Larry Pope

USA, Washington, DC House Energy and Commerce leaders from the Health and Oversight and Investigations Subcommittees sent a letter to the President and Chief Executive Office of Smithfield Foods, Inc., C. Larry Pope, on July 24th, requesting information regarding the pending acquisition of the company by Shuanghui International Holdings, Ltd., with questions spurred by the committee’s ongoing heparin contamination investigation, which dates back to 2008.

WASHINGTON In Teilen des US-Senats stößt der geplante Verkauf des heimischen Schlachtkonzerns Smithfield an den chinesischen Nahrungsmittelkonzern Shuanghui für umgerechnet 3,6 Mrd. Euro auf Skepsis.

USA, Smithfield fleischwirtschaft.com - USA, Smithfield. Smithfield Foods, Inc. announced that its board of directors has approved a share repurchase programme authorising the company to buy up to $150 million of its common stock over the next 24 months. The company intends to fund share repurchases from cash on hand.

SMITHFIELD Der US-Fleischkonzern Smithfield Foods will seine Marktposition in Europa ausbauen. Das Unternehmen bestätigte Gespräche mit Vorstandschef Pedro Ballve von der spanischen Campofrio zur Übernahme weiterer gut 50 Prozent an dem Konzern.

Contents of FLEISCHWIRTSCHAFT International No. 4, September 2007

Contents of FLEISCHWIRTSCHAFT International No. 4, September 2007