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Cal-Maine Foods Releases Fiscal Year 2025 Impact Report

Cal-Maine Foods publishes its first Fiscal Year 2025 Impact Report highlighting growth and sustainability initiatives

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Cal-Maine Foods, the largest U.S. egg producer, released its Fiscal Year 2025 Impact Report under a new framework. The report details the company's strategy to expand its egg and egg-based food platform through investments in operations, people, sustainability, and acquisitions. Highlights include workforce growth, charitable contributions, environmental reporting enhancements including Scope 3 emissions, and a climate risk assessment, positioning the company for long-term growth and value creation.

Cal-Maine Foods Releases Fiscal Year 2025 Impact Report
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Key Points

  • Cal-Maine Foods expanded to 3,828 employees across 22 states in fiscal year 2025, reflecting workforce growth and operational scale.
  • The company enhanced sustainability reporting by independently verifying Scope 1 and 2 emissions and including Scope 3 emissions for the first time.
  • Strategic investments and acquisitions broadened the company's product offerings across the egg value chain, including prepared foods and consumer brands.
  • Sectors impacted include agriculture (particularly poultry and egg production), food manufacturing, retail food products, and environmental sustainability markets.

RIDGELAND, Miss., Aug. 31, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Cal-Maine Foods, Inc. (Nasdaq: CALM) (“Cal-Maine Foods,” “we,” “us,” “our” or the “company”), the largest egg company in the United States and a leading player in the egg-based food industry, today announced the publication of its Fiscal Year 2025 Impact Report, the company’s first report issued under its new Impact Report framework. The report highlights how Cal-Maine Foods is executing its long-term strategy to build the leading diversified egg and egg-based foods platform while investing in the people, capabilities, and operations that support sustainable growth and long-term value creation.

“That is the foundation of our strategy and the future we are building at Cal-Maine Foods.”
“This report reflects how we think about creating long-term value,”
“As we continue building the leading diversified egg and egg-based foods platform, we are investing in the capabilities, people, and operations that…”
“The initiatives highlighted throughout this report are important not only because of what they have accomplished, but because of how they strengthen our…”
“That is the foundation of our strategy and the future we are building at Cal-Maine Foods.”
“This report reflects how we think about creating long-term value,”
“As we continue building the leading diversified egg and egg-based foods platform, we are investing in the capabilities, people, and operations that…”
“The initiatives highlighted throughout this report are important not only because of what they have accomplished, but because of how they strengthen our…”
“That is the foundation of our strategy and the future we are building at Cal-Maine Foods.”

“This report reflects how we think about creating long-term value,” said Sherman Miller, President and Chief Executive Officer of Cal-Maine Foods. “As we continue building the leading diversified egg and egg-based foods platform, we are investing in the capabilities, people, and operations that strengthen our business over time. We believe responsible business practices support operational excellence, strengthen customer relationships, improve resilience, and position Cal-Maine Foods for long-term growth.”

The report details Cal-Maine Foods’ continued evolution from the nation’s leading shell egg producer into a diversified egg and egg-based foods company. It highlights how strategic investments and acquisitions have expanded the company’s participation across the egg value chain—from conventional and specialty shell eggs to egg products, prepared foods, and consumer brands—and how investments in people, food safety, animal welfare, environmental stewardship, and governance support that strategy.

Among the fiscal year 2025 highlights, the company expanded to 3,828 employees across 22 states, contributed more than $1.3 million to charitable organizations, donated more than 390,000 dozen eggs to support food access initiatives, obtained independent verification of its Scope 1 and Scope 2 greenhouse gas emissions, expanded environmental reporting to include Scope 3 emissions for the first time, and completed a climate risks and opportunities assessment.

“The initiatives highlighted throughout this report are important not only because of what they have accomplished, but because of how they strengthen our ability to continue growing, serving our stakeholders, and creating value over time,” Miller added. “That is the foundation of our strategy and the future we are building at Cal-Maine Foods.”

The Fiscal Year 2025 Impact Report is available on the company’s website here.

About Cal-Maine Foods

Cal-Maine Foods, Inc. (Nasdaq: CALM) is the largest egg company in the United States and a leading player in the egg-based food industry. With a strong national footprint, Cal-Maine Foods provides nutritious, affordable, and sustainable protein to millions of households every day.

The company’s portfolio spans the full egg value ladder—from conventional to specialty, including cage-free, organic, brown, free-range, pasture-raised, and nutritionally enhanced—serving both retail and foodservice customers nationwide. Cal-Maine Foods also participates in the growing prepared foods sector, with offerings such as pre-cooked egg patties, omelets, folded and scrambled egg formats, hard-cooked eggs, pancakes, waffles, and specialty wraps. Its branded portfolio includes Eggland’s Best®, Land O’Lakes®, Farmhouse Eggs®, 4Grain®, Sunups®, Sunny Meadow®, MeadowCreek Foods®, Van’s®, and Crepini®.

Headquartered in Ridgeland, Mississippi, Cal-Maine’s strategy combines scale, operational excellence, and financial discipline with a commitment to innovation and sustainability, to enable the company to deliver trusted nutrition, enduring partnerships, and long-term value for its stakeholders.

Contacts

Investors: [email protected]
Media: [email protected]
Telephone: (601) 948-6813


Risks

  • Potential impact of climate risks and regulatory changes related to greenhouse gas emissions could affect operational costs and compliance.
  • Market fluctuations in feed and production costs could influence profitability in the agriculture and food production sectors.
  • Consumer preferences and regulatory scrutiny around animal welfare and sustainability may require ongoing investment and adaptation in production methods.

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