Previously a one-third partner in Central Valley Eggs, Hickman’s Family Farms has acquired control of the company from Opal Foods and Western Milling. The enterprise originally received funding from AGR Partners.

Central Valley Eggs comprises a complex housing two million hens in aviaries, located near Wasco in Kern County.

The acquisition by Hickman’s Family Farms was financed by Proterra Investment Partners LLP., managing $2.9 billion in investments in the U.S., Brazil, India and Australia.