Animex Schmalzfleisch

Brand and Product Overview

This product is Schmalzfleisch (sterilized pork meat preserve in a 400g tin), distributed by Animex Foods Sp. z o.o., one of the largest meat processing and food producers in Poland. The product features an oval inspection stamp indicating manufacture in Poland (PL 32620201 UE).

Corporate Ownership

Animex Foods was originally founded in Poland in 1951 as a state-owned foreign trade enterprise (Polska Animex). In 1999, Animex was acquired by the major US meat processor Smithfield Foods. In 2013, Smithfield Foods—and consequently Animex—was acquired by WH Group Limited (formerly known as Shuanghui International Holdings Ltd), a multinational meat and food processing conglomerate headquartered in Hong Kong. WH Group remains the ultimate parent company of Animex Foods.