Red, White and Bacon Blues: U.S. to Lose Another Iconic Brand

Back in the late ‘80s and early ‘90s, when Japanese companies bought Rockefeller Center and Pebble Beach along with other properties long considered U.S treasures, a collective cry went out that we were losing control of legendary pieces of our history. It just seemed wrong. Fast forward a few decades later, now it’s Smithfield Foods, the world’s largest pork producer that announced it was being acquired by a Chinese company. Read my latest Forbes Advisor Intelligence article, to see what U.S. brands are nearest and dearest to our clients.