Radlo Foods: Rise and rise of the egg entrepreneur

At age 91, Radlo Foods is one of the oldest, and most innovative egg producers in the country. But this is one family affair that isn't content to rest on its laurels.

BY: admin | Thu Jul 10, 2008

Written by James Buchanan and produced Michael Magno

It used to be that our morning eggs either came from the chicken coop out back or from a local farm.

But things have sure changed, as eggs are now big business.

For example, more than 50 billion eggs are distributed through stores each year in the U.S., with some egg farmers managing to collect nearly a million of the small, oblong orbs each day.

Further, eggs represent a fairly dynamic industry where change comes often, and comes fast.

Demands
Of late, says Dave Radlo, president and CEO of Radlo Foods