Smithfield Foods opens restaurant
Published 11:06 am Monday, July 16, 2012
Participating in a ribbon cutting for the Taste of Smithfield restaurant are, from left, Smithfield council members Mike Smith, Andrew Gregory, Milton Cook, Connie Chapman, Randy Pack, Mayor Carter Williams, Board of Supervisors Chairman Al Casteen, Mary Pope, Smthfield Packing President and Chief Executive Officer C. Larry Pope, Smithfield Packing President Tim Schellpeper, Taste of Smithfield Manager Margaret Carroll, Pete Booker, vice president and general manager of Smithfield Specialty Foods Group; Bruce Owens, Smithfield Foods corporate director of plant engineering; Lawrence Pitt and Constance Rhodes with the Isle of Wight-Smithfield-Windsor Chamber of Commerce
SMITHFIELD—Smithfield Foods has opened a new restaurant offering its specialty pork products and other gourmet food brands.
The Taste of Smithfield at 217 Main St. is open 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. daily.
“We’re very excited about our new venture because we think it will help attract more visitors to our historic town, along with giving us a showplace for our products,” said C. Larry Pope, president and chief executive officer for Smithfield Foods.
The restaurant shares its 8,700-square-foot space with The Genuine Smithfield Ham Shoppe.
A grand opening celebration held July 10 featured samples of Smithfield country ham and Virginia peanuts.
