Smithfield Foods, Inc. is a meat processing company that manufactures and distributes fresh and packaged meat products to all parts of the US and other countries. The company is based in Virginia in the United States.
History
Smithfield Foods, Inc. was founded by Joseph W. Luter Sr. and Joseph W. Luter Jr. in 1936. The company was initially called Smithfield Packing. In 1962, Joseph W. Luter III became the president of the company. Although he left the company in 1969, he was elected as the CEO in 1975. One of the major acquisitions took place in 1981, when it bought Gwaltney. In 1984, it also acquired Patrick Cudahy, makers of wood smoked bacon, sausages and ham, followed by Esskay in 1986.
The increase in demand prompted the company to open a meat processing plant in Tar Heel in 1992. In 1994, it introduced Smithfield Lean Generation Pork. The following year, it acquired John Morrell & Co. and expanded its business to Texas and Minnesota. By 1996, the Lean Generation Pork became available in supermarkets. In 1998, it purchased Circle Four Farms. The following year, it also acquired Carroll’s Foods. With the acquisition of Murphy Farms, Inc. in 2000, the company became the largest manufacturer of hog.
Every year since 2003, the company has sponsoder World Water Monitoring Day. It also purchased Farmland Foods, a pork processing company. In 2005, it received ISO 14001 certification. The same year, it also signed an agreement with Compass Group in order to reduce the use of antibiotics in pork. In 2007, it acquired many leading meat processing companies including Butterball and Premium Standard Farms. The sales of the company reached $12 billion in 2007.
Stats
Company headquarters: 200 Commerce Street, Smithfield, VA, USA
Ownership: Public
Annual revenue: $12 billion
Geography: Worldwide
Demography: Natural and Organic
Brands
Yano
Aoste
Weight Watchers
Armour
Valleydale
Basse’s Choice
Tobin’s First Prize
Big 8’s
The Peanut Shop of Williamsburg
Bistro
Sunnyland
Campofrio
Stegeman
Stefano’s
Carando
Stadler’s Country Farm
Casa Taraneasca
Smithfield
Cochonou
Sizzle & Serve
Comtim
Simply Natural
Cook’s
Curly’s Foods
Cumberland Gap
Rodeo
Del Mare
Rip-n-Dip
Dinner Bell
Riojano
Ready Crisp
Realean
E-Z-Cut Hams
El Mino
Ember Farms
Pure Farms
Premium Standard Farms
Esskay
Farmstead
Farmland
Peyton’s
Pavone
Paula Deen Collection
Flavore
Great
Genuine Smithfield Ham
Healthy Ones
Gwaltney
Higueral
Patrick Cudahy
Hunter
Party Dipper
Jean Caby
John Morrell
Olde Kentucky
Nobre
Justin Bridou
Norson
Mosey’s Corned Beef
Krakus
Krey
Kretschmar Deli
Morliny
Mazury
Milano’s Italian Grille
Mayrose
La Abuelita
Lundy’s
Lykes
Margherita
Marcassou
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PLEASE bring back Dinner Bell hams.
I’m also wondering about Dinnerbell Hams, dinnerbell also made polish sausages that made great polish dog sandwiches served with grilled bell pepper and onions. Other polish sausages aren’t the same.
Please bring back the Dinner Bell hams – our family’s favorite! If it becomes available again, please email me. Otherwise, we will stick with the Kroger private selection brand.
Since your acquisition of Dinner Bell meat company, have you decided to no longer produce and distribute Dinner Bell hams? This was a family favorite and we have tried for some time to buy them but no one seems to carry them any longer. If they are available where could I purchase them. God Bless and thanks !!!
Where can I buy Dinner Bell Hams?
Where to find Mosley coned beef in ft Myers Naples Florida ?
Tobin first prize use to make an Easter fresh ham loaf cold cut. is that still available?
What stores in the southern Vermont area, or close by, carry Mosey’s corned beef?
I purchased one of your smithfield hams pre spiral sliced without realizing it was simply the heat for 10 min a pound ham. When i went to cook it i realized it was i was extremely disapointed to find this out. I cooked it following your directions and it was terrible. It was dry extremely dry. Had a horrible taste also even after adding the glaze. I have been cooking for 30 yrs and am really upset at the quality of this product, It might fly ( no pun intended.) for someone who has no taste buds but this was seriously an extremely low quality product. It was not the cook or the oven it was the ham! I will not be inclined to purchase another of your hams in the forseeable future! no thankyou
Did anyone ever answer you about Dinner Bell Hams That was out family’s favorite since the 1980s