Exhibit 99.1
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Contacts:
Dolph Baker, Chairman and CEO
Max P. Bowman, Vice President and CFO
(601) 948-6813
CAL-MAINE FOODS, INC. ANNOUNCES
PUBLICATION OF 2020 SUSTAINABILITY OVERVIEW
RIDGELAND, Miss.
(July 20,
2021) -
Cal-Maine Foods,
Inc. (NASDAQ:
CALM) today
released
Scaling
,
which
outlines
the
Company’s
enhanced
initiatives
to
augment
its
sustainability
journey.
The fiscal
year
2020 report
introduces the
Company’s
the Company’s
strong food safety
performance and highlights
the Company’s
commitment to animal
welfare, among other items. The
report also introduces Company reporting
against the Sustainability
Accounting Standards Board (SASB) framework.
“Cal-Maine Foods’ commitment to
sustainable food production is
embedded in our culture,” said Dolph
Baker,
chairman and
chief executive
officer of
Cal-Maine Foods,
Inc. “We
are pleased
to publish
our
second
sustainability
update
for
stakeholders
to
help
them
better
understand
our
enterprise
commitment to
continue to
serve as
the most
sustainable and
reliable supplier
of high-quality
fresh
eggs and egg products in the United States.”
The report may be found on the Company’s website,
here
.
Cal-Maine
Foods,
Inc.
is
primarily
engaged
in
the
production,
grading,
packing,
marketing
and
distribution of fresh
shell eggs, including
conventional, cage-free, organic
and nutritionally enhanced
eggs.
The
Company,
which
is
headquartered
in
Ridgeland,
Mississippi,
is
the
largest
producer
and
distributor
of
fresh
shell
eggs
in
the
United
States and
sells
the
majority
of
its
shell
eggs
in
states
across the southwestern, southeastern, mid-western and mid-Atlantic
regions of the United States.
