By Dan Spalding
News Now Warsaw
WARSAW — Creighton Brothers was honored on Monday by Congressman Rudy Yakym for its 100th anniversary.
The 2nd District Congressman met Creighton’s President Mindy Truex for lunch at Creighton’s Crazy Egg restaurant and presented her with a Congressional Record of Entry.
“It’s very special when you think about the fact that Creighton Brothers started with 2,500 hens and today they’re producing 1 billion eggs per year,” Yakym told News Now Warsaw during an impromptu interview before lunch.
“It’s absolutely incredible to think of the family tradition, the multigenerational growth, how many family members are still involved in this business, putting their shoulder to the wheel every day, making sure Americans have eggs on their shelf.
The anniversary was recorded in the Congressional Record, which memorializes the company’s work ethic, sacrifice, commitment to their employees, and the company’s growth, he said.
Truex expressed appreciation for the recognition and reflected on the honor. She admitted that the bird flu outbreak across parts of the country has made it unlike any other.
“It’ been history-making in a lot of ways,” Truex said. “Between the bird flu HVAI incidents and what that’s done to egg farmers nationwide has been historical, as well as our anniversary, and celebrating our history
“Both have had us quite busy,” she said.
Luckily, she said, most of the affected areas in Indiana have been to the north and east of Kosciusko County.
It has been a year of extensive precautions as well as increased regulations mandated in order to prevent the spread of the virus.
“We’re super super vigilant. Our guys do a phenomenal job out on the farms being as safe as they can be,” she said.
Mindy’s grandfather, Hobart Creighton, and one of his siblings, Russell, started the business.
“We’ve been in and out of different aspects of animal agriculture, but chickens is where our livelihood started and where it continues,” she said.
