Exhibit 99.1
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Contacts:
Dolph
Baker,
Chairman
and
CEO
Max
P.
Bowman,
Vice
President
and
CFO
Cal-Maine Foods Announces Publication of 2021 Sustainability Report
RIDGELAND,
Miss.--(BUSINESS
WIRE)—Aug
10,
2022--Cal-Maine
Foods,
Inc.
(NASDAQ:
CALM)
today
released
Our Sustainable Cornerstone
,
which
outlines
the
Company’s
sustainability
progress
in
fiscal
year
2021.
The
report
highlights
the
Company’s
robust
worker
health
and
safety
protocols,
strong
food
safety
outcomes,
animal
welfare
certifications
and
ongoing
community
support.
The
Company
also
releases
the
results
of
its
first
materiality
assessment,
among
other
corporate
governance
achievements.
“Cal-Maine
Foods’
commitment
to
sustainability
extends
to
our
colleagues,
customers,
the
environment,
the
animals
in
our
care
and
our
communities,”
said
Dolph
Baker,
chairman
and
chief
executive
officer
of
Cal-Maine
Foods,
Inc.
“In
this
sustainability
update,
we
provide
a
discussion
of
enterprise
values
and
operating
protocols
that
help
stakeholders
better
understand
our
mission
to
continue
to
serve
as
the
most
sustainable
and
reliable
supplier
of
high-quality
fresh
eggs
and
egg
products
in
the
United
States.”
The
report
may
be
found
on
the
Company’s
website,
calmainefoods.com/investors/sustainability-reports.
Cal-Maine Foods,
Inc. is
primarily
engaged in
the production,
grading, packing,
marketing and
distribution of
fresh shell
eggs,
including
conventional,
cage-free,
organic,
brown,
free-range,
pasture-raised
and
nutritionally
enhanced
eggs.
The
Company, which is headquartered in Ridgeland,
Mississippi, is the largest producer and
distributor of fresh shell eggs
in the
United States
and sells
the majority
of its
shell eggs
in states
across the
southwestern, southeastern,
mid-western and
mid-
Atlantic regions of the United States.