Prairie Star Farms

Name

Prairie Star Farms

Legal name

Prairie Star Farms

Website

https://psfeggs.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2011

Operating status

Operating

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Shell Egg Production

NAICS

Chicken Egg Production (11231), 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

Breeder Flocks & Fertile Egg Production (Broiler/Layer Breeders) (AFAEADAC), Hatcheries & Chick Production (Day-Old Chicks, Pullets) (AFAEADAD)

Keywords

• Shell egg production
• Cage-free eggs
• Egg marketing services
• Foodservice egg supply
• Co-packing services

Headquarters

HQ city

New Weston

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Operations, Supply Chain, Personnel, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Egg Product Sales: Sale of shell eggs produced under various housing methods (cage-free, CA SEFS compliant, enriched colony) to retailers and foodservice providers. The company also generates revenue through co-packing agreements where they package eggs for other egg producers.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Prairie Star Farms produces and markets shell eggs across multiple housing methods—traditional, cage-free, California Compliant (CA SEFS), and enriched colony—for major grocery retailers and foodservice providers. The company additionally offers co-packing services for other egg producers using its automated packaging capabilities.

Product overview

Prairie Star Farms operates as an egg production and marketing company offering a portfolio of egg products across multiple housing methods: Traditional (cage), California Compliant, Cage-Free, and Enriched Colony eggs. Products are sold through major retail chains across the United States and to foodservice providers (restaurants, wholesalers, universities). The company also offers co-packing services for other egg producers. All products are produced under rigorous food safety standards including SQF Level 3 certification and CA SEFS compliance, with eggs washed, sanitized, graded, and packed daily to ensure freshness.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Traditional Shell Eggs

Named customers2 records

Segments3 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

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• United Egg Producers (UEP)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPrairie Star Farms participates in the United Egg Producers (UEP) Certified program, a voluntary program that assures customers that all eggs with the UEP Certified seal have originated from farms dedicated to following responsible, science-based farming methods designed to ensure hen welfare. The company also offers cage-free eggs meeting all UEP requirements.
• Ohio Poultry AssociationcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPrairie Star Farms is an active member of the Ohio Poultry Association, participating in association programs designed to ensure food safety. The company also participates in statewide egg donations through the Ohio Poultry Association and regularly donates eggs to local foodbanks.
• American Humane AssociationminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPrairie Star Farms offers cage-free eggs that meet American Humane Certified requirements, meeting all American Humane requirements for animal welfare.
• Certified HumaneminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPrairie Star Farms cage-free eggs are produced meeting Certified Humane standards for animal welfare.
• Ohio Department of AgriculturecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPrairie Star Farms participates in the Livestock Environmental Permitting Program (LEPP), an Ohio Department of Agriculture program that regulates how farms handle manure and wastewater, as well as manage flies, rodents and other pests. The company also adheres to all association programs of the Ohio Department of Agriculture.
• Safe Quality Food Institute (SQFI)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAll Prairie Star Farms facilities have achieved Safe Quality Food (SQF) 2000 Level 3 Certification, the highest designation, which requires a rigorous third-party audit process in addition to an extensive review of policies, procedures and systems.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Vital Farms: Pasture-raised egg brand distributed nationally through grocery retail. Comparable to PSF on shell-egg retail distribution and certification-driven positioning, though Vital Farms is pasture-raised-branded while PSF is broader across housing types.
• Cal-Maine Foods: The largest US shell-egg producer and marketer, with a comparable product portfolio spanning conventional, cage-free, and specialty eggs sold to retailers and foodservice. Most directly comparable to PSF on customer base, channel mix, and product variants, but at meaningfully larger scale.
• Rembrandt Enterprises: Iowa-based egg producer with shell eggs and egg products for retail and foodservice. Comparable vertically integrated Midwest producer with similar conventional and specialty egg mix.
• Center Fresh Group: Iowa-headquartered egg producer focused on cage-free and conventionally produced shell eggs for retail and foodservice. Comparable to PSF on product portfolio, customer mix, and Midwest production base.
• Oakdell Egg Farms: Regional shell-egg producer based in the Pacific Northwest (Utah/Idaho). Comparable to PSF on family-owned integrated production and retail distribution, though at smaller geographic footprint.
• Pete & Gerry's: Cage-free and pasture-raised shell-egg brand with national grocery distribution. Comparable to PSF on cage-free certification positioning and retail channel, though Pete & Gerry's is more consumer-branded.
• Daybreak Foods: Regional egg producer (Wisconsin) with liquid and shell egg products sold to retail and foodservice customers. Comparable to PSF on integrated shell-egg production and Midwest geography, though smaller in retail penetration.
• Rose Acre Farms: The second-largest US egg producer, family-owned and headquartered in Indiana—directly comparable to PSF as a private, vertically integrated Midwest shell-egg producer serving national grocery retailers.

Broad incumbents

• Michael Foods: A large, diversified egg and potato products manufacturer (owned by M-Foods Holdings) supplying foodservice and retail. Overlaps with PSF's foodservice egg business and has broader value-added egg processing capabilities.
• Eggland's Best: National branded shell-egg franchise licensing production to certified regional farms. Comparable to PSF on premium shell-egg retail positioning and national grocery distribution, though operating under a different franchise-based model.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/prairie-star-farms

Compliance7 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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