GlobeNewswire: Smithfield Foods Contains the last 10 of 1080 releaseshttp://www.globenewswire.com/External?Length=42024-03-29T02:10:45ZGlobeNewswirehttp://www.globenewswire.com/External?Length=4newsdesk@globenewswire.com (NewsDesk)https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2020/06/29/2055066/0/en/Farmer-John-Embarks-on-Thank-You-Tour-to-Provide-One-Million-Hot-Dogs-to-Frontline-Workers-in-the-Greater-Los-Angeles-Area.html?f=22&fvtc=4&fvtv=11277Farmer John Embarks on “Thank You Tour” to Provide One Million Hot Dogs to Frontline Workers in the Greater Los Angeles Area2020-06-29T22:54:43Z<![CDATA[Southern California Brand Thanks Fellow Essential Businesses with Free Meals and Food Bank Donations Southern California Brand Thanks Fellow Essential Businesses with Free Meals and Food Bank Donations]]>https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2020/06/29/2054839/0/en/Smithfield-Foods-Partners-with-Granular-Insights-to-Give-Grain-Farmers-in-its-Supply-Chain-the-Digital-Edge-on-Sustainability.html?f=22&fvtc=4&fvtv=11277Smithfield Foods Partners with Granular Insights to Give Grain Farmers in its Supply Chain the Digital Edge on Sustainability2020-06-29T14:53:57Z<![CDATA[Satellite Imagery Tool Drives Farm Yield, Sustainability and Efficiency Efforts Satellite Imagery Tool Drives Farm Yield, Sustainability and Efficiency Efforts]]>https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2020/06/25/2053465/0/en/Pure-Farmland-Supports-America-s-Community-Gardens-and-Farms-Through-Launch-of-Pure-Growth-Project.html?f=22&fvtc=4&fvtv=11277Pure Farmland™ Supports America’s Community Gardens and Farms Through Launch of Pure Growth Project2020-06-25T13:00:00Z<![CDATA[Initiative and Grant Program Provides Financial Support to Ensure Local Green Spaces Continue to Thrive Initiative and Grant Program Provides Financial Support to Ensure Local Green Spaces Continue to Thrive]]>https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2020/06/18/2050194/0/en/Smithfield-Foods-Donates-Face-Shields-to-Support-Healthcare-Workers-Across-America.html?f=22&fvtc=4&fvtv=11277Smithfield Foods Donates Face Shields to Support Healthcare Workers Across America2020-06-18T13:00:46Z<![CDATA[SMITHFIELD, Va., June 18, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- As healthcare workers across the country continue to face shortages of personal protective equipment (PPE), Smithfield Foods, Inc. is supporting local communities by donating excess face shields to healthcare workers at nursing homes and local hospitals as part of their COVID-19 relief efforts.]]>Smithfield Foods is supporting local communities by donating excess face shields to healthcare workers at nursing homes and local hospitals as part of their COVID-19 relief efforts. Smithfield Foods Donates Face Shields to Support Healthcare Workers Across Americahttps://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2020/05/13/2033006/0/en/Smithfield-Culinary-Donates-25-000-to-the-Ferdinand-Metz-ACF-Relief-Fund-to-Support-Foodservice-Industry-Professionals-Impacted-by-COVID-19.html?f=22&fvtc=4&fvtv=11277Smithfield Culinary Donates $25,000 to the Ferdinand Metz ACF Relief Fund to Support Foodservice Industry Professionals Impacted by COVID-192020-05-13T20:19:09Z<![CDATA[SMITHFIELD, Va., May 13, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Smithfield Culinary, the foodservice unit of Smithfield Foods, the nation’s leading pork processor, has donated $25,000 to the Ferdinand Metz American Culinary Relief Fund to provide financial assistance to chefs, culinarians, and foodservice workers across America who are experiencing hardship in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic.]]>https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2020/05/07/2029013/0/en/Smithfield-Foods-To-Reopen-Sioux-Falls-South-Dakota-Facility-After-CDC-Conducts-Thorough-Site-Inspection-and-Affirms-Company-Meets-or-Exceeds-All-Employee-Health-and-Safety-Guidanc.html?f=22&fvtc=4&fvtv=11277Smithfield Foods To Reopen Sioux Falls, South Dakota Facility After CDC Conducts Thorough Site Inspection and Affirms Company Meets or Exceeds All Employee Health and Safety Guidance2020-05-07T01:53:45Z<![CDATA[SMITHFIELD, Va., May 06, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Smithfield Foods, Inc. today announced that it will begin resuming operations in Sioux Falls, S.D. tomorrow after receiving positive confirmation from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) that the company is in full compliance with all CDC and Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) guidance. The company will take a phased approach to resuming its operations. The harvest floor will reopen on May 11, 2020 and the company anticipates that the facility will be fully operational by late May. Testing, which is being administered by the State of South Dakota, is available to all Smithfield employees prior to returning to work. To date, over 2,000 employees have been tested. More tests will be conducted in the coming weeks as the company slowly ramps up its operations.]]>https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2020/05/01/2026373/0/en/Smithfield-Foods-Says-That-the-Company-and-Its-Team-Members-Want-the-Same-Thing-To-Protect-Employee-Health-and-Safety-While-Also-Safeguarding-America-s-Food-Supply.html?f=22&fvtc=4&fvtv=11277Smithfield Foods Says That the Company and Its Team Members Want the Same Thing: To Protect Employee Health and Safety While Also Safeguarding America’s Food Supply2020-05-01T21:21:55Z<![CDATA[SMITHFIELD, Va., May 01, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Smithfield Foods, Inc. today issued the following statement underscoring its ongoing positive and constructive partnership with its team members across the country:]]>https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2020/04/29/2024365/0/en/Smithfield-Foods-Supports-Activation-of-Defense-Production-Act-to-Safeguard-America-s-Food-Supply-During-COVID-19-Pandemic.html?f=22&fvtc=4&fvtv=11277Smithfield Foods Supports Activation of Defense Production Act to Safeguard America’s Food Supply During COVID-19 Pandemic2020-04-29T14:50:24Z<![CDATA[Company Applauds Trump Administration for Taking Necessary Decisive Action to Invoke Emergency Powers]]>https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2020/04/25/2022025/0/en/Smithfield-Foods-Addresses-Misinformation-as-It-Confronts-COVID-19.html?f=22&fvtc=4&fvtv=11277Smithfield Foods Addresses Misinformation as It Confronts COVID-192020-04-25T01:58:24Z<![CDATA[SMITHFIELD, Va., April 24, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Smithfield Foods, Inc. today issued the following statement, attributable to the company, to address misinformation about the company. Reporting from many media outlets has been fair and balanced. However, a few have made assertions and inferences that grossly mischaracterize the company, its values and its response to COVID-19. The company addresses them below.]]>https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2020/04/24/2021898/0/en/Smithfield-Foods-To-Temporarily-Close-Monmouth-IL-Plant.html?f=22&fvtc=4&fvtv=11277Smithfield Foods To Temporarily Close Monmouth, IL Plant2020-04-24T18:40:26Z<![CDATA[SMITHFIELD, Va., April 24, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Smithfield Foods, Inc. announced today that it will proactively suspend operations at its Monmouth, IL facility beginning next week and until further notice after a small portion of its 1,700 employees tested positive for COVID-19. The Monmouth plant represents approximately three percent of U.S. fresh pork supplies and also produces bacon. Employees will be paid during the closure.]]>