Forsman Farms

What Forsman Farms does

Forsman Farms is a fourth-generation, family-owned egg production company headquartered in Howard Lake, Minnesota, founded in 1918 by Albert Forsman and currently run by Peter and David Forsman under patriarch Gary Forsman's guidance. The company operates a single integrated business with two principal product lines: shell eggs and liquid eggs processed at a modern offline plant described as the most technologically innovative in North America, processing over 6 million eggs per day. Distribution is exclusively B2B, supplying the nation's largest retailers, food service companies, and quick-service restaurants including McDonald's, for which Forsman Farms is a named cage-free egg sourcing partner. Ancillary operations include grain marketing and elevator services through the Howard Lake Mill and Darwin Elevator subsidiaries, supported by a Bushel-powered digital portal and mobile apps for grower contract management. The revenue model is wholesale, negotiated B2B pricing with no public disclosure, and the company holds third-party-audited hen welfare certifications and a Minnesota Agricultural Water Quality Certification.

Name

Forsman Farms

Legal name

Forsman Farms

Website

https://forsmanfarms.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1918

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Forsman Farms is a fourth-generation, family-owned egg producer in Howard Lake, Minnesota, processing over 6 million eggs per day and supplying shell and liquid eggs to major retailers, food service companies, and McDonald's under a cage-free partnership.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Commercial Egg Production

NAICS

Chicken Egg Production (112310), Poultry and Egg Production (1123)

SIC

Agricultural Prod-Livestock & Animal Specialties (200)

akta.pro primary industry

Layer Hen Egg Production (Table Eggs) (AFAEADAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Egg breaking & separation (yolk/white; whole egg) (AFANAHAA), Value-Added Egg Products (Hard-Boiled, Omelets, Egg Mixes) Wholesale (AFAIAEAH), Private label & contract egg processing (toll manufacturing/packing) (AFANAHAI)

Keywords

• Egg production
• Shell eggs
• Liquid eggs
• Cage-free eggs
• Grain marketing

Headquarters

HQ city

Howard Lake

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Shell Eggs Sales: Production and sale of shell eggs processed at the company's modern facility, distributed to major retailers and food service companies nationwide.
2. Liquid Eggs Sales: Processing of eggs into liquid form for food service and retail customers who require liquid egg products.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

Forsman Farms is a fourth-generation, family-owned egg production company that processes over 6 million eggs per day in shell and liquid form. It supplies major national retailers, food service operators, and quick-service restaurant chains such as McDonald's, with a focus on cage-free, large-scale, hen-welfare-driven production. The company also operates a grain marketing division through its Howard Lake Mill and Darwin Elevator facilities.

Product overview

Forsman Farms is a fourth-generation family egg production company operating as a single unified business with two primary product lines: egg production (shell and liquid eggs processed at their modern offline plant) and grain marketing services. The company processes over 6 million eggs per day, producing shell eggs and liquid egg products for major retailers and food service companies. Additionally, the company operates a grain division offering cash grain bids, futures markets, and a mobile app for grain contract management.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Shell Eggs

Quantifiable outcome

• Process over 6 million eggs per day

Named customers3 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• McDonald'scoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerForsman Farms partnered with McDonald's to help them fulfill their commitment to source 100% of their eggs from cage-free hens. This partnership demonstrates the company's capability to supply large-scale cage-free egg requirements for major quick-service restaurant chains.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves1 record

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Vital Farms: Pasture-raised and specialty egg supplier with national retail distribution. Comparable as an alternative-egg producer serving premium retail channels with sustainability and welfare positioning.
• Cal-Maine Foods: Largest U.S. shell egg producer with national retail and foodservice distribution. Directly comparable as a commodity and specialty shell egg supplier to the same major retailer and QSR accounts that Forsman serves.
• Michael Foods: Major U.S. processor of liquid, frozen, and dried egg products for foodservice and industrial customers. Directly comparable liquid-egg processing capability to Forsman's offline plant.
• Daybreak Foods: Large Midwest egg producer with shell egg operations and liquid egg processing. Comparable as a regional-to-national competitor with similar cage-free transition exposure.
• Egg Innovations: U.S. producer of cage-free, free-range, and pasture-raised shell eggs supplying national retailers and foodservice. Comparable on cage-free product mix and retailer-channel focus.
• Wabash Valley Produce: Indiana-based egg producer specializing in cage-free and specialty eggs for retail and foodservice. Comparable on cage-free product positioning and Midwest production footprint.
• Versova (formerly Rembrandt Foods): Iowa-based integrated egg producer operating shell egg farms and a major egg processing facility for liquid and dried products. Comparable in combining large-scale shell production with industrial egg processing for foodservice.
• Rose Acre Farms: Second-largest U.S. shell egg producer, family-owned with vertically integrated feed and cage-free operations. Closely comparable to Forsman on scale, family ownership structure, and national retail supply relationships.

Emerging players

• Pete & Gerry's Organic: Organic and pasture-raised shell egg brand distributed nationally through retailers and online channels. Comparable as a specialty, welfare-positioned egg competitor chasing the same premium retail shelf space.

Broad incumbents

• Cargill (Protein & Egg Ingredients): Global agribusiness with a substantial egg ingredients and processed egg business alongside feed, grain, and protein operations. Comparable as a large incumbent in egg processing and feed origination, though not a pure-play shell egg competitor.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/forsman-farms

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Subsidiaries2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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