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Cal-Maine Foods

Ridgeland, MS, United States

Largest U.S. producer and distributor of fresh shell eggs and egg products, operating an integrated platform of production, grading, processing, and distribution with a sustainability focus.

Focus Areas
Shell eggs, Egg products, Egg processing / breaking

Tracked deals

3

3 tracked deals across 2024-2026.

Recent pace

2

2 tracked deals announced in the last 12 months.

Deal mix

Buyout

2 buyout · 1 addon

Cal-Maine Foods Acquisition Volume by Year

Last 2 years

Acquisition volume by year Annual acquisition counts for the last 2 years for Cal-Maine Foods. 1 2024 ~3 est. 2 2026
Actual Full-year estimate

Supporting Data

Recent Transactions

  • Cal-Maine Foods Acquires Certain Assets of Van’s Foods Brand
    May 12, 2026
    Buyer
    Cal-Maine Foods, Inc.
    Target
    Van's Foods business of Sara Lee Frozen Bakery, LLC (Van’s Foods brand assets)
    Seller
    Sara Lee Frozen Bakery, LLC
    Industry
    Consumer Products
    Location
    Mississippi, United States
    Type
    Addon

    Cal-Maine Foods, Inc. announced it will acquire certain assets of the Van’s Foods business of Sara Lee Frozen Bakery, LLC. The move is intended to diversify Cal-Maine Foods’ business model by expanding its prepared foods B2C retail presence and leveraging its distribution to grow the Van’s brand.

  • Cal-Maine Foods Acquires Creighton Brothers LLC and Crystal Lake LLC
    March 5, 2026
    Buyer
    Cal-Maine Foods, Inc.
    Target
    Creighton Brothers LLC, Crystal Lake LLC
    Industry
    Food & Beverage
    Location
    Indiana, United States
    Type
    Buyout

    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 ISE America Inc. for $110M
    July 2, 2024
    Buyer
    Cal-Maine Foods Inc.
    Target
    ISE America Inc.
    Seller
    ISE America Inc. and certain affiliates
    Industry
    Food & Beverage
    Location
    Maryland, United States
    Type
    Buyout

    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.

Related Acquisition Pages

Food & Beverage Buyers & Acquisitions 2 tracked deals by Cal-Maine Foods. Consumer Products Buyers & Acquisitions 1 tracked deal by Cal-Maine Foods. Acquisitions in Indiana 1 tracked deal by Cal-Maine Foods. Acquisitions in Maryland 1 tracked deal by Cal-Maine Foods. Acquisitions in Mississippi 1 tracked deal by Cal-Maine Foods.

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