Olivera Egg Ranch in San Jose closing for good at the end of March

Olivera Egg Ranch in San Jose closing for good at the end of March

The Olivera Egg Ranch will close for good next month and staff members say the ranch will be sold, making room for new homes to be built.

San Jose's Olivera Egg Ranch to close its doors after serving community for 76 years

The Olivera Egg Ranch first opened in 1949 in San Jose and on Saturday, loyal customers stopped by to pick up their last eggs before the business shuts down at the end of March. Customers have driven to the San Jose-based ranch’s drive-thru for decades to buy farm fresh eggs. “[I’m] kind of heartbroken to see it all go because this is the last bit of my childhood that I remember. It’s sad to see it go,” said Brian Gortner of San Jose. Ed Olivers…

San Jose’s Olivera Egg Ranch to close after 76 years

A generational family business that survived the pandemic, bird flu's shocks to suppliers, and rollicking egg prices is leaving to make way for a housing development in the Diablo Range valley of San Jose.