Sunrise Acres Egg Farm

What Sunrise Acres Egg Farm does

Sunrise Acres Egg Farm is a third-generation, family-owned shell egg producer headquartered in Hudsonville, Michigan, founded in 1949 by Marvin and June Patmos with an initial flock of 100 chickens. The company operates a fully vertically integrated production chain that begins with on-farm crop cultivation, continues through the Patmos Feed Mill (an internal feed mill producing all-natural, no-hormone, no-antibiotic, age-specific chicken feed with nutritionist oversight), extends to raising hens from day-old through their full lifecycle, and concludes with egg processing, grading, packaging, and distribution. Sunrise Acres currently operates three SQF Level 2 certified processing facilities, each holding USDA, FDA, UEP, American Humane, Humane Farm Animal Care, California CDFA, and MAEAP certifications renewed annually via third-party audit, with on-site USDA resident grading and quality inspectors.

The company's commercial portfolio comprises three core SKUs: Cage Free Whites (Grade A and AA, sizes Small through Jumbo), Cage Free Browns, and Conventional White eggs, with full custom packing capabilities for retail and foodservice channels. Distribution is executed through an owned truck fleet supplemented by trusted refrigerated carriers, delivering nationwide from the Hudsonville complex. The go-to-market is a direct enterprise field-sales model targeting retail grocery and foodservice operators, positioning the company as a "category management partner" rather than a commodity supplier. A secondary revenue stream — chicken manure fertilizer sales to Michigan farmers including organic operators — supports a circular agricultural ecosystem with local grain suppliers.

Sunrise Acres is currently led by third-generation owners Doug and Joe Patmos (sons of second-generation co-owner Bill Patmos), with the family maintaining full ownership and no disclosed external investors, debt structure, or M&A activity. The firm employs 101–250 people and combined the 2011 remodel of Complex 1 with the 2012 construction of Coop 2 to modernize its capacity base. Revenue is not publicly disclosed, and the company has no listed digital products, software, or technology platform beyond its industrial-operational footprint.

Name

Sunrise Acres Egg Farm

Legal name

Sunrise Acres

Website

https://sunriseacresmi.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1949

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Sunrise Acres Egg Farm is a third-generation, family-owned shell egg producer in Hudsonville, Michigan, operating three SQF-certified processing plants with full vertical integration from feed crops to nationwide delivery, serving retail and foodservice customers across the United States.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Shell Egg Production

NAICS

Chicken Egg Production (11231), Chicken Egg Production (112310)

SIC

Agricultural Prod-Livestock & Animal Specialties (200)

akta.pro primary industry

Layer Hen Egg Production (Table Eggs) (AFAEADAB)

akta.pro secondary industry

Layer (Egg Production) Feed (AFADACAB)

Keywords

• Shell egg production
• Cage-free eggs
• Egg farming
• Feed milling
• Egg distribution

Headquarters

HQ city

Hudsonville

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain, Operations, Personnel, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Egg Sales: Primary revenue from selling shell eggs including cage-free and conventional varieties to retail and foodservice customers. Products are sold in various sizes and grades with full custom packing capabilities for retail and foodservice needs.
2. Chicken Manure Fertilizer Sales: Selling chicken manure as fertilizer to farmers including organic farmers throughout Michigan.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

Sunrise Acres Egg Farm produces and distributes shell eggs (cage-free whites, cage-free browns, and conventional white varieties) through a fully integrated operation that spans growing feed crops, operating the Patmos Feed Mill, raising hens, processing eggs in three SQF certified plants, and delivering nationwide to retail and foodservice customers. The company also sells chicken manure as fertilizer to local Michigan farmers.

Product overview

Sunrise Acres Egg Farm is a fully integrated family egg farming operation offering a portfolio of shell egg products. The company provides three main product lines: Cage Free Whites (Grade A and AA in various sizes), Cage Free Browns, and Conventional White eggs. All products are produced through a vertically integrated operation that spans growing feed crops, operating a feed mill, raising chickens, processing eggs, and distributing directly to customers. The company offers both retail and foodservice capabilities with custom packing options.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Quantifiable outcome

• 6 grams of Protein per egg (Large)
• +2 more outcomes

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Local Michigan-Area FarmersminorOthersSunrise Acres partners with other local Michigan farmers for grain purchases when their own crop production is insufficient, maintaining a Michigan First sourcing approach. They also sell chicken manure as fertilizer to these and other Michigan farmers, including organic farmers.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights8 records

Broad incumbents

• Rose Acre Farms: Rose Acre is the second-largest U.S. egg producer and operates fully integrated facilities including feed mills, layer operations, and processing plants. It is a direct competitor in institutional and retail egg supply and matches Sunrise Acres' vertically integrated operating model.
• Michael Foods: Michael Foods is a major producer of processed eggs, egg products, and refrigerated foods serving foodservice and retail. It is comparable as a category leader in the same broader egg value chain where Sunrise Acres competes for foodservice volume.
• Cal-Maine Foods: Cal-Maine is the largest U.S. shell egg producer with a national footprint spanning conventional, cage-free, and specialty eggs. It is a relevant incumbent comparable because Sunrise Acres competes in the same retail and foodservice shell egg channels and serves customers seeking multi-regional supply.

Regional players

• Pennsylvania Egg Farm / Esbenshade Farms: Esbenshade Farms is a family-owned Pennsylvania egg producer with integrated feed milling and processing. It is comparable to Sunrise Acres as a multi-generational family egg farm in a different U.S. region, targeting similar retail and foodservice customers.
• Kreider Farms: Kreider Farms is a Pennsylvania-based family egg and dairy producer with on-site processing and distribution. It is comparable to Sunrise Acres as a multi-generational family farm operating a vertically integrated egg business with retail and foodservice distribution.
• Wilcox Farms: Wilcox Farms is a family-owned, multi-generation egg and dairy producer in the Pacific Northwest. It is comparable to Sunrise Acres as a family-led vertically integrated egg operation with a similar heritage positioning and cage-free/cage-free-organic product mix.

Direct peers

• Vital Farms: Vital Farms is a publicly traded pasture-raised and Certified Humane egg brand with national retail distribution. It is comparable to Sunrise Acres' cage-free and humane-certified product lines and competes for the same premium retail shelf space.
• Daybreak Foods: Daybreak Foods is a Midwest-based egg producer with cage-free and conventional shell egg products serving retail and foodservice. It is a direct competitor operating in overlapping geographies and serves the same customer segments as Sunrise Acres.
• Rembrandt Enterprises: Rembrandt is a U.S. egg producer with vertically integrated operations including feed production, layer hens, and processing. It is comparable to Sunrise Acres for both its integrated operating model and its cage-free and conventional egg product mix.
• Pete and Gerry's Organic: Pete and Gerry's is a national organic and free-range egg brand sourcing from small family farms. It is comparable to Sunrise Acres' cage-free offerings and similar family-farmer narrative, often sharing the same retail buyers seeking humane-certified shell eggs.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance9 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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