Ridgeland, Mississippi-based Cal-Maine Foods Inc., the nation’s largest producer and distributor of fresh shell eggs, has acquired substantially all the assets related to the commercial shell egg production and processing business of Fassio Egg Farms Inc., headquartered in West Valley City. Fassio’s egg farm is located in Erda in Tooele County, and has a current capacity of approximately 1.2 million primarily cage-free laying hens, a feed mill, pullets, a fertilizer production facility and a composting operation.
The companies expect to close the transaction in the next few weeks, subject to customary closing conditions. No financial details were disclosed.
“We are excited about the opportunity to expand our market presence in Utah and the western United States with the proposed acquisition of these assets from Fassio,” said Sherman Miller, president and CEO of Cal-Maine Foods. “The additional production capacity, especially for cage-free eggs, will enhance our ability to serve our valued customers in this important market area. Fassio has been a leader in the egg production business since 1915 and enjoys a solid reputation in the community. We look forward to working with the Fassio team as we extend our market reach and deliver greater value to both our customers and shareholders.”
Cal-Maine Foods sells the majority of its shell eggs in states across the southwestern, southeastern, mid-western and mid-Atlantic regions of the United States.