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Smithfield's Global Reach

June 1, 2006

Smithfield’s Global Reach

The bulk of Smithfield Foods’ global operations are U.S.-based, but other holdings include subsidiaries, joint ventures and ownerships in countries around the world.
U.S. operations
Smithfield Packing Co., Smithfield, Va.; approximately 13,600 employees; brands include Smithfield, Smithfield Lean Generation Pork, Tender ‘n Easy, Lykes, Sunnyland, Jamestown, Gwaltney, Great, Valleydale, Esskay, Reelfoot, Smithfield Ham & Products and Stadler Country Hams
John Morrell & Co., Cincinnati, Ohio; approximately 6,800 employees; brands include John Morrell, Dinner Bell, John Morrell Tender N Juicy, Kretschmar and Rath Black Hawk
Cumberland Gap Provision Co., Middlesboro, Ky.; approximately 300 employees, Smithfield owns 90-percent of company that processes premium branded smoked hams, sausages and other specialty pork products
Farmland Foods, Kansas City, Mo.; approximately 6,270 employees; brands include Farmland, Carando, Roegelein, Farmstead and OhSe
Smithfield Deli Group, Smithfield, Va.; approximately 20 employees; brands include Smithfield Deli, Gwaltney Deli, Krakus, John Morrell, Stefano Foods, Kretschmar Deli and Patrick Cudahy
Patrick Cudahy, Milwaukee, Wis.; approximately 2,200 employees; brands include Patrick Cudahy, Patrick’s Pride, Pavone, ReaLean, Golden Crisp and La Abuelita
Smithfield Beef Group, Green Bay, Wis.; approximately 5,500 employees; brands include Packerland, SunLand, Moyer, Supreme Valu, Showcase Supreme, Showcase Foods, Steakhouse Classic and Cedar River Farms
North Side Foods Corp., Arnold, Pa.; approximately 260 employees; Ember Farms brand
Stefano Foods Inc.; Charlotte, N.C.; approximately 80 employees; brands include Stefano Foods, Rip-n-Dip and Casa Esteban Stuff
Smithfield RMH Foods Group, Morton, Ill.; approximately 100 employees; brands include Flavoré and Rockés Meating Haus
Smithfield Foodservice Group, Smithfield, Va.; approximately 40 employees
Smithfield Innovation Group, Smithfield, Va.; approximately 10 employees
Murphy-Brown LLC., Warsaw, N.C.; approximately 4,130 employees, the world’s largest hog producer
International operations
Animex, Warsaw, Poland; approximately 7,800 employee; Poland’s largest meat and poultry processing company; markets Krakus brand ham in the U.S.; other markets include Germany, Russia, Great Britain, Spain, Sweden and Korea
Jean Caby Group, Lampaul Guimiliau, France; approximately 1,850 employees; brands include Jean Caby, SBS Restauration (foodservice), Petit Rose (export) Julo and Jean d’Erguet
AFG Company Ltd., Heshan, Guangdong, China; approximately 560 employees; produces, sells and distributes processed meat to retail and foodservice customers; joint venture with Artal Holland B.V., AFG
Norson, Hermosillo Sonora, Mexico; approximately 2,500 employees; brands include Norson and Sakura; 50-percent partnership with Norson, a pork producer and processor, through Mexican subsidiary, Smithfield of Mexico
Smithfield Foods Ltd., United Kingdom; approximately 50 employees; produces a full line of fresh meats and further-processed chilled and canned meat products
Campofrío Alimentación, S.A., Spain; approximately 6,090 employees; largest meat processor in Spain and one of Europe’s largest diversified meat processors; 23-percent ownership
Smithfield Procesare, Romania; approximately 460 employees; hog production and pork processing business; 70-percent ownership
Comtim Group S.R.L., Romania; approximately 650 employees; vertically integrated meat processing company in Timisoara including hog production facilities with capacity of 15,000 sows
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Five Rivers Ranch Cattle Feeding LLC, Boulder, Colo. (a joint venture with ContiGroup Companies Inc. and an independent operating company); sells cattle to multiple U.S. beef packing firms; operates 10 feedyards capable of a one-time total feeding capacity of 811,000 head

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