COMPANY·HISTORIES
NAIC 311612

Meat Processed from Carcasses

How the companies in this industry began, and the forces that shaped them.

54companies1869–1994founding years54still active0no longer operating
§ 01

The industry over time

Companies foundedEconomyTechnologyEnvironmentHistory
FoundedLDC
1869
FoundedSwift & Company
1875
FoundedHormel Foods Corporation
1891
1903
TechnologyThe Wright brothers achieve powered flight.
FoundedSan Miguel Corporation
1913
1914
EconomyWorld War I begins; global trade reorders.
1929
EconomyThe stock market crashes; the Great Depression spreads worldwide.
FoundedPerdigao SA
1934
FoundedCargill, Incorporated
1936
1939
EconomyWorld War II begins; wartime production surges.
FoundedNichirei Corporation
1942
FoundedClougherty Packing Company
1945
EconomyThe war ends; a long global expansion begins.
FoundedTyson Foods, Inc.
1947
TechnologyThe transistor is invented.
FoundedA. Moksel AG
1948
FoundedNorthern Foods plc
1949
FoundedCampofrío Alimentación S.A
1956
FoundedKlement's Sausage Company
1958
TechnologyThe integrated circuit is demonstrated.
1962
EnvironmentSilent Spring launches the modern environmental movement.
FoundedRich Products Corporation
1965
1971
EconomyThe dollar leaves the gold standard; currencies float.
1973
EconomyThe OPEC oil embargo triggers a global shock.
FoundedCranswick plcFoundedCranswick plc
1974
1975
TechnologyThe personal-computer era begins.
1979
EconomyA second oil crisis drives inflation higher worldwide.
1981
TechnologyThe IBM PC launches and sets a standard.
1984
TechnologyApple ships the Macintosh; the GUI era begins.
1987
EconomyBlack Monday: markets fall sharply around the world.
FoundedKraft Foods Inc.
1989
HistoryThe Berlin Wall falls; global markets open up.
1991
TechnologyThe World Wide Web is released to the public.
FoundedColeman Natural Products, Inc.
1993
TechnologyThe Mosaic browser brings the web to everyone.
1995
TechnologyWindows 95 launches; the internet goes mainstream.
1997
EconomyThe Asian financial crisis rattles global markets.
EnvironmentThe Kyoto Protocol sets the first climate targets.
2000
EconomyThe dot-com bubble bursts.
2004
TechnologySocial media and Web 2.0 take hold.
2007
TechnologyThe iPhone launches the smartphone era.
2008
EconomyThe global financial crisis freezes credit worldwide.
2010
TechnologyCloud computing goes mainstream for business.
2015
EnvironmentThe Paris Agreement sets global climate targets.
2020
EconomyThe COVID-19 pandemic upends the global economy.
2022
EconomyInflation spikes; central banks raise rates sharply.
2023
TechnologyGenerative AI reaches mainstream business use.
§ 02

