Smithfield Foods Supports Disaster-Relief Efforts Following Hurricane Laura in Louisiana with 30,000 Serving Protein Donation

September 22, 2020 Smithfield Foods, Inc.

Smithfield Foods, Inc. has donated more than 11,000 pounds of pork loins to Operation BBQ Relief as part of ongoing recovery efforts in Louisiana in the wake of Hurricane Laura. The 11,000 pound donation, equivalent to more than 30,000 servings, is part of Smithfield’s signature hunger-relief initiative, Helping Hungry Homes®.

Gwaltney Donates $ 50,000 to Roc Solid Foundation’s Ready Bag Program

September 11, 2020 Smithfield Foods, Inc.

The donation will support a goal to distribute 1,500 Ready Bags this year through the Building on Hope campaign, as well as the expansion of the Ready Bag program to additional children’s hospitals in the Southeast.

Smithfield Foods to Become Carbon Negative by 2030

September 4, 2020 Smithfield Foods

Smithfield Foods, Inc. became the first major protein company to commit to becoming carbon negative in all company-owned operations in the United States by 2030. A leader in sustainability for more than two decades, the company will go beyond carbon neutrality to effectively remove more carbon from the atmosphere than it emits. It will achieve this goal without purchasing carbon credits to offset emissions.

Smithfield Foods and Make-A-Wish Greater Virginia Renew Partnership

August 27, 2020 Smithfield Foods, Inc.

Smithfield Foods, Inc. and Make-A-Wish Greater Virginia announced they have extended their years-long relationship to continue supporting children with critical illnesses across Virginia.

Smithfield Foods Donates $ 2 Million To Connect Thousands of Students to Virtual Learning as School Year Resumes

August 27, 2020 Smithfield Foods

Smithfield Foods announced a commitment of $ 2 million over the next two years to support the North Carolina Business Committee for Education, a non-profit organization helping create connections between education and the overall work readiness of citizens across the state.