Smithfield Foods, Inc. is the world’s largest pork producer and processor. Headquartered in Smithfield, Virginia, it runs facilities in 26 U.S. states, including the world's largest meat-processing plant in Tar Heel, North Carolina, and has operations in Brazil, China, France, Mexico, Poland, Romania, Spain, and the United Kingdom.JBS S.A. acquired Smithfield Foods's beef business. It was renamed JBS Packerland.