Vital Farms, Inc.

Vital Farms aims to be America's most trusted food company, focusing on improving the lives of people, animals, and the planet through food. The company sources its eggs and butter from a distributed network of small farms that adhere to high animal welfare standards. This approach is intended to create a resilient business. Vital Farms operates under the principles of Conscious Capitalism, prioritizing positive, long-term outcomes for its stakeholders, including farmers, suppliers, customers, consumers, communities, the environment, employees (referred to as crew members), and stockholders. Founded in 2007 on a 27-acre plot in Austin, Texas, Vital Farms began with a small flock of hens, believing that a varied diet and better animal welfare practices would result in superior eggs. Initial sales were made at farmers markets and restaurants in Austin. Less than a year later, Whole Foods Market, Inc. began selling their eggs. The company's goal from the outset was to build a sustainable business aligned with the family farming community, profitably delivering quality products to consumers. Vital Farms is a Delaware public benefit corporation and a Certified B Corporation, signifying its commitment to balancing profit and purpose by meeting high verified standards of social and environmental performance, public transparency, and legal accountability.