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Company Profile for Hormel Foods Corporation.


Hormel Foods Corporation, based in Austin Austin.

1 City (1990 pop. 21,907), seat of Mower co., SE Minn., on the Cedar River, near the Iowa line; inc. 1868. The commercial and industrial center of a rich farm region, it is noted as home to the Hormel meatpacking company, whose Spam Town museum
, Minn., is a multinational manufacturer and marketer of consumer-branded meat and food products, many of which are among the best known and trusted in the food industry. The company leverages its extensive expertise, innovation and high competencies in pork pork, flesh of swine prepared as food, one of the principal commodities of the meatpacking industry. Pork has long been a staple food in most of the world, although religious taboos have limited its use, especially among Jews and Muslims.  and turkey processing and marketing to bring quality, value-added val·ue-add·ed
adj.
Of or relating to the estimated value that is added to a product or material at each stage of its manufacture or distribution:
 brands to the global marketplace. In each of the past seven years, Hormel Foods was named one of the "The 400 Best Big Companies in America America [for Amerigo Vespucci], the lands of the Western Hemisphere—North America, Central (or Middle) America, and South America. The world map published in 1507 by Martin Waldseemüller is the first known cartographic use of the name. " by Forbes Forbes   , B(ertie) C(harles) 1880-1954.

American publisher and businessman who founded and edited (1916-1954) Forbes magazine. His son Malcolm Stevenson Forbes
 magazine. The company enjoys a strong reputation among consumers, retail grocers, and foodservice The foodservice (or food service) industry (US English; catering industry in British English) encompasses those places, institutions, and companies responsible for any meal eaten away from home.  and industrial customers for products highly regarded for quality, taste, nutrition nutrition, study of the materials that nourish an organism and of the manner in which the separate components are used for maintenance, repair, growth, and reproduction. Nutrition is achieved in various ways by different forms of life. , convenience and value. For more information about Hormel Foods, please visit www.hormel.com.
Company:                  <
Hormel Foods Corporation
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Headquarters Address:     <
1 Hormel Place
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Austin, MN 55912
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Main Telephone:           <
507-437-5611
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Website:                  <
www.hormel.com
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Ticker:                   <
HRL(NYSE)
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Type of Organization:     <
Public
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Industry:                 <
Manufacturing
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Earnings Release Dates:   <
1st Quarter: February 19, 2007
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2nd Quarter: May 24, 2007
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3rd Quarter: August 23, 2007
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4th Quarter: November 21, 2007
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Key Executives:           <
Chairman, President & CEO: Jeffrey Ettinger
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CFO: Jody Feragen
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Corporate Communications  <

Contact:                  <
Julie Craven
Phone:                    <
507-437-5345
Email:                    <
jhcraven@hormel.com
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Investor Relations        <

Contact:                  <
Fred Halvin
Phone:                    <
507-437-5007
Email:                    <
fdhalvin@hormel.com
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