Vital Farms
{{Short description|American egg and butter brand}}
{{Infobox company
| name = Vital Farms
| founded = {{Start date and age|2007}}
| founder = Matt O'Hayer
| hq_location_city = Austin, Texas
| hq_location_country = United States
| key_people = Russell Diez-Canseco (CEO)
}}
Vital Farms is an American egg and butter brand founded by Matt O'Hayer.{{Cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2021/05/28/your-money/company-ethical-practices.html|title=How to Tell if a Company’s Claim of Ethical Practices Is True|first=Paul|last=Sullivan|date=May 28, 2021|via=NYTimes.com}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2015/11/24/business/improving-the-eggs-before-they-are-hatched.html|title=Putting the Chicken Before the Egg|first=Stephanie|last=Strom|date=November 23, 2015|via=NYTimes.com}} It is a public-benefit corporation. https://www.wsj.com/finance/investing/esg-public-benefit-corporation-invest-8fc67117
History
Vital Farms was initially founded in 2007 by self-proclaimed entrepreneur Matt O’Hayer in Austin, Texas. O'Hayer built the company with 20 hens in a 27-acre farm based on the philosophy of Conscious Capitalism.{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=2023-10-04 |title=68-year-old started 'about 50 businesses,' then 'stopped trying to get rich'—and built a $450 million egg company |url=https://www.cnbc.com/2023/10/04/vital-farms-founder-how-i-built-a-450-million-egg-company.html |access-date= |website=CNBC |language=en}} On July 31, 2020, the company went public on NASDAQ under the ticker symbol VITL.{{Cite web |title=Pasture-raised egg producer Vital Farms sets terms for $125 million IPO |url=https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/pasture-raised-egg-producer-vital-farms-sets-terms-for-%24125-million-ipo-2020-07-24}}
Vital Farms specializes in providing ethically sourced eggs and butter by partnering directly with a network of family-owned farms.{{Cite web |title=Vital Farms: Leading the Way in Ethical Food Production |url=https://www.consciouscapitalism.org/story/conscious-way-vital-farms |access-date=2025-03-31 |website=Conscious Capitalism, Inc. |language=en-US}}
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External links
{{Official website|https://vitalfarms.com/}}
Category:Food manufacturers of the United States
Category:Companies listed on the Nasdaq
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