By Josh Beckerman
Vital Farms Inc. shares were recently up 62% to $35.70 on their first Nasdaq trading day.
The company, which provides pasture-raised eggs and butter, said late Thursday that its initial public offering of 9.3 million shares priced at $22 each, representing a higher size than planned and a price above a range that had already been increased.
Investors include Bowie Strategic Investments Inc., which is a unit of Amazon.com Inc.-owned Whole Foods Market Inc., as well as Manna Tree Partners, SJF Ventures, Sunrise Strategic Partners and Arborview Capital Partners.
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