Recent News About Smithfield Foods, Inc.
Chinese acquisition of Smithfield Foods continues to raise concerns
By April Bamburg | Mar 30, 2020
The controversial acquisition of Virginia-based Smithfield Foods by W.H. Group (a Chinese-owned corporation) continues to bring controversy, more than six years after the deal went through, particularly as North Carolina residents raise their voices about the effects of hog farms in the state – especially those operated by Smithfield Foods and its subsidiary in the Tar Heel State, Murphy-Brown.