Smithfield Foods, Inc. was incorporated in Virginia in 1936. The company is an American food company and an industry leader in value-added packaged meats and fresh pork, maintaining high quality standards through strong relationships with thousands of American family farmers and global blue-chip customers. It produces and distributes a wide variety of packaged meat and fresh pork products in the United States and worldwide. The company operates through three reportable segments: Packaged Meats, Fresh Pork, and Hog Production.