Smithfield Foods, Inc. SFD NASDAQ

Smithfield Foods, Inc. is a leading manufacturer and marketer of packaged meats and fresh pork products, operating across the United States and international markets. The company's Packaged Meats segment processes fresh meat into a wide variety of consumer products including bacon, sausage, hot dogs, deli meats, and prepared foods, sold under prominent brands such as Smithfield, Eckrich, Nathan's Famous, Farmland, and Armour to both retail and foodservice customers. Its Fresh Pork segment processes live hogs into primal, sub-primal, and specialty products for retail, foodservice, industrial, and export markets including China, Mexico, Japan, and Canada. The Hog Production segment raises hogs on company-owned and contract farms across the United States and Mexico, while also operating bioscience operations that manufacture pharmaceutical-grade heparin products. Founded in 1936 and headquartered in Smithfield, Virginia, the company is a subsidiary of SFDS UK Holdings Limited.