Henan Shuanghui Investment

Henan Shuanghui Investment [henan.sina.com.cn]

Rank on the full list: 24

Country: China

12-Month Sales Growth (%): 11.0

5-Year Annualized Total Return (%): 5.4

Innovation Premium (%): 49.6

The biggest meat processing company in China, Shuanghui purchased American pork producer Smithfield Foods, Inc. for US$4.7 billion in 2013. Inspired by top western marketing companies, it spent US$1.6 million to make a cartoon with characters that symbolize its products. Shuanghui also developed a quality control system to follow the conditions of 15 million pigs in its supply chain.