Exhibit 99.1
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Contacts:
Sherman Miller, President and CEO
Max P. Bowman, Vice President and CFO
(601) 948-6813
CAL-MAINE FOODS, INC. ANNOUNCES
PUBLICATION OF 2023 SUSTAINABILITY REPORT
RIDGELAND,
Miss.
(August
14,
2023)
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Cal-Maine
Foods,
Inc.
(NASDAQ:
CALM)
today
released
the
Company’s
updated
Fiscal
2022
Sustainability Report,
which
includes
recent
initiatives
to
support
Cal-
Maine Foods’ ongoing commitment
to sustainability throughout
its operations.
As in previous reports,
the
Company
is
providing
updated
information
utilizing
the
Sustainability
Accounting
Standards
Board
(SASB) framework.
Sherman
Miller,
president
and
chief
executive
officer
of
Cal-Maine
Foods,
stated
“R
esponsible
leadership and
reliable choices
are deeply
rooted in
Cal-Maine Foods’
culture and
values.
As a
leader in
our
industry,
we
are
focused
on
managing
our
operations
in
an
efficient
and
sustainable
manner
while
protecting our vital resources
and the welfare of
the animals under our
care.
We also remain committed to
following
strong
corporate
governance
principles
and
maintaining
a
diverse,
equitable
and
inclusive
workplace.
These tenets are
described more fully in
our latest report,
which highlights our
mission to be
the most reliable and sustainable producer of fresh shell eggs and egg products.”
The report may be found on the Company’s website at
www.calmainefoods.com
Cal-Maine Foods, Inc.
is primarily engaged
in the production,
grading, packaging, marketing
and
distribution
of
fresh
shell
eggs,
including
conventional,
cage-free,
organic,
brown,
free-range,
pasture-
raised 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.
