Crystal Farms, Inc. and its wholly owned subsidiary, Crystal Farms Mills, Inc., are engaged in the production and marketing of eggs and feed. The Company was founded in 1947 by Loyd F. Strickland, now retired. Crystal Farms is the largest commercial egg producer in Georgia and the Company is ranked 27th in size in the overall United States egg industry. In broad concept, Crystal Farms, Inc. is in the food business. Its major business is that of operating as an “integrated” egg production company to produce and distribute fresh eggs. In addition, the Company also sells poultry, dairy, and swine feed. Egg sales comprise approximately 67% of the Company’s total revenues. Principal egg customers consist of grocery store chains, distributors, restaurants, and brokers. Feed sales account for the remaining sales, with the majority sold in the form of either dairy feed to milk producers or swine feed to pork producers. The Company has one layer complex, one grading plant for eggs produced on contract farms and one feedmill. Crystal Farms, Inc. employs 130 people and the general offices are located in Chestnut Mountain, Hall County, Georgia.