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Organic Hot Dogs Are Going Mainstream
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Spam maker Hormel will pay $775 million to add natural and organic brand Applegate to its huge portfolio of food products
Natural and organic hot dog maker Applegate is becoming a subsidiary of Hormel—the Minnesota-based company that also owns Spam, Jennie-O turkey, Muscle Milk, and Skippy peanut butter.