Farmland Foods, Inc., derives the majority of its more than $2.3 billion in annual sales from a broad selection of pork products for retail and foodservice customers. Its primary lines of business include fresh pork, case ready pork, hams, bacon, fresh sausage, processed sausage, lunchmeat, dry sausage and specialty sausage. Since its founding in 1959, Farmland Foods has maintained a proud heritage of working side by side with American farm families. Smithfield Foods acquired the company in 2003. Farmland Foods has a large and growing international business, exporting products to more than 60 countries across six continents. Its Carando Foods subsidiary is one of the largest suppliers of Italian deli and specialty meats in the United States.