Overview
Location
United States, Georgia, Atlanta
Employees
11-50
Founded date
1968
Mentions in press and media 12
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| Jul 27, 2026 | Orbem begins US rollout of MRI-based in-ovo sexing tech | German startup Orbem has begun operating its first MRI-based in-ovo sexing system in the US, expects a second installation to go live in mid-August, and says a third US project is now scheduled for 2027. The firm—which was founded in Munich... |
| Dec 10, 2024 | ‘A pivotal moment in the egg industry…’ NestFresh celebrates first hatch of in-ovo sexed chicks in the US | Specialty egg producer NestFresh Eggs celebrated the first hatch of in-ovo sexed chicks in the US on Tuesday at Hy-Line North America’s Iowa hatchery, paving the way for a new category of specialty eggs for US consumers. It plans to transit... |
| May 30, 2024 | Kipster is second firm in US to commit to in ovo sexing tech to end culling of male chicks | Dutch egg producer Kipster has become the second firm in the US (following Egg Innovations) to commit to implementing in-ovo sexing as an alternative to culling male chicks. Kipster—which operates three egg farms in the Netherlands and is p... |
| Dec 13, 2023 | In-ovo sexing reaches 15% penetration in EU as tech to end male chick culling advances | New research from nonprofit Innovate Animal Ag (IAA) suggests that in-ovo sexing technology enabling hatcheries to determine the sex of chicks before they hatch has a market penetration of almost 15% in the EU, although it has yet to gain a... |
| Apr 20, 2023 | Egg-Tech Prize for tech solutions to end male chick culling remains unclaimed as ‘no applicants met the criteria’ | Organizers of the $6 million Egg-Tech Prize—a high-profile global competition to find scalable technologies to sex chicks before they hatch—have not yet issued a final award because “none of the applicants met the criteria,” AFN has learned... |
| Feb 28, 2023 | Why cage-free eggs could be on shaky ground | Several states and retailers set 2026 as the deadline for egg producers to transform their operations to cage-free systems, a move that many saw as what consumers wanted. But egg farmers say they need more time. A study published in Februar... |
| Apr 5, 2022 | Avian influenza threatens egg supply ahead of Easter: report | Dive Brief: Egg production could struggle to meet seasonal demand in the face of the highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) outbreak ahead of Easter, according to an analysis by CoBank. The avian influenza has spread to 24 states and affe... |
| Jul 22, 2021 | Crafty Counter gears up for launch of Wundereggs, billed as the first plant-based RTE boiled eggs | Wundereggs – which will be sold in snack packs featuring two ‘eggs’ - are treated with high pressure processing (HPP), giving them a refrigerated shelf-life of 90-120 days, and contain a plant-based egg ‘white’ featuring nuts and agar, an... |
| Jan 8, 2021 | eggXYt strategy: Israeli startup launches bid to disrupt the egg industry | The reasons are simple, says Yehuda Elram, co-founder and CEO of Israeli startup eggXYt, which recently hit the headlines after teaming up with Tropic Biosciences on a groundbreaking project to harness gene silencing technology to develop... |
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FAQ about United Egg Producers (UEP)
When was United Egg Producers (UEP) founded?
United Egg Producers (UEP) was founded in 1968.
What has the press written about United Egg Producers (UEP)?
Parsers VC has collected 12 articles mentioning United Egg Producers (UEP), among them “Orbem begins US rollout of MRI-based in-ovo sexing tech” (Jul 27, 2026) and “‘A pivotal moment in the egg industry…’ NestFresh celebrates first hatch of in-ovo sexed chicks in the US” (Dec 10, 2024).
Is United Egg Producers (UEP) still active?
Yes, United Egg Producers (UEP) is active; its latest activity on Parsers VC dates from Sep 9, 2026.