GlobeNewswire·Dec 3, 2025, 5:00 PM ET

Cal-Maine Foods Positions for Growth in Prepared Foods with New Leadership and Expansion Plans

Cal-Maine Foods appointed Johnathan Zoeller as Chief Financial Officer for its Prepared Foods division, bringing over 25 years of senior financial experience from Westlake Corporation.
Dave Jordan was promoted internally to President of Echo Lake Foods after serving as Senior Vice President of Operations, where he led manufacturing modernization & transformation efforts.
A $15 million network optimization project at Echo Lake Foods will consolidate scrambled egg manufacturing into one facility, adding 17 million pounds of annual capacity by mid-fiscal 2027.
A previously announced $14.8 million high-speed pancake line project is expected to add 12 million pounds of annual production through early fiscal 2027.
Temporary production reductions & higher costs at Echo Lake Foods began in late fiscal Q2 2026 & are expected to continue through the remainder of fiscal 2026.
Joint venture Crepini Foods will invest $7 million through fiscal 2028 to add 18 million pounds of capacity, aiming to increase volume by more than sevenfold over two years.
Total planned investments are projected to grow Cal-Maine's prepared foods production capacity by over 30 percent within the next 18-24 months.
These initiatives support a multi-year strategy to strengthen earnings, enhance portfolio resilience, & capture demand for high-protein, ready-to-eat formats.