DENVER, CO – NestFresh, one of the most innovative food companies in the nation and a dominant supplier and producer of specialty eggs, has expanded their nationally local supply chain. While many egg producers continue to short orders and deliveries to retail customers due to shifting industry standards and an increase in demand, NestFresh is proud to announce their recent expansion in Northern California, Colorado, Texas, Pennsylvania, Illinois, Iowa, and Wisconsin. The company also plans to expand their production in Minnesota, Indiana, Massachusetts, and Virginia, proving that NestFresh is a company that continues to successfully provide both retailers and consumers with a quality product upon which they can depend amidst competing companies who consistently struggle to do the same.
By proactively addressing the industry issue of egg shorting in 2014, NestFresh was able to thrive while others struggled with the increase in demand. Since beginning their expansion, they have put 600,000 new birds into production. Additionally, 400,000 birds are scheduled to come into production within the next 12 months. With one eye on the current needs of retailers and one eye on consumer demand, NestFresh’s mission is to retain the high standards the company was built upon while providing retailers with the product they need and consumers with the product they crave.
NestFresh eggs are certified cage-free and include products that are Non-GMO Project Verified as well as pasture raised. Leading the way in humane, sustainable farming, the farms producing free range, Non-GMO eggs undergo an extensive process to ensure the feed given to their hens fits the high standards set by the Non-GMO Project. Each farmer involved in raising NestFresh hens cares about the land and animals under their care, so they follow strict animal welfare standards set by NestFresh. Doing so ensures the hens produce the best eggs possible and the consumers take home a carton of healthy, pesticide and GMO free eggs with which they are satisfied.
With the price of commodity eggs and specialty eggs nearly indistinguishable, specialty eggs have surged in sales, revealing new opportunities for NestFresh. “Rising to the top, NestFresh is completing its expansion of nearly one million layers to its supply chain for 2015,” notes Michael Sencer, Executive VP of Hidden Villa Ranch, NestFresh Eggs. “It has also contracted and committed to an additional 300,000 specialty layers in 2016.” NestFresh has continued to meet consumers’ growing needs in the specialty egg industry.
As a part of the plan to address the specialty egg shorting problem, NestFresh is building 25-30 laying hen barns on 15 different farms in at least eight different states. The flocks there will be a combination of cage-free, free-rage, non-GMO, organic and pasture raised birds. The initial family farms for the expansion project are located in California, Colorado, Illinois, Pennsylvania, Texas, Iowa and Wisconsin, making the current expansion an intelligent next step for the future of the small family farmers recruited to help with the process as well as for the company.
About NestFresh
NestFresh cage-free eggs was the first nationally distributed egg line to receive the Non-GMO Project Verified seal from the Non-GMO Project and to offer liquid and dry egg products that are also Non-GMO Project Verified for retail, food service and manufacturing.
Source: NestFresh