Stonegate

Innovation

1989 First to stamp the date of lay on eggs
1989 First to produce and supply organic eggs to major retailer Sainsbury's
1990 Installation of in line cooling of eggs on entry to the grading machine
1991 First to market eggs by weight, loose in a box
2000 Formed the first egg producer group to develop and expand organic egg production for Waitrose
2000 First to develop and introduce on farm packers to produce low cost, mixed weight packs
2000 Launched Columbian Blacktail eggs in Waitrose, the first organic Soil Association eggs sold through a major retailer
2000 First to use wind and solar energy to power hen houses
2001 Introduced automatic candling of eggs at the Lacock packing centre, the first of its kind in the UK
2001 Lacock packing centre, the worlds largest and only dedicated free range and organic packing centre in the world
2005 First to install ink jet printers to print a Lion symbol on the top of every egg
2006 First to install lazer printers detailing display until and best before coding on packs
2006 First to install automatic pallet stackers in finish product warehouses