The Happy Egg Company

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The Happy Egg Company
Company typePrivate
IndustryPoultry
Founded2012 Edit this on Wikidata
Headquarters
Rogers, Arkansas
,
United States
Area served
United States
Websitehappyegg.com

The Happy Egg Company is an American egg producer headquartered in Rogers, Arkansas. It is the first commercial egg producer in the U.S. to be certified by the American Humane Association.

History[edit]

The Happy Egg Company was established in the United States in 2012, reporting sales of one million eggs by 2014.[1][2][3] The Happy Egg Company relocated its headquarters from San Francisco to Rogers in 2017.[4][5][6] In 2019, Happy Egg Co. launched their brown and blue Heritage eggs at Sprouts.[7]

Operations[edit]

The Happy Egg Company contracts with family farms in the American South and Midwest for its products.[8] Happy Egg’s eggs are Certified Free Range by the American Humane Association (AHA) and its hens have access to more than eight acres of range. It is the first commercial egg producer in the U.S. to be certified by the AHA.[9][10][11][12][13][14]

Happy Egg’s Free Range and Organic Free Range eggs are laid by Lohmann Brown hens. Happy Egg’s Heritage eggs are laid by their proprietary Hölzl Blue and Hölzl Brown hens.[15]

The Happy Egg Company's products include Organic Free Range (pictured, left) and Free Range (pictured, right) eggs.

Products[edit]

As of 2024, Happy Egg Co. marketed three products primary: Free Range, Organic Free Range and Heritage Free Range.[16][17]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "USA success for happy egg company". Farming UK. April 1, 2014. Retrieved May 17, 2020.
  2. ^ Seedhouse, David (2017). Thoughtful Health Care: Ethical Awareness and Reflective Practice. SAGE. pp. 136–137. ISBN 9781526414533.
  3. ^ Siegle, Lucy (April 23, 2011). "Which eggs should I buy?". The Guardian. Retrieved May 17, 2020.
  4. ^ "The happy egg co. celebrates US success and reaches one million packs sold". Retail Times. 5 March 2014. Retrieved 24 February 2020.
  5. ^ "Happy Egg Relocates Corporate Headquarters To Rogers". KFSM-TV. 21 May 2018. Retrieved 24 February 2020.
  6. ^ Mulvaney, Lydia (17 November 2018). "Cage-free eggs are out, pastured ones in as tastes change, again". Bloomberg. Retrieved 25 February 2020.
  7. ^ "Happy Egg Co. Announces Availability of True Blue & Brown Heritage Breed Eggs". Happy Egg Co. 2019-01-08. Retrieved 2024-04-17.
  8. ^ "Egg supplier moves U.S. headquarters from San Francisco to Rogers". Talk Business & Politics. 24 May 2018. Retrieved 24 February 2020.
  9. ^ Rose Johnson, Adrienne (11 January 2018). "How to Buy the Best Eggs Possible". Bon Appetit. Retrieved 24 February 2020.
  10. ^ Radka, Charlie (15 March 2016). "The Happy Egg Company brings cleaner, greener, more humane eggs to a supermarket near you". Inhabitat. Retrieved 24 February 2020.
  11. ^ Laurence, Emily (21 June 2019). "How to Make the Healthiest, Most Ethical and Sustainable Food Choices if You Eat Meat, Dairy and Eggs". Well+Good. Retrieved 24 March 2020.
  12. ^ "This Southern-Based Company Sells The Best Eggs at Publix". Southern Living. 1 April 2020. Retrieved 3 April 2020.
  13. ^ "the happy egg co. Recognized as the First 100 Percent Free Range Egg Company Certified by Humane Farm Animal Care". Yahoo Finance. 2014-01-23. Retrieved 2024-04-17.
  14. ^ Spencer, Steve (2023-05-08). "This Chicken Crossed the Country: Happy Egg Thriving in the Ozarks". AMP. Retrieved 2024-04-17.
  15. ^ "Happy Egg Co. Partners With Small, Family Farms". Nosh.com. 2024-04-02. Retrieved 2024-04-17.
  16. ^ "Our Story". happyegg.com. The Happy Egg Company. Retrieved May 19, 2020.
  17. ^ "Happy Egg and St. Pierre Partner at Kroger to Make Mornings Magnifique". Fox 59. 2023-05-02. Retrieved 2024-04-17.

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