PEK Gammon Ham

PEK is a well-established brand in the UK canned meat market, particularly famous for its chopped pork and ham products. The brand name itself is an acronym for Proeksport Kraków, reflecting its Polish industrial roots where it was first produced to serve international markets. The brand is heavily associated with high-quality canned pork products and has been a staple in British larders for decades.

Today, the brand is owned by Smithfield Foods, a massive global protein producer. Smithfield Foods, while originally an American company, was acquired by the WH Group (formerly known as Shuanghui International Holdings) based in Hong Kong. This ownership structure places PEK within the world's largest pork processing entity. Most PEK products, including the Gammon Ham shown, continue to be manufactured in Poland, leveraging the region's long-standing expertise in meat curation and canning while being distributed widely across the United Kingdom and Europe.