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Hormel Foods Corporation
Trade name
Hormel Foods
Formerly
George A. Hormel & Company (1891–1993)
Public
Traded as
  • NYSEHRL
  • S&P 500 component
Industry Food processing
Founded 1891; 134 years ago (1891)
Founder George A. Hormel
Headquarters ,
U.S.
Area served
Worldwide
Key people
James Snee (Chairman, President and CEO)
Products Deli meat, ethnic foods, pantry foods, Spam
Brands
  • Applegate
  • Arriba
  • Chi-Chi's
  • Columbus Craft Meats
  •  • Corn Nuts
  • Dinty Moore
  • Don Miguel
  • Dona Maria
  • El Torito
  • Evolve
  • Fontanini
  • Happy Little Plants
  • Herbox
  • Herdez
  • House of Tsang
  • Jennie-O
  • Justin's
  • La Victoria
  • Lloyd's
  • Mary Kitchen
  • Planters
  • Skippy
  • Spam
  • Stagg Chili
  • Wholly Guacamole
Revenue Decrease US$9.497 billion (2019)
Operating income
Decrease US$1.2 billion (2019)
Total assets Decrease US$8.10 billion (2019)
Number of employees
20,000 (2019)
Divisions Grocery products
Refrigerated foods
Jennie-O turkey store
Specialty foods
International
Subsidiaries Applegate Farms, LLC
Bruke Marketing Corporation
Cidade do Sol
Columbus Manufacturing Inc.
Dan's Prize Inc.
Fontanini Foods
Hormel Foods Australia Pty. Ltd.
Hormel Foods Canada
Jennie-O
Justin's, LLC
Megamex Foods, LLC
Okinawa Hormel Ltd.
The Purefoods-Hormel Company Inc. (joint venture with San Miguel Food and Beverage)
Sadler's Smokehouse

Hormel Foods Corporation, often called Hormel Foods or just Hormel, is an American company that makes and sells many different kinds of food. It was started in 1891 in Austin, Minnesota, by George A. Hormel. Back then, it was known as George A. Hormel & Company.

The company first focused on packaging and selling meats like ham, sausage, pork, chicken, beef, and lamb. In 1937, they introduced their famous product, Spam. By the 1980s, Hormel began offering a wider variety of packaged and refrigerated foods. In 1993, the company changed its name to Hormel Foods Corporation. Today, you can find Hormel products in over 80 countries around the world. They own many popular brands, including Planters, Columbus Craft Meats, Dinty Moore, Jennie-O, and Skippy.

MegaMex Foods: A Partnership for Mexican Flavors

In 2009, Hormel Foods teamed up with a Mexican company called Herdez del Fuerte to create a new company called MegaMex Foods. This was a "joint venture," which means two companies work together to form a new business.

What MegaMex Foods Does

MegaMex Foods was created to make, market, and sell Mexican-style sauces and other related foods in the United States. Some of their first brands included Chi-Chi's, La Victoria, Búfalo, Doña María, and Herdez.

Growing the Business

In 2010, MegaMex acquired Don Miguel Foods Corporation. Don Miguel made fresh and frozen ready-to-eat foods like mini tacos, flautas, and burritos. This helped MegaMex offer even more convenient meal options.

A year later, in 2011, MegaMex bought Fresherized Foods. This company was a major supplier of refrigerated guacamole in the U.S., known for its Wholly Guacamole, Wholly Salsa, and Wholly Queso brands. This acquisition added popular dips to MegaMex's product line.

In 2021, MegaMex started selling their Tres Cocinas brand of pepper pastes to restaurants and food service businesses. This expanded their reach beyond grocery stores.

See also

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