Smithfield Foods - Company Overview

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When Smithfield Foods waddles up to the trough, all the other porkers stand back. Fat from acquisitions, the company is the world's largest hog...

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Headquarters:

200 Commerce St.
Smithfield, VA 23430
United States (Map)

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Key Smithfield Foods Financials

Company Type	Public - NYSE: SFD Main Headquarters
Fiscal Year-End	May#
2008 Sales (mil.)	$11,351.2
2007 Employees	53,100

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Rankings

#222 in FORTUNE 500
S&P 400

Competition

Competitive Landscape for Meat Products Manufacture

Demand is driven by consumer income and by exports. Because meat is largely a commodity, the profitability of individual companies depends on efficient operations and an effective distribution...

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Smithfield Foods Executives

Title	Name & Bio	Contact
Chairman	Joseph W. Luter III	Network \| E-mail
President, CEO, and Director	C. Larry Pope	Network \| E-mail
EVP International Operations and CFO	Robert W. (Bo) Manly IV	Network \| E-mail

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