At first blush, it may seem like that fridge's dwindling supply of eggs comes from a whole bunch of companies, but closer inspection reveals that nearly every egg for sale in America comes from a single company. Cal-Maine Foods is an obscure conglomerate that bought dozens of egg brands, including Farmhouse Eggs, Sunups, Sunny Meadow, Egg-Land’s Best and Land O’ Lakes eggs:
https://pluralistic.net/2023/01/23/cant-make-an-omelet/#keep-calm-and-crack-on
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