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The company originally focused on the packaging and selling of ham, sausage and other pork, chicken, beef and lamb products to consumers, adding Spam in 1937. By the 1980s, Hormel began offering a wider range of packaged and refrigerated foods. The company changed its name to Hormel Foods Corporation in 1993 and uses the Hormel brand on many of ...
The company was privately owned by the Olson family until 1986, when it was sold to Hormel Foods, of Austin, Minnesota. In February 2001, Jennie-O Foods, Inc., and The Turkey Store Company, consolidated under Hormel to create the brand Jennie-O Turkey Store.
1936 can of Hormel "Spiced Ham" at the Spam Museum. It was a precursor to Spam released a year later. Hormel introduced Spam on July 5, 1937. [9] [10] The Oxford Encyclopedia of Food and Drink in America states that the product was intended to increase the sale of pork shoulder, a cut which did not sell well.
Feb. 13—Hormel Foods Corporation has recalled approximately 945 pounds of ready-to-eat spiced deli ham products according to the United States Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and ...
Oct. 30—Hormel Foods Corporation has once again been recognized by Vault as having one of the nation's top 100 internship programs. The company's award-winning internship program, ranked 59th ...
Frank 'n Stuff's eponymous mascot was a friendly Frankenstein-type character [2] and Hormel ran frequent television and print advertisements featuring him. [ 9 ] [ 10 ] In 1986, during labor unrest at a production plant, razor blades were found in two packages of the product, [ 11 ] but there was no recall.
Nov. 22—Hormel Foods Corps. held its annual profit check distribution Wednesday at its Austin plant. The annual event, which puts an extra check in employee's pocket's is one of the most ...
Planters products in Canada, including Planters peanut butter, are made by Johnvince Foods (JVF Canada), who licenses the trademark from Kraft Canada. [ 7 ] (now Hormel foods). As of 2016, Planters has launched into the United Kingdom with a range of 14 products under the tagline "Deliciously NUT-RITIOUS".