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On Becoming Chinaâs Farm Team
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Advantages for China in the deal to buy Smithfield Foods after public fears over contamination of pork and other food products
01/01/2009
The quality standards of Smithfield Foods would offer a sense of reassurance to Chinese meat buyers who have fears of contaminated pork and other food products. It also raises concerns about the quality for American meat buyers following the Chinese acquisition.
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Lenovo's acquisition of IBM's PC business, and Bright Food's acquisition of British breakfast cereal maker Weetabix are examples of wins, the Volvo acquisition is still being worked out by Geely. The outlook is positive for Smithfield Foods, but the challenge of building the quality image in China after contamination scares in the Chinese market is a formidable one. Especially with sourcing problems in China where ground and soil contamination from three decades of environmental degradation are a basic hurdle.
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