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Cal-Maine expands breakfast options with Van’s waffles acquisition
Key takeaways
- After inking a deal last year for US-based breakfast products maker Echo Lake Foods, Cal-Maine is now buying up Van’s Foods, which manufactures gluten-free frozen waffles and pancakes.
- Cal-Maine added the acquisition will boost its prepared foods annual sales by about 10% and volumes by about 6%, although the Mississippi-based group did not reveal the financial terms of the transaction.
- Sherman Miller, the president and CEO of Cal-Maine, said: “We believe this acquisition will further our diversification strategy by expanding our reach in prepared foods consumer-facing retail.
Cal-Maine expands breakfast options with Van’s waffles acquisition Simon Harvey Tue, May 12, 2026 at 8:56 PM GMT+7 2 min read CALM Cal-Maine Foods is expanding beyond its core eggs business with the acquisition of the Van’s breakfast brands from Sara Lee Frozen Bakery.
After inking a deal last year for US-based breakfast products maker Echo Lake Foods, Cal-Maine is now buying up Van’s Foods, which manufactures gluten-free frozen waffles and pancakes.
“This acquisition is aimed at supporting Cal-Maine Foods’ strategy to diversify its business model, grow in prepared foods business-to-consumer (B2C) retail, and deliver greater value across the supply chain,” the Nasdaq-listed group said in a statement today (12 May).
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