Awards and Recognition
For each of the past nine years, Hormel Foods has been named one of “The 400 Best Big Companies in America” by Forbes magazine. Also known as the Platinum 400, the list ranks companies against their industry peers in financial performance and stability.
Learn more about our awards and recognition.
Executive Message
“Much has changed in the year since we issued our first report and much has stayed the same. What has remained constant is our commitment to doing what we believe is right—for our employees, our consumers, our investors, our animals and the environment. What has changed is how we think about those efforts and how we talk about them.”
—Jeffrey M. Ettinger, chairman of the board, president and chief executive officer, Hormel Foods.
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Living Out Our Principles: Products
Our Investment in Product Technology Earns the Distinction of Being “A Cut Above”
Hormel Foods won the 2006 Food Quality Award from Food Quality Magazine for our use of technology in manufacturing Hormel® Natural Choice® deli meats. Through high-pressure pasteurization, the end product is safe, full of flavor and does not contain preservatives. More than 250 industry professionals were on hand in March 2007 at the Food Safety and Security Summit in Washington, D.C. where Bryan Farnsworth, vice president of quality management, and Bill Snyder, senior vice president of supply chain, accepted the award on Hormel Foods’ behalf.
This award demonstrates our commitment to investing in food quality, safety and security – a commitment that began with George A. Hormel in 1923 when he said, “Don’t expect big results unless you are personally analyzing your work to see how you can bring it up to a higher standard.”
We invest in new technologies if they will produce a better product. And we expect big results.
Read more stories about how we live out our principles.
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