Hormel Foods Corporation

Hormel Foods Corporation develops processes and distributes various meat nuts and food products to retail foodservice deli and commercial customers in the United States and internationally. The company operates through four segments: Grocery Products Refrigerated Foods Jennie-O Turkey Store and International & Other. It provides various perishable products that include fresh meats frozen items refrigerated meal solutions sausages hams guacamoles and bacons; and shelf-stable products comprising canned luncheon meats nut butters snack nuts chilies shelf-stable microwaveable meals hashes stews tortillas salsas tortilla chips and others. The company also engages in the processing marketing and sale of branded and unbranded pork beef poultry and turkey products as well as offers nutritional food products and supplements desserts and drink mixes and industrial gelatin products. It sells its products primarily under the SKIPPY SPAM Hormel Natural Choice Applegate Justin's Jennie-O Café H Herdez Black Label Sadler's Columbus Gatherings Herdez Wholly Columbus Planters NUT-rition Planters Cheez Balls Corn Nuts etc. brand names through sales personnel independent brokers and distributors. The company was formerly known as Geo. A. Hormel & Company and changed its name to Hormel Foods Corporation in January 1995. Hormel Foods Corporation was founded in 1891 and is headquartered in Austin Minnesota.