What is Smithfield Foods?
[[File:Smithfield Foods logo.svg|thumb]] '''Smithfield Foods''' is a [[pork]] producer and food-processing company. It is based in [[Smithfield, Virginia]]. It is an independent subsidiary of the Chinese-owned conglomerate [[WH Group]]. It was founded in 1936 as the Smithfield Packing Company by Joseph W. Luter and his son. It is the largest pig and pork producer in the world. [[Category:American food companies]] [[Category:1936 establishments in the United States]] {{Food-stub}}