Jack DeCoster
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. He founded Quality Egg  in Turner in 1961. 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. He rebought DeCoster Egg Farms in the on May 22, 1985, in an auction. DeCoster has a history of violations relating to labor, environmental, and public health offenses. References

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