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Jay Catherwood Hormel (September 11, 1892 – August 30, 1954) was the son of George A. Hormel, founder of Hormel Foods, and was head of the company from 1929 to 1954.
Hormel was the son of Jay Catherwood Hormel and grandson of George A. Hormel, the founder of Hormel Foods.He claimed to have invented the corndog when he was a teenager growing up in Minnesota [4] [5] In the 1950s and 1960s, Hormel composed music for numerous television shows including The Fugitive, Lassie, Naked City and The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin.
Hormel was born in Buffalo, New York, in 1860 to German immigrant John George Hormel, a leather tanner, and Susannah "Susan" Hormel (née Decker), and later settled in Austin, Minnesota. [1] At the age of twelve, he began working in a Chicago packinghouse. [2] Hormel married Lilian Belle Gleason in 1892. [3]
In 1937, in Austin, Minnesota, Hormel Foods combined pork, water, salt, sugar and sodium nitrate, looking for a way to profit off the then-undesirable pork shoulder.
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Dec. 28—Take a step back in time to celebrate the New Year on Jan. 6, from 7-11 p.m. with the Hormel Historic Home. Get all dolled up in your favorite flapper dresses and pinstriped suits, or ...
Throughout the 1930s, Hormel ads were featured on the radio program The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show. [12] Hormel Chili and Spam were introduced in 1936 and 1937 respectively. [13] [8] In 1938, Jay C. Hormel introduced the "Joint Savings Plan" which allowed employees to share in the profits of the company. [14]
Feb. 9—Hormel Foods Corporation was honored this week at the third-annual Anthem Awards, which recognized the company for the success of its 10 Under 20 Food Heroes program.