article Why We Started Making Egg Bites
A couple years ago we ran into a problem that most egg farmers eventually face.
Too many eggs.
When you raise laying hens, you don’t add birds one at a time. You buy them in flocks. Sometimes hundreds. Sometimes thousands.
And you usually buy them while anticipating growth in demand.
Which means when a new flock begins laying… you often suddenly have more eggs than you can sell.
When that happens, farmers usually end up donating eggs. And while donating food always feels good, it’s not a sustainable solution for a farm business.
So we started asking a simple question:
What if we could preserve the value of those eggs instead of giving them away?
The Starbucks Inspiration
Our family has always liked grabbing egg bites from Starbucks.
As far as “fast food” goes, they’re actually a pretty good option. High protein. Gluten free. Easy.
But it always left us wondering…
Where did those eggs come from?
We started thinking about what it would look like to make something like that using our own pasture-raised eggs.
The idea was simple:
Turn extra eggs into egg bites, freeze them, and preserve the value.
So we started experimenting right in our own kitchen.
From Our Kitchen to the Farmers Market
Turning that idea into a real product was not simple.
There were licenses to figure out. Commercial kitchens to secure. Food safety rules to navigate. Packaging requirements. Labels.
It took a while.
Eventually we found the right kitchen partner and got everything approved to sell.
The first place we tested them was at the farmers market.
And honestly… the response surprised us.
We sold out.
The next market we doubled production. Sold out again.
Then we tripled production.
They started at $5. Then $6. Then $7.
The demand never slowed down.
Customers loved them.
When Coffee Shops Started Calling
Not long after that we started getting calls from coffee shops and small grocery stores asking if they could carry them.
That meant we had another challenge to figure out:
Packaging for retail.
So we went through the whole process again. New labeling rules. Frozen packaging. Production runs that were large enough for stores.
And now we’ve reached an exciting milestone.
Our first packaged batch of egg bites is ready.
For now, you’ll see them available through:
- Our online market
- The Kakadoodle Farm Market on weekends
And soon, you may start seeing them in local coffee shops and grocery stores as well.
Why Egg Bites Matter More Than You Might Think
This story actually turned out to be about more than just eggs.
Our mission at Kakadoodle has always been simple:
Get chemical-free food into as many hands as possible while supporting the farmers who grow it.
But there’s a big challenge with that.
Chemical-free food is expensive to produce. And when it moves through traditional supply chains like grocery stores, everyone along the way needs a margin.
Distributor.
Retailer.
Transport.
And the person who usually loses out?
The farmer.
That’s why it’s incredibly hard for small farms to survive selling basic products like eggs through traditional grocery systems.
The Surprising Opportunity
Egg bites changed that equation.
They’re what the food industry calls a CPG product (Consumer Packaged Good).
In simple terms, it means a product that’s packaged and sold through retail channels.
When you take a commodity like an egg and turn it into something with more value, something interesting happens:
There’s more margin to go around.
The grocery store can take their cut.
The distributor can take their cut.
The kitchen that makes them can take their cut.
And the farmer can still make enough to survive.
That realization was unexpected for us.
What This Might Mean for Kakadoodle
Right now, we think of Kakadoodle primarily as a local food logistics company.
We connect local farms with families through our online farmers market.
But egg bites opened our eyes to another possibility.
What if we also became a regenerative food brand?
A company that takes ingredients from small chemical-free farms, turns them into higher-value foods, and distributes them more widely.
Egg bites might just be the beginning.
We don’t have all the answers yet.
But we do know this:
If we can find ways to help small farms earn a real living while getting clean food into more homes… we’re going to keep leaning into those opportunities.
And for now, it all starts with an egg bite.
