Vital Farms

Vital Farms IPO Shows Acceptance Of Stakeholder vs. Stockholder Values On The Market

From its start as an egg business with 20 hens on a small 27-acre plot of land in 2007 to its current-day network of 200 small family farm partners, Vital Farms, an ethical food company, has maintained its commitment to sustainability and ethics.

Arborview Congratulates Vital Farms on its IPO

As investors rushed to pick up shares of Vital Farms just a few minutes after it started trading on Friday afternoon, founder Matt O’Hayer took a moment to share what he’s learned about scaling his pasture-raised egg company from 20 hens to an IPO.

How Austin-based Vital Farms because a leader in the movement toward a happier hen and better-tasting egg.

On a farm in a corner of northwest Arkansas, the maples and sycamores are starting to change color, their gold and rust contrasting with the lush, emerald pasture. The midmorning sun, already high over the rolling hills, tempers the late October chill. From outside the chicken house door, 24-year-old farmer Daniel Webb can hear—even feel—the anticipation.