ApprenticeshipNC Names Smithfield Foods Outstanding Registered Apprenticeship Employer

Smithfield Foods, Inc. is pleased to announce that ApprenticeshipNC, a state apprenticeship agency of the NC Community College System, has named Smithfield its 2021 Outstanding Registered Apprenticeship Employer for the company’s innovative maintenance technician apprenticeship program with Wayne Community College (WCC) in Goldsboro, NC.

Smithfield Foods to Reappraise its Entire U.S. Water Supply Footprint, Increase Water Conservation Efforts

April 22, 2021 Smithfield Foods

As part of the initiative, Smithfield will also adopt internationally recognized water stewardship standards by 2025 to support its long-term water management goals.

Pure Farmland Celebrates National Gardening Day With Year Two Launch of its Pure Growth Project Grant Program Supporting Gardens Across America

April 19, 2021 Smithfield Foods

Pure Farmland™ believes that good things are grown from the ground up. That’s why the brand launched the Pure Growth Project in 2020 to support gardening in the community and at homes throughout the country.

Smithfield Foods Announces New Recyclable Packaging and Plastic Reduction Commitments

March 16, 2021 Smithfield Foods

Smithfield Foods, Inc. today announced bold new commitments it will implement across its portfolio by 2030: to achieve consumer packaging that is 90% recyclable, reusable or industrially compostable and to halve use of virgin petroleum-based plastic.

Smithfield Foods Donated Nearly $70M in 2020, Marking Largest Year of Philanthropic Giving in Company History

March 15, 2021 Smithfield Foods, Inc.

Smithfield Foods, Inc. is pleased to report 2020 marks the company’s largest year of charitable giving since its founding in 1936. Last year, Smithfield contributed more than $69 million, including more than $62 million in in-kind and nearly $7 million in cash donations, to fight hunger and help communities where Smithfield employees live and work.