Cooper Farms has completed the acquisition of liquid egg processor, CW Egg, the two companies announced on May 3.
Previously, CW Egg was operated as a partnership between the Cooper and Weaver families. In 2014, the two families purchased the Perham Egg facility in Fort Recovery, Ohio to help Cooper Farms grow its egg division.
Cooper Farms was already managing all aspects of the CW Egg location, so the transition is expected to be seamless even with the challenges of COVID-19.
“This location has been a passion for us at Cooper Farms from the beginning,” Gary Cooper, COO of Cooper Farms, said in a statement.
"It fits best with the future plans of all parties to bring the liquid egg processing under the Cooper Farms umbrella. We have a great relationship with and respect for the Weaver Eggs team and will continue to do business with them.”
Following the acquisition, CW Egg will become known as Cooper Farms Liquid Egg Products, a segment of the Cooper Farms Egg Division.
“We are excited about the new business growth we are seeing currently and look forward to working with more food manufacturers and foodservice groups in the months and years to come,” said Jeff Cutler, Egg Division Manager.
The acquisition of CW Egg is not the only egg-related expansion planned at Cooper Farms. In February 2020, the Ohio Department of Agriculture approved permits for Cooper Farms to build a new egg production facility in Darke County, which is expected to have six barns that will house about 4 million hens. A few months later, the company opened a recruiting and training center in St. Henry, Ohio.
Cooper Farms was founded in 1938 in Northwest Ohio. The company supplies a variety of fully cooked and ready-to-cook turkey, ham and chicken products, as well as table eggs and liquid egg products. According to the WATT Poultry Global Top Companies rankings, Cooper Farms is the 23rd largest egg producer and 5th largest turkey company in the U.S.
