The Abacus Sustainable and Abacus Impact Funds have exposure to Vital Farms through their investments in SFJ III.
Vital Farms, based in Austin, Texas, is the largest provider of pasture-raised eggs and poultry in the United States. The company upholds a strict standard of ensuring all supplier farms provide at least 108 square feet per bird of year-round vegetative land for chickens to graze, thus setting the national standard for the animal welfare of laying hens. Vital Farms offers consistently nutritious, superior-tasting, Certified Humane® pastured chicken products for customers, and provides economic opportunity for farmers, responsible land use for communities and a thriving business for shareholders. The company also strives to encourage consumers to migrate from their traditional egg choices and to create more opportunities for family farms to convert from harmful industrial practices. Vital Farms has a large customer base, including Whole Foods, Fresh Market and HEB, and was ranked in Inc.‘s recent list of the fastest-growing U.S. private companies in the food and beverage category.
