Company & General Q&A
The company’s name originally followed the Hormel family pronunciation, HOR-mel (rhyming with “normal”). However, a 1937 Austin Daily Herald article noted the pronunciation began to shift as the company grew and gained wider recognition. At the time, the original pronunciation was not easily understood over the telephone, creating confusion for customers.
To ensure people heard and recognized the name clearly, the company shifted to Hor-MEL with emphasis on the second syllable (rhyming with “bell”). The Herald explained that businesses adopted this pronunciation and radio followed suit.
While Hor-MEL is the official pronunciation of the company’s name today, some long-time Austin, Minn., residents may still use the first-syllable pronunciation.
Hormel Foods is a publicly traded, global branded food company on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE:HRL). The company is headquartered in Austin, Minnesota and operates more than 30 production facilities throughout the United States.
46.8% of the shares of Hormel Foods Corporation are held by The Hormel Foundation, a nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization established in 1941 by George A. Hormel and his son, Jay C Hormel. The Hormel Foundation supports charitable, educational and scientific organizations in Austin, Minn., including The Hormel Institute cancer research center. Since 1941, The Hormel Foundation has given more than $244 million to the community. It is one of the top giving foundations in Minnesota.
More information can be found investor.hormelfoods.com
Products sold in the United States by Hormel Foods are produced and packaged in the United States unless specified otherwise on the label.
Hormel Foods operates processing facilities in China and Brazil. Any products made at those facilities are produced for Chinese and Brazilian consumers.
Hormel Foods has minority positions in joint ventures and royalty agreements to produce branded products for consumers in international markets. The company also exports products made at production facilities throughout the United States to help feed consumers around the world.
More than you think!
In addition to our iconic SPAM® brand and HORMEL® branded products, our family includes:
- Applegate® brand
- Columbus® craft meats
- Dinty Moore® stew
- Herdez® salsa
- Jennie-O® brand
- Justin’s® brand
- Planters® brand
- SKIPPY® brand
- Wholly® Guacamole brand
You can see our entire list of brands in our brands section.
We are glad to hear you are interested in joining our team. We may be a little biased, but we think we have the best employees in the business!
Learn all about our team, career paths and apply for open positions by visiting our careers section.
We do!
Over the years we have had the opportunity to add the following to our family of companies:
- Applegate Farms, LLC.
- Burke Marketing Corp.
- Cidade do Sol Alimentos
- Columbus Manufacturing, Inc.
- Dan’s Prize, Inc.
- Fontanini Food, LLC
- Jennie-O Turkey Store
- Justin’s, LLC.
- MegaMex Foods, LLC. (Joint Venture)
- Sadler’s Smokehouse
Questions about your stock, including shareholder records, stock transfers or changes of ownership or address should be directed towards the transfer agent and registrar for the company’s shareholders.
Wells Fargo Shareowner Services
1110 Centre Point Curve, Suite 101
MAC N9173-010
Mendota Heights, MN 55120
www.shareowneronline.com
877-536-3559
Yes, it’s real. The SPAM® Museum is stuffed with interactive exhibits that bring the iconic history of the SPAM® Brand to life like you’ve never seen it before!
Go behind the scenes and behind the can for an experience adults and kids will savor. The SPAM® Museum is located in our hometown of Austin, Minn. We would love to have you for a visit. And best of all, admission is FREE!
SPAM® Museum
101 3rd Avenue NE
Austin, MN 55912
(507) 437-5100
We are proud to employ more than 19,000 employees worldwide, but are always looking to add amazing people to our team.
Check out our career section to learn more!
Our annual meeting is one of our most highly anticipated events of the year.
Learn more about the date and location by visiting our Investor site.
Or if you want a sneak peek behind the scenes, check out this story about the Annual Meeting.
We know what you’re thinking; SPAM® products must grow on trees there. That would be neat, but to believe it you must have taken a coconut to the head.
The true root of the island’s love for SPAM® products goes back to World War II, when the luncheon meat was served to GIs. By the end of the war, SPAM® products were adopted into local culture, with Fried SPAM® Classic and rice becoming a popular meal. The unique flavor quickly found its way into other Hawaiian cuisine, from SPAM® Fried Wontons to SPAM® Musubi, and SPAM® products became a fixture for breakfast, lunch and dinner. Today you’ll find SPAM® dishes served everywhere from convenience stores to restaurants, reflecting a demand that is unmatched by any place in the world.
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