Cal-Maine Foods acquires Sara Lee Frozen Bakery’s Van’s Foods brand

• Cal-Maine Foods acquired certain assets of Sara Lee Frozen Bakery’s Van’s Foods business, adding Van’s gluten-free waffles and other better-for-you frozen breakfast products to its prepared foods portfolio.
• Van’s is positioned as category leader in gluten-free waffles, with broad retail distribution across grocery, e-commerce, and direct-to-consumer channels.
• On a pro forma basis, Van’s is expected to lift Cal-Maine’s prepared foods annual sales by about 10% and volume by about 6%.
• Cal-Maine plans to keep Van’s brand identity while using its distribution network to expand reach, support innovation, and pursue cross-selling in protein-forward meal solutions.

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