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  2. Hormel Foods - Wikipedia

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    The company was founded as George A. Hormel & Company in Austin, Minnesota, by George A. Hormel in 1891. It changed its name to Hormel Foods in 1993. George A. Hormel (born 1860 in Buffalo, New York ) worked in a Chicago slaughterhouse before becoming a traveling wool and hide buyer.

  3. Pig farming - Wikipedia

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    Conversely when prices of pork are deemed too low and unsustainable for farmers, the reserve buys up pigs to ensure farmers remain profitable. [11] The largest exporters of pigs are the United States, the European Union, and Canada. As an example, more than half of Canadian production (22.8 million pigs) in 2008 was exported, going to 143 ...

  4. Pioneer Foods - Wikipedia

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    It operates in South Africa as well as two other African countries and exports a number of its brands globally. The company's core business is the production, distribution, marketing and selling of a diverse range of food, beverages and related products. The group employs approximately 8600 permanent employees.

  5. TASTE Holdings - Wikipedia

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    TASTE Holdings is a South African management group with subsidiaries in the food and jewellery market. It is listed on the JSE with ticker symbol is of TAS, after it have been moved from the AltX board in June 2011. [1] [2]

  6. Seaboard Corporation - Wikipedia

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    Seaboard Marine, Ltd. was formed in 1983 to provide containerization services between the U.S. and other international ports. In 1986 Mount Dora Farms, Inc. was established in Latin America to produce fruits and vegetables. The company utilized its marine transportation division to ship its produce from South America to Miami.

  7. Clover Industries - Wikipedia

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    Clover Industries Ltd is the new holding company of Clover S.A. (Pty) Ltd, one of the largest branded consumer goods companies in South Africa, South Africa's largest dairy company and one of the leading manufacturers and marketers of food products in South Africa.

  8. South African company law - Wikipedia

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    The Joint Stock Companies Act 1844 was the first piece of legislation which would be recognised as modern company law, but it was fairly limited in scope. The concept of limited liability, for instance, was not considered. This omission was remedied by the Joint Stock Companies Act 1856, which also introduced the suffix "Ltd" to the company ...

  9. Pork Farms - Wikipedia

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    In 1971, the group was floated on the London Stock Exchange as Pork Farms Ltd. In 1974, Pork Farms and Northern Foods created joint venture company Porkdown Ltd, to supply meat products to French foods group Danone. But immediately after production started, Danone undertook a group-wide review, and on deciding to concentrate on their milk-based ...