
	Smithfield Foods, Inc.&nbsp;is the largest&nbsp;pork&nbsp;producer and processor in the United States. &nbsp;It was bought by&nbsp;Shuanghui, the largest producer in the People&#39;s Republic of China, in September 2013. &nbsp;Headquartered in&nbsp;Smithfield, Virginia, it runs facilities in 26 U.S. states, including the largest slaughterhouse&nbsp;and&nbsp;meat-processing&nbsp;plant in the world, located in&nbsp;Tar Heel, North Carolina.
