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Our calendar girls’ prize to Parkinson’s UK

12th December 2016

Parkinson’s UK, the national charity that drives better care, treatments and quality of life for sufferers of the disease, has received a cash donation from a our photogenic hens. We submitted a photo of our hens enjoying life around one of our vintage tractors as an entry for the front cover of the British Free […]


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The Sunrise Eggs ‘calendar girls’

25th November 2016

Big thank you to The Sunrise Eggs ‘calendar girls’ Our photogenic hens have helped raise money for a good cause. A photograph of them surrounding our old vintage tractor was chosen for the front of the British Free Range Egg Producers Association (BFREPA) 2017 calendar – and that secured a £400 donation to our chosen […]


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Egg grading using Moba PX 500

16th November 2016

Sunrise Eggs deserve the best grader – Moba Only the best egg grading for Sunrise Eggs with efficiency, hygiene and food safety. As Moba tell us – Given the increasing demand for efficiency, hygiene and food safety, major steps have been taken within the industry, however, there comes a moment when something truly innovative is […]


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World Egg Day

WORLD EGG DAY, 14th OCTOBER 2016

14th October 2016

Crack Open the Power of Protein WORLD EGG DAY, 14th OCTOBER 2016 #WorldEggDay This year marks the 21st birthday of World Egg Day. On 14th October 2016 there will be a wide range of festivals, activities, charitable events and regional campaigns taking place all over the world – promoting the power of the astonishing egg, […]


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British Egg Week #putaneggonit

11th October 2016

British Egg Week takes place from October 10-17 this year, with the theme ‘Put an Egg On It’ set to encourage consumers to experiment with eating eggs in more unusual ways. As part of the celebrations, British Lion eggs is staging an egg themed street food takeover at leading venue Hawker House in London, where […]


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LPR UK

Sunny side up with LPR UK

18th August 2016

We have appointed LPR UK to manage our nationwide pallet movements and we’ll work with them to further boost distribution capabilities. LPR is drawing on its extensive experience working with some of the world’s leading FMCG brands, including: Nestlé, Weetabix and Carlsberg. Philip Crawley, our joint MD, commented: “When it came to choosing a pallet pooling partner, […]


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Sunrise Eggs

See our new Sunrise Eggs video

9th August 2016

Sunrise Eggs have Free-Range hens are located in three beautiful rural regions across England: Leicestershire, Shropshire and Norfolk.  Today, Sunrise Eggs pack approximately four million eggs a week. Our eggs are sold in all types of establishments; from major supermarket chains to local shops. We’re Lion (BEIC) approved producers and packers. Over 90% of all eggs sold […]


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Sunrise Eggs gentle giant farming robotic machinery.

See our gentle giant in action

4th August 2016

It’s the gentle touch with our gentle giant here at Sunrise Eggs…from robotic farming machinery. A revolutionary robot has proved the perfect end of line solution for packing our eggs, our very own gentle giant! The system we had recently installed at Sileby is capable of moving 70,000 eggs per hour onto pallets. The system features a four tray […]


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Sunrise Eggs gentle giant farming robotic machinery.

The gentle touch…

2nd August 2016

It’s the gentle touch here at Sunrise Eggs…from robots.  A revolutionary robot has proved the perfect end of line solution for packing our eggs. The system we had recently installed at Sileby is capable of moving 70,000 eggs per hour onto pallets. The system features a four tray pickup robot head, capable of picking up and […]


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Announcement on runny eggs

28th July 2016

We welcome the Food Safety Agency (FSA) announcement on runny eggs. Managing Director Phill Crawley, a member of the NFU’s Poultry Board, commented: “I’m delighted that, after more 25 years of debate, research and sometimes alarmist news coverage, the FSA is able to announce that pregnant women, babies and older people can eat their eggs […]


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Perky Peckers

Our Perky Peckers’ hens have the last laugh

8th July 2016

We freely admit our Perky Peckers range was only launched as a bit of fun. But now, after selling more than one million six-egg packs our light hearted gamble is paying big dividends. When we introduced the Perky Peckers brand, it was a slow starter, but now it’s a firm favourite with independent retailers and foodservice […]


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New Vehicle Signage

17th December 2015

We’re spreading the word…our new livery has been hitting the road over the last few months. The vehicles carry our locally produced Perky Peckers Free Range brand as well as Leicestershire, Shropshire, East Anglian and Midlands Farms Free Range, and Fresh ‘n’ Tasty, Big British and Big Ten enriched colony eggs to customers all over the […]


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