Corporate Responsibility

The Hormel Institute

In 2006, Hormel Foods pledged $5 million to help build a larger, newer Hormel Institute—a research facility that employs some of the world’s leading scientists who study how food can help improve lives. Founded in 1942 as part of the graduate school at the University of Minnesota, The Hormel Institute’s research currently focuses on discovering safe, food-based compounds that can be used to prevent cancer. The new facility is expected to be completed by March 2008 and will provide more resources and modernized equipment for scientists and researchers.

In addition to our pledge, President of Protein Business Units, Gary Ray, sits on the board of The Hormel Institute.

Read More About Hormel Foods’ Community Investments

View the philanthropy section on page 50 of  the full report [PDF].