Smithfield Foods has made more than 30 acquisitions since 1981, transforming ourselves into a food company with $12 billion in annual sales. The chart below outlines each of our major acquisitions over the past 26 years.

Year of purchase represents the calendar, not fiscal year.


(1) Five Rivers is a joint venture between the company's MF Cattle Feeding operations and ContiBeef Cattle Feeding operations formed in May 2005.