What we do
We have a number of modern and efficient egg packing machines around England and Wales.
Our free range and organic eggs are packed in Wiltshire. This state of the art operation is the largest and the only dedicated free range and organic packing operation in the world and guarantees fast, accurate grading of eggs.
1. Our free range and organic producers collect and hand select eggs onto trays.
2. Stonegate drivers regularly collect fresh eggs from producers, to take to our packing centre.
3. The 'ungraded' store, holding enough eggs for approximately one days grading.
4. Eggs are gently loaded onto the grading machine.
5. Eggs are removed from trays using a gentle vacuum.
6. Each egg is checked 30 times for cracks invisible to the eye.
7. Cameras check for dirty shelled eggs under ultra violet light.
8. Eggs are checked for internal faults, weighed and ink jet printed with the Lion and 'Best Before' date.
9. Each egg is gently lowered in a 'lane' pre determined by the computer, into an awaiting egg pack.
10. When full, the packs are automatically closed, dated and arranged in retail display cases.
11. Barcode scanners count packed stock and divert the case to a shrink wrapper, or not, according to customer preference.
12. From the packed stock, our finished stores team pick and load vehicles according to order.
13. A vehicle on its way! By prior arrangement our fleet can deliver to store or depot any time of day or night, seven days a week.
14. Stocked on the shelves of the UK's foremost retailers and leading food manufacturers.