California
State officials said the company and its temporary staffing agency failed to provide PPE, require physical distancing or train employees in ways to avoid infection.
Nov. 16, 2020
Coronavirus outbreaks hits Farmer John and other food processing plants in Vernon.
May 24, 2020
Business
Smithfield Foods could do better than Chinese deal, investor says
June 17, 2013
Many neighbors of the Vernon slaughterhouse are glad to be free of its stench. However, the factory’s 1,800 to 2,000 workers are left wondering what’s next.
June 11, 2022
Tyson Foods Inc. will sell its pork unit to Smithfield Foods Inc., the nation’s largest hog producer, as part of its effort to shed smaller food units and focus on poultry.
Sept. 30, 1999
Smithfield Foods Inc., the world’s leading pork producer, is being sold to Shuanghui International Holdings, owner of China’s largest meat processing business, for $7.1 billion.
May 29, 2013
Pork firm Smithfield sold to China’s Shuanghui for $7.1 billion
Smithfield Foods Inc. said it won an auction for Farmland Industries Inc.’s pork business.
Oct. 14, 2003
World & Nation
Smithfield Foods plans to reopen its large hog slaughterhouse in Monmouth, Ill.
May 1, 2020
Smithfield Foods CEO defends sale to Chinese company
July 10, 2013