# Hormel Foods

> Hormel Foods is a 135-year-old public food company that sells branded, protein-focused products through grocery, foodservice and international channels. Its portfolio ranges from SPAM and Hormel pepperoni to Planters, Skippy, Jennie-O, Applegate, Columbus and Mexican-food joint venture MegaMex Foods. The strategic advantage is not one product but a distribution and manufacturing system that turns familiar brands into repeat purchases across the pantry, refrigerator, deli counter, convenience store and restaurant kitchen.

- **Founded:** 1891
- **Headquarters:** Austin, Minnesota, United States
- **Founders:** George A. Hormel (Founder)
- **Team size:** More than 20,000 employees worldwide
- **Products:** SPAM, Hormel branded foods, Jennie-O, Skippy, Applegate
- **Notable:** Grew from an Austin, Minnesota meat market founded in 1891 into a Fortune 500 global branded food company., Reports No. 1 or No. 2 market positions in more than 40 product categories., Reaches 81 percent of U.S. households with at least one Hormel Foods product.

## Products & services

- **SPAM** — Shelf-stable canned meat sold in the United States and international markets, with particular cultural strength across parts of Asia and the Pacific.
- **Hormel branded foods** — Pepperoni, bacon, chili, refrigerated entrees, party trays and other prepared meat and convenience products sold primarily through retail and foodservice.
- **Jennie-O** — Turkey products for retail and foodservice, including ground turkey and value-added prepared proteins.
- **Skippy** — Mass-market peanut butter sold in domestic and international retail channels.
- **Applegate** — Natural and organic prepared meats and related products positioned around ingredient standards and animal welfare practices.
- **Justin's** — Premium nut butters and nut-butter snacks serving natural and convenient snacking occasions.
- **Columbus Craft Meats** — Deli meats and charcuterie products distributed across U.S. retail channels.
- **Planters and Corn Nuts** — Snack nuts and corn snacks that expanded Hormel's presence in grocery and convenience stores.
- **Foodservice solutions** — Branded pepperoni, pizza toppings, smoked meats, premium prepared proteins and customized products for restaurants, distributors and other operators.

## Achievements

- Grew from an Austin, Minnesota meat market founded in 1891 into a Fortune 500 global branded food company.
- Reports No. 1 or No. 2 market positions in more than 40 product categories.
- Reaches 81 percent of U.S. households with at least one Hormel Foods product.
- Introduced the world's first canned ham in 1926 and SPAM in 1937.
- Became the first meatpacking company to add nutrition labels to meat products in 1973.
- Joined the New York Stock Exchange in 1990 and is an S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrat.
- Produced more than 100 million SPAM musubi sold through FamilyMart in Japan.
- Donated $53.6 million in cash and products to food-security efforts from 2020 through the latest reported period on its impact site.

## Latest updates

- **2026-07** — Hormel appointed president John Ghingo as chief executive officer effective October 26, 2026, succeeding interim CEO Jeff Ettinger.
- **2026-07** — The company completed the sale of its Ceratti business in Brazil as part of ongoing portfolio shaping.
- **2026-07** — Hormel Foods was ranked No. 455 on TIME's 2026 list of America's Best Companies.
- **2026-07** — Hormel Pepperoni launched refrigerated Snack Bites aimed at portable protein snacking.
- **2026-05** — Fiscal 2026 second-quarter net sales were $2.97 billion; organic sales rose 3 percent, and all three segments increased sales and segment profit.
- **2026-05** — Hormel completed the sale of its whole-bird turkey business, reducing exposure to a more volatile commodity category while retaining value-added turkey products.

## Links

- Website: https://www.hormelfoods.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/hormel-foods
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/HormelFoods
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/hormelfoodscorp
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/hormelfoods/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/hormelfoodscorp
- TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@hormelfoods

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Last updated: 2026-08-14