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HEADQUARTERS Warsaw, NC |
| PRESIDENT Luis Cerdan |
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| EMPLOYEES 1,6001 |
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| FISCAL 2010 SALES $359 million2 |
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Smithfield Foods’ international hog production division owns more than 200,000 sows in Mexico, Poland, and Romania through subsidiaries and joint ventures. They brought a combined total of approximately 3.8 million hogs to market in fiscal 2011.3 The Mexican operations consist of 50 percent stakes in Granjas Carroll de México and Norson, a vertically integrated hog producer and meat processor. AgriPlus is one of Poland’s largest hog producers and provides a substantial portion of its hogs to Smithfield’s Animex meat processing subsidiary. Smithfield Ferme produces hogs in Romania principally for pork processor Smithfield Prod.
Recent CSR Achievements
- Donated $25,000 to local communities to provide food for children in need
- Sponsored education and sports programs for children in many rural areas where the company operates
- Participated in World Water Monitoring Day by sponsoring events in the Zachodniopomorskie and Pólnocnopomorskie regions of Poland
Recent CSR Achievements
- Launched Green Campaign in Bacova to increase paper and plastic recycling rates, with plans to expand the program to all locations
- Sponsored Millions of People, Millions of Trees for six years, with volunteers planting more than 15,000 trees
- Gave 8,000-plus students in 40 villages backpacks and other essentials as part of the Back to School program
Recent CSR Achievements
- Spent nearly 2 million pesos on community programs, including education and testing for cervical cancer in rural areas as well as medications and medical staff
- Continued reforestation program stocked from a company-managed tree nursery
- Supplied pumps and well water to two communities, donated seed corn to poor farmers, and supported the construction of public-use areas
Recent CSR Achievements
- Funded more than 300 scholarships for academically deserving candidates through Academic Excellence program, helping prepare the best students for a university education
- Donated more than two tons of pork in 2010 to surrounding communities, benefiting schools, churches, and community events
- Supported eight different school systems in the Hermosillo area with supplies and technology
1 Total employees do not include joint ventures GCM and Norson. 2 Reflects intersegment and intrasegment sales. Total sales do not include GCM and Norson. 3 Hogs to market total includes GCM and Norson.
