foods, Inc. is acquiring a broiler processing plant, hatchery and feed mill in Dexter, Missouri from Tyson Foods, Inc.; terms were not disclosed. Cal-Maine plans to convert the facilities to egg production and grading operations to expand its geographic footprint and production capacity in Missouri and surrounding markets.

Cal-Maine Foods to Acquire Egg Production Assets of Fassio Egg Farms

September 28, 2023

Food & Beverage

Cal-Maine Foods, the largest U.S. producer and distributor of fresh shell eggs, has signed a definitive agreement to acquire substantially all commercial shell-egg production and processing assets of Fassio Egg Farms, including facilities in Erda, Utah with capacity of ~1.2 million laying hens. The asset purchase expands Cal‑Maine’s cage‑free production capacity and market presence in Utah and the western United States; the deal is expected to close in the coming weeks subject to customary conditions.

Sara Lee Frozen Bakery Acquires Superior Cake Products from Hostess Brands

August 1, 2019

Food & Beverage

Sara Lee Frozen Bakery agreed to acquire Hostess Brands' in-store bakery business Superior Cake Products, Inc. for $65 million in cash, subject to customary post-closing adjustments. The deal (announced August 1, 2019) is expected to close in the third quarter of 2019 and will expand Sara Lee Frozen Bakery's presence in the in-store bakery category while Hostess intends to deploy proceeds to de-lever and pursue strategic options.