Live
Home·Deals·Food·Smithfield Foods acquires Nathan's Famous
Smithfield Foods acquires Nathan's Famous (2026)
SEO URLwww.firestrike.ai/deals/nathan-s-famous-smithfield-foods-acquisition-2026-3
acquisitionAnnounced · Jan 21, 2026FoodSource · CredibleArticle · Factual
Nathan's Famous
Smithfield Foods
Nathan's Famous · Smithfield Foods

Smithfield Foods acquires Nathan's Famous

David Najork
David Najork · Founding Software Engineer
Published · Updated · 1 min read
ShareXLinkedInEmail
Deal value
$450M
Target
Nathan's Famous
Nathan's Famous
NASDAQ: NATH · Jericho, New York
Acquirer
Smithfield Foods
Smithfield Foods
Merger
Status
Announced

Smithfield Foods agreed to acquire Nathan's Famous. Reported deal value: $450M. Status: Announced. Sector: Food. Target headquarters context: Jericho, New York, United States.

This page summarizes publicly available information about the transaction as of 2026-01-21. Figures and status may change as filings and press coverage update.

Smithfield Foods , Inc. , an American food company and an industry leader in value-added packaged meats and fresh pork, and Nathan Famous , Inc. , today announced that they have entered into a definitive merger agreement for Smithfield Foods to acquire all of Nathan Famous ’ issued and outstanding shares for $102.00 per share in cash, which represents an enterprise value of approximately $450 million 1

Deal timeline

Announced
Jan 21, 2026 · investors.smithfieldfoods.com
Additional milestones (proxy, vote, close) appear as filings and press updates are indexed.
Sector context

This transaction is classified in Food with a reported deal value of $450M. Figures and status may change as sources update.

Sources: investors.smithfieldfoods.com · Primary article · FireStrike proprietary index