Austin "Jack" DeCoster is an American egg farmer and business executive. He founded Wright County Egg as a teenager.

DeCoster was raised in Turner, Maine. He began farming at the age of 12, starting with 250 chickens. He is a born again Baptist.[1] He founded Quality Egg in Turner in 1961.[2]

On August 30, 1979, DeCoster sold DeCoster Egg Farms, Inc. to Acton Food Services Corporation for $17.2 million. He maintained a role with Main Egg Producers, a spinoff company, and devoted his fulltime attention to a new operation in Maryland.[2] He rebought DeCoster Egg Farms in the on May 22, 1985, in an auction.[2]

DeCoster has a history of violations relating to labor, environmental, and public health offenses.[2]

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  • Fassler, Joe (September 16, 2010). "Timeline of Shame: Decades of DeCoster Egg Factory Violations". The Atlantic. Retrieved 2022-05-31.
  • Friedman, Emily (August 19, 2010). "Jack DeCoster, Hillandale Farms: Culprits in Massive Egg Recall?". ABC News. Retrieved 2022-05-31.


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