Cal-Maine strengthens Prepared Foods business, launches $15M capacity upgrade

Cal-Maine Foods (CALM) is strengthening its prepared foods platform through new leadership appointments and targeted prepared foods production capacity expansions, it said on Wednesday.

Johnathan Zoeller has joined Cal-Maine Foods (CALM) as chief financial officer, Prepared Foods, adding valuable external experience with over 25 years as a senior financial and corporate accounting executive. He most recently served as vice president, treasurer, and head of investor relations for Westlake (WLK).

In parallel, Cal-Maine Foods is launching a new $15 million network optimization and capacity-expansion project at Echo Lake Foods, expected to add 17 million pounds of annual scrambled egg production by mid-fiscal 2027.

The project consolidates all scrambled egg manufacturing into a single, modernized facility, and expands capacity with a new production line at the facility to support both near-term demand and long-term organic growth. 

In total, these planned investments are expected to grow Cal-Maine’s prepared foods production capacity by more than 30% in the next 18-24 months.