Hickman's Family Farms
Family-owned since 1944, Hickman's Family Farms produces and distributes fresh shell eggs and processed egg products across the Southwest, with automation-heavy processing and packaging operations.
Hickman's Family Farms is a family-owned producer and distributor of fresh shell eggs and processed egg products, founded by Nell Hickman in 1944. The company is the largest egg company in the Southwest and ranks among the top 20 producers nationwide, with shell-egg processing capacity exceeding 750,000 eggs per hour. Its operations span Arizona, California and Colorado, serving grocery retail, foodservice and restaurant customers across the region.
The product range covers conventional, cage-free, free-range, organic, halal and kosher shell eggs, alongside dried, frozen and ready-to-eat egg products. The company has invested in food processing automation and robotics, cage-free production systems, flock health management, and recyclable PET packaging, together with broader waste-reduction and sustainable-packaging initiatives.
Operations combine agricultural production, high-volume processing, packaging and distribution - work that draws on logistics coordination, equipment oversight, quality control and regulated food-safety environments. Hickman's Family Farms reports community support for food banks, schools, veterans and other organisations across its operating regions.