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About this Report

For the first time, our report is available in its entirety online. Within this report you can read about our environmental performance, employee training, product safety and our future goals, among other topics.

Our hope is that with the digital report, readers can search and find information quickly and easily. Additionally, we invite readers to help us improve the next report by sharing thoughts in the Feedback section. A printable executive summary PDF is also available here.

As part of our ongoing reporting, we continue to benchmark against industry peers and best practices in the area of corporate responsibility in order to determine key issues and topics that are important to our stakeholders.

The report uses the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) G3 Guidelines, which provide a recommended framework and indicators for reporting. To view  the full list of indicators included within this report, visit the Content Index section. We are reporting at a GRI-checked application level of “B." More information on the G3 Guidelines and application levels is available at http://www.globalreporting.org. In addition to GRI, the report was reviewed extensively by subject-matter experts and many of our top executives. In the future, we plan to seek external assurance.

Letter from the CEO

Jeffrey M Ettinger, chairman of the board, president and chief executive officer, outlines our vision and progress for corporate responsibility.

Scope of Report

Our 2008 Hormel Foods Corporate Responsibililty Report outlines the reporting period, boundary, content and stakeholder engagement.

Company Profile

Hormel Foods is a multinational manufacturer and marketer of high-quality, brand-name food and meat products.