Animex Europe Ltd. (Animex Sp. Z o.o., Smithfield Foods Inc. US, WH Group Ltd. China)

Animex is Poland’s biggest meat producer of pork, poultry and processed meat products. We are also the largest meat exporter in Poland, and with nine plants are the largest employer in the meat industry. Since 1999 Animex has been part of the international food-industry giant Smithfield Foods, Inc., whose well-known brands include Smithfield, Farmland, Armour, John Morrell and Gwaltney. This relationship has provided our local plants new knowledge, experience and information on the worldwide meat business. Thanks to our position as part of this global company, we have been able to take advantage of innovations in business and technology, and make new investments in our plant’s equipment as we develop new brands and improve existing ones. In September 2013 Smithfield Foods and Animex became part of WH Group— the world’s largest pork producer. Our operating policies encompass all aspects of our business, ensuring a safe, superior product produced from the highest quality sources. Hogs come principally from our sister company, Agri Plus, the largest pig producer in Poland. We purchase over half of our annual production from Agri Plus, with the remainder of our needs coming from hundreds of selected Polish producers with whom we have mutually beneficial agreements. Animex has a well-established program of sustainable development focused on the most critical areas of our operations: preservation of the environment, quality and safety of the food we produce, wellbeing of our animals, safety of our workers, support for the communities in which we do business, and creation of added value for the company and local communities.