M&A Deal Summary

Hickman s Egg Ranch and Cal-Maine Foods Acquire Southwest Specialty Eggs

On July 25, 2014, Hickman s Egg Ranch and Cal-Maine Foods acquired food company Southwest Specialty Eggs

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Hickman s Egg Ranch’s 1st and Cal-Maine Foods’ 2nd transaction in the Food sector.
  • This is Hickman s Egg Ranch’s 1st and Cal-Maine Foods’ 2nd transaction in the United States.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2014-07-25
Target Southwest Specialty Eggs
Sector Food
Buyer(s) Hickman s Egg Ranch
Cal-Maine Foods
Deal Type Joint Venture

Target

Southwest Specialty Eggs

United States
Southwest Specialty Eggs LLC, owns and provider of eggs, also distributes 4-Grain®, Farmhouse® and other premium brands in the region.

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Buyer(S) 2

Buyer

Hickman s Egg Ranch

Buckeye, Arizona, United States

Category Company
Founded 1944
Sector Food
DESCRIPTION

Hickman's Egg Ranch, Inc., a producer and marketer of eggs.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 1
Sector: Food M&A 1 of 1
Type: Joint Venture M&A Deals 1 of 1
Country: United States M&A 1 of 1
Year: 2014 M&A 1 of 1
Buyer

Cal-Maine Foods

Ridgeland, Mississippi, United States

Category Company
Founded 1957
Sector Food
Employees2,929
Revenue 2.3B USD (2024)
DESCRIPTION

Cal-Maine Foods provides production, grading, packaging, marketing, and distribution of shell eggs. Cal-Maine sells most of its shell eggs in the southwestern, southeastern, mid-western and mid-Atlantic regions of the US. Cal-Maine market its shell eggs through its extensive distribution network to a diverse group of customers, including national and regional grocery store chains, club stores, foodservice distributors and egg product consumers. Cal-Maine Foods was founded in 1957 and is based in Ridgeland, Mississippi.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 2 of 9
Sector: Food M&A 2 of 5
Type: Joint Venture M&A Deals 1 of 1
Country: United States M&A 2 of 9
Year: 2014 M&A 2 of 2
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2014-02-17 Delta Egg Farm

Delta, Utah, United States

Delta Egg Farm LLC, owns and operates a feed mill and egg production complex with capacity for approximately 1.2 million laying hens.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2017-02-09 Happy Hen Egg Farms - Egg Production Assets

Junction, Texas, United States

Happy Hen Egg Farms, Inc. - Egg Production Assets include commercial egg production and processing facilities with current capacity for approximately 350,000 laying hens and related distribution facilities located near Harwood and Wharton, Texas.

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