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Smithfield Foods

coronavirus May 26, 2020

Horrifying Problems Continue to Plague the Meat IndustryCoronavirus cases at meatpacking facilities have skyrocketed.

By Chris Crowley
pork July 31, 2018

Is America’s Greatest Ham Tradition Doomed?Bad news out of the “ham capital of the world” is evidence of an industry that might be in trouble.

By Clint Rainey

Pork Sept. 9, 2013

Shuanghui International’s Smithfield Foods Merger Given Green LightPorktastic.

By Hugh Merwin
Pork Sept. 4, 2013

Prospective Buyers Offer More Money for Smithfield FoodsMaybe former spokesperson Paula Deen is a silent partner.

By Hugh Merwin
Big Deals May 31, 2013

Chinese Meat Producer Buying Smithfield Foods Had a Maggot ProblemSomething is rotten here.

By Hugh Merwin
Porky’s May 29, 2013

Chinese Company Buys Pork Megaproducer Smithfield Foods for $4.7 BillionHere’s what the future holds for the other white meat.

By Hugh Merwin
March of the Pigs July 9, 2012

Feeding Troughs: Pork Megaproducer Smithfield Foods Opening Stand-aloneThere’s a menu section called “For the Little Piglets.”

By Alan Sytsma
Porking Dec. 8, 2011

Smithfield Foods Says Gestation Crates Are Kinda Dead to ThemLet’s see if it sticks.

By Alyssa Shelasky