The company has a definitive agreement to acquire a broiler processing plant, hatchery and feed mill in Dexter, Mo., that were recently closed by Tyson Foods, Inc.

The outbreak is affecting approximately 684,000 laying hens, or approximately 1.6% of the company’s total flock.

The quail-sized plant-based egg was introduced at the Vkind Experience.

The assets to be acquired, subject to the completion of this transaction, include commercial shell egg production and processing facilities with current capacity of approximately 1.2 million laying hens, primarily cage-free, feed mill, pullets, fertilizer production and composting operation and land located in Erda, Utah.

The company has introduced plant-based egg products in partnership with JUST Egg.

It only takes a few seconds after stepping into Vital Farms’ Egg Central Station (ECS) to realize that the company truly loves its egg-related puns. If there’s writing nearby, be it on a wall, memo or bulletin board, there’s a pun not far behind. They’re part of an ethos that starts from the top and flows down the company’s ranks to put a smile on someone’s face, even if just for a second. That idea of doing good extends beyond the facility walls to its other locations, the farmers who supply the eggs, the consumers who buy the product and, finally, to the planet itself. That visible commitment to the environment is why the addition at ECS was chosen as FOOD ENGINEERING’s 2023 Sustainable Plant of the Year.

Additionally, Matt Whiteman has been named vice president of operations.

Two expansion projects have earned this year’s honors, with the awards to be presented at the Food Automation & Manufacturing Symposium and Expo in October.

Piab’s new stable egg suction cup is designed for fast-track processes while saving energy.

The company says he will succeed outgoing CFO Bo Meissner in March 2023.