Background

NuCal Foods, Inc. is a family owned agricultural cooperative based in Ripon, CA and is one of the largest distributors of shell eggs in the Western United States. We combine the experience and heritage of four of California's most respected farming families, who together have more than 250 years of experience in the egg industry.
We process over 7.5 million eggs per day from our 11 family farms and 7 processing plants in Northern California. We produce our feed locally in company-owned mills where the highest quality standards are maintained. Our fleet of nearly 100 refrigerated trucks guarantees freshness and on-time delivery every time.

Quality & Brands

Our families have been providing farm fresh eggs to retail and foodservice customers in Northern California for over 50 years. We believe that every egg we produce should be superior - freshness and quality are never compromised. All NuCal Foods egg varieties are produced by hens that receive the best care at the most state-of-the-art facilities.
We currently produce and distribute eggs for our nine premier egg brands and many of the “store” brands in the region.

Safety

NuCal Foods has been an innovator and leader in food product safety, setting the standards for egg quality and freshness throughout the Western U.S. We receive superior audit scores from the USDA and third-party auditing teams and strictly adhere to the California Egg Quality Assurance Program. 

Operations & Practices

NuCal Foods is a totally integrated egg producer - we control all aspects of the process from feed milling to flock acquisition to processing and distribution, all to guarantee consistency and freshness with every egg! We lead the industry in advanced animal husbandry practices and computerized systems. Our eggs are packed in recycled and non-toxic packaging, utilizing methods that require minimal materials.  We provide our hens with clean, safe, and healthy environments in order to assure proper living conditions. As a strong supporter of the United Egg Producers Certified
Animal Welfare Program, our farms follow
responsible, science-based, modern production
methods in the care of our egg-laying animals.
This program was developed from guidelines
established by an independent advisory
committee of some of the top animal welfare
and behavioral scientific experts in the U.S.