The companies

LDC →
Active · founded 1869 · France
LDC is now Europe's leading poultry processor after edging out fellow French rival Doux Père Dodu in 2004.
LDC →
Active · founded 1869 · France
LDC is now Europe's leading poultry processor after edging out fellow French rival Doux Père Dodu in 2004.
Swift & Company →
Active · founded 1875
With headquarters in Greeley, Colorado, and a 265,000 square-foot flagship processing plant in Worthington, Minnesota,…
Swift & Company →
Active · founded 1875
With headquarters in Greeley, Colorado, and a 265,000 square-foot flagship processing plant in Worthington, Minnesota,…
Fred Usinger Inc. →
Active · founded 1880
Fred Usinger Inc., also known as Usinger's Famous Sausage, is a Milwaukee-based company known for producing premium…
Fred Usinger Inc. →
Active · founded 1880
Fred Usinger Inc., also known as Usinger's Famous Sausage, is a Milwaukee-based company known for producing premium…
Hormel Foods Corporation →
Active · founded 1891
Early 1940s:Jay and George Hormel found the Hormel Foundation, which would control the company through holdings of its…
Hormel Foods Corporation →
Active · founded 1891
Early 1940s:Jay and George Hormel found the Hormel Foundation, which would control the company through holdings of its…
San Miguel Corporation →
Active · founded 1913 · Philippines
Best known for its internationally distributed beer, San Miguel Corporation can only be described in superlatives.
San Miguel Corporation →
Active · founded 1913 · Philippines
Best known for its internationally distributed beer, San Miguel Corporation can only be described in superlatives.
Madrange SA →
Active · founded 1924 · France
Madrange SA is Europe's leading producer of cooked hams and other deli meats.
Madrange SA →
Active · founded 1924 · France
Madrange SA is Europe's leading producer of cooked hams and other deli meats.
Perdigao SA →
Active · founded 1934 · Brazil
Brazil's Perdigao SA is the second largest producer of pork and poultry products, behind Sadia, with vertical…
Perdigao SA →
Active · founded 1934 · Brazil
Brazil's Perdigao SA is the second largest producer of pork and poultry products, behind Sadia, with vertical…
Cargill, Incorporated →
Active · founded 1936
Cargill, Incorporated is the largest private corporation in the United States.
Cargill, Incorporated →
Active · founded 1936
Cargill, Incorporated is the largest private corporation in the United States.
Sara Lee Corporation →
Active · founded 1939
Sara Lee Corporation is a leading global manufacturer and marketer of brand-name consumer packaged goods within three…
Sara Lee Corporation →
Active · founded 1939
Sara Lee Corporation is a leading global manufacturer and marketer of brand-name consumer packaged goods within three…
Nichirei Corporation →
Active · founded 1942 · Japan
Nichirei Corporation has developed a two-pronged leadership strategy in two core markets: processed foods, on the one…
Nichirei Corporation →
Active · founded 1942 · Japan
Nichirei Corporation has developed a two-pronged leadership strategy in two core markets: processed foods, on the one…
Clougherty Packing Company →
Active · founded 1945
Clougherty Packing Company is the West Coast's leading pork packer, making products sold under the Farmer John brand…
Clougherty Packing Company →
Active · founded 1945
Clougherty Packing Company is the West Coast's leading pork packer, making products sold under the Farmer John brand…
Johnsonville Sausage L.L.C. →
Active · founded 1945
Johnsonville Sausage L.L.C.
Johnsonville Sausage L.L.C. →
Active · founded 1945
Johnsonville Sausage L.L.C.
Tyson Foods, Inc. →
Active · founded 1947
Founded in 1935, Arkansas-based Tyson Foods, Inc.
Tyson Foods, Inc. →
Active · founded 1947
Founded in 1935, Arkansas-based Tyson Foods, Inc.
A. Moksel AG →
Active · founded 1948 · Germany
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A. Moksel AG →
Active · founded 1948 · Germany
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Itoham Foods Inc. →
Active · founded 1948 · Japan
Japanese company Itoham Foods Inc.
Itoham Foods Inc. →
Active · founded 1948 · Japan
Japanese company Itoham Foods Inc.
Northern Foods plc →
Active · founded 1949 · United Kingdom
Northern Foods plc is one of the United Kingdom's leading manufacturers of high-quality fresh foods, supplying the…
Northern Foods plc →
Active · founded 1949 · United Kingdom
Northern Foods plc is one of the United Kingdom's leading manufacturers of high-quality fresh foods, supplying the…
Campofrío Alimentación S.A →
Active · founded 1956 · Spain
Campofrío's new dominance of the European market encouraged the company to focus its future expansion efforts in…
Campofrío Alimentación S.A →
Active · founded 1956 · Spain
Campofrío's new dominance of the European market encouraged the company to focus its future expansion efforts in…
Bob Evans Farms, Inc. →
Active · founded 1957
Bob Evans Farms, Inc.
Bob Evans Farms, Inc. →
Active · founded 1957
Bob Evans Farms, Inc.
Klement's Sausage Company →
Active · founded 1958
1980s:Klement's Racing Sausages become popular at Milwaukee Brewers games.
Klement's Sausage Company →
Active · founded 1958
1980s:Klement's Racing Sausages become popular at Milwaukee Brewers games.
Rich Products Corporation →
Active · founded 1965
Rich Products Corporation entered the 21st century as one of the leading frozen food manufacturers in the United States.
Rich Products Corporation →
Active · founded 1965
Rich Products Corporation entered the 21st century as one of the leading frozen food manufacturers in the United States.
Sadia S.A. →
Active · founded 1971 · Brazil
Sadia S.A.
Sadia S.A. →
Active · founded 1971 · Brazil
Sadia S.A.
Cranswick plc →
Active · founded 1974 · United Kingdom
England's Cranswick plc has transformed itself from a regional pork and pig feed producer into a diversified company…
Cranswick plc →
Active · founded 1974 · United Kingdom
England's Cranswick plc has transformed itself from a regional pork and pig feed producer into a diversified company…
Cranswick plc →
Active · founded 1974 · United Kingdom
England's Cranswick plc has transformed itself from a regional pork and pig feed producer into a diversified company…
Cranswick plc →
Active · founded 1974 · United Kingdom
England's Cranswick plc has transformed itself from a regional pork and pig feed producer into a diversified company…
Viscofan S.A. →
Active · founded 1975 · Spain
Viscofan S.A.
Viscofan S.A. →
Active · founded 1975 · Spain
Viscofan S.A.
Kraft Foods Inc. →
Active · founded 1989
Kraft Foods Inc.
Kraft Foods Inc. →
Active · founded 1989
Kraft Foods Inc.
Coleman Natural Products, Inc. →
Active · founded 1993
Coleman Natural Products, Inc., is the leading U.S.
Coleman Natural Products, Inc. →
Active · founded 1993
Coleman Natural Products, Inc., is the leading U.S.
Nutreco Holding N.V. →
Active · founded 1994 · The Netherlands
Netherlands-based Nutreco Holding N.V.
Nutreco Holding N.V. →
Active · founded 1994 · The Netherlands
Netherlands-based Nutreco Holding N.V.
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