2010

Did you know that the philanthropic wing of our company, the Smithfield-Luter Foundation, gave over $2 million this past year to charitable causes? Much of this giving went to educational programs for children of our employees and children in the communities in which we operate. Read More

In the past few months, Smithfield and our independent operating companies have sponsored many World Water Monitoring Day (WWMD) events. This year we distributed 200 sampling kits and had over 750 participants! Sampling events were held across the country, including events in Virginia, Kentucky, Maryland, Kansas, Illinois, North Carolina, Minnesota, Massachusetts, South Dakota, Nebraska, Indiana, Iowa, Colorado, Georgia, Missouri, Ohio, and Utah. We also had multiple events sponsored in Poland and Romania! World Water Monitoring Day reported that worldwide they had participation from over 200,000 people in 85 countries. Read More

For many years, Smithfield Foods and our subsidiaries have focused on enhancing the educational opportunities of students who live in the communities where we operate. This past October, Premium Standard Farms (PSF) in Missouri demonstrated its commitment with a $500,000 donation to local school districts as part of an agreement with the attorney general of Missouri. Read More

Caring for animals is at the core of what we do here at Smithfield, and it is personally important to our employees as well. One great example of an employee with a passion for animals in his professional and personal life is Henry Morris, senior corporate vice president for operations and engineering. When not on the clock, and when not spending time with his wife or his furry best friend Bandit, he spends time serving on the executive board of the Peninsula SPCA in Southeast Virginia. Read More

As a responsible food company one of our areas of focus is supporting the communities where we live and work, including programs that feed the hungry and provide education opportunities for those in need.

One way we support education in the Hampton Roads area is through the Smithfield Foods Leadership Scholars Program at Christopher Newport University (CNU) in Newport News, Virginia. Read More

Each year we give Environmental Excellence Awards to projects and initiatives by our facilities that both help the environment and save money. On September 14, 2010, we held our annual Environmental Excellence Awards banquet during our Environmental Training Conference in Omaha, Nebraska. Over 100 representatives of Smithfield Foods, John Morrell, Smithfield Packing Company, Farmland Foods, and Murphy-Brown attended. This year’s theme was “Sustainability in Focus.” Dennis Treacy, our chief sustainability officer, and Bob Toy, director of environmental for Union Pacific, both spoke about the importance of sustainability for today’s companies. Read More

Smithfield is proud to recognize Farmland Foods for making a concerted effort to preserve the environment while at the same time assisting its employees. One way they are achieving this goal is through Environmental Scholarships for high school seniors. Read More

Those of us at Smithfield Foods are honored and privileged to have had a long and successful relationship with a legendary company like McDonald’s with its well-earned reputation as a responsible corporate citizen.

Key to McDonald’s reputation is its commitment to sustainability. That commitment is not only prominent throughout its own operations, but is one it demands from suppliers as well. This is why Smithfield was so honored to be the first recipient of McDonald’s Supplier Sustainability Award in 2009. Read More