Smithfield Foods

Responsible for the global ethics and compliance program for this leading multinational provider of food products.

Headquartered in Smithfield, Virginia, Smithfield Foods is an American food company dedicated to producing "Good food. Responsibly”. Founded in 1936 as the Smithfield Packing Company by Joseph W. Luter and his son, the company is the largest pork producer in the world. In addition to owning over 500 farms in the US, Smithfield contracts with another 2,000 independent farms around the country to grow Smithfield's pigs. Outside the US, the company has facilities in Mexico, Poland, Romania, Germany, and the United Kingdom. Globally the company employs 64,000 and has an annual revenue of approximately $18 billion. Smithfield Foods began its growth in 1981 with the purchase of Gwaltney of Smithfield, followed by the acquisition of nearly 40 companies between then and 2008, including Eckrich; Farmland Foods of Kansas City; John Morrell; Murphy Family Farms of North Carolina; Circle Four Farms of Utah; and Premium Standard Farms. Smithfield Foods is committed to helping feed a world of nearly 8 billion people through new products and processes, while being ever mindful of the impact our operations have on our planet. We are dedicated to providing good food in a responsible way and maintain robust animal care, community involvement, employee safety, environmental and food safety and quality programs. It’s our responsibility...and our promise. We're made in the USA and found on tables everywhere.