WH Group acquired Virginia-based Smithfield Foods in 2013 for $4.7bn ... announced the closure of a facility in Altoona, Iowa, affecting over 300 jobs. Last year, Smithfield announced it would ...

Smithfield Foods does not plan to close more U.S. pork processing plants, Chief Executive Shane Smith said on Tuesday, as the ...

Smithfield Foods shareholders overwhelmingly approved ... Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Ia., said he still has lingering concerns about the deal. “There’s little question that the purchase will ...