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2024-06-29 18:49:37 UTC - NOT_HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: DFFA949F81AE93DDECCA49312B220D9959EB577DBE47F3BEE07A849387788E6F
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Smithfield Farms was bought out by WH Group (formerly known as Shuanghui International Holdings Ltd.) in 2013. They were a publicly traded company, and this investment was not a secret plan. It was widely covered. https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/business/2013/05/29/smithfield-foods-china-acquisition/2368671/ https://www.reuters.com/article/uk-shuanghui/chinas-shuanghui-to-buy-smithfield-foods-for-4-7-billion-idUKBRE94S0UK20130529/
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