Hormel

Hormel built a meat processing plant outside of Beijing in 1995. Some of us toured the building.

It's a striking facility with meticulously maintained grounds (unlike other nearby factories). Built to USDA standards, which are obviously much more stringent than Chinese ones, the foods processed here include hotdogs, bacon products, ham products, cold cuts, fresh pork products and a few beef, chicken and turkey products. Hormel's decision to stress "safe, wholesome product" has certainly paid off in recent years, given animal disease outbreaks and new food safety demands from Chinese consumers.