These Popular US Deli Meat Brands Are Really Owned By A Company In China

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These Popular US Deli Meat Brands Are Really Owned By A Company In China

While you might think of these labels as all-American, many popular deli meat brands and one famous hot dog brand are actually owned by a company in China . That's right — every day brands like Nathan's Hot Dogs and Farmer John's are subsidiaries of Smithfield Foods, an American company that was acquired by the Chinese company WH Group in 2013.

Smithfield's website still sports a down-home, rustic feel, which makes sense as it remains a juggernaut of the American grocery and deli industry. The Smithfield brand is behind some of the best-known deli meat brands : Armour Meats. In 2013, the company dominated a whopping 26% of the total hog industry in the United States. It is no wonder this attracted foreign