Our Communities
Through the Hormel
Foods Charitable Trust, we have donated millions of dollars in cash and product to more than 300 organizations that support education, further the fight against hunger and contribute to our local communities.
Our Principles Platform
To deepen our commitment to corporate responsibility, we developed our Principles Platform, which establishes how we specifically commit to doing business responsibly in five key areas: people, process, products, performance and philanthropy.
Hormel Hunger Surveys
The Hormel Hunger Surveys provide a comprehensive profile of the perception of hunger in America. Hormel Foods commissioned this study in 2006, 2007 and 2008. The purpose was to better understand the attitudes and behaviors of the American general public and corporate employees relative to the key domestic issues of poverty and hunger.
Key findings from 2008 include:
- Nearly two-thirds (65 percent) of the general public believes hunger is getting worse;
- Six percent of Americans said they or someone in their immediate family has gone to bed hungry in the past month because they could not afford enough food;
- More than half (58 percent) of Americans have cut back on either the types of food they buy or the amount of food they buy because of higher food prices;
- One in seven Americans (14 percent) said that they or someone in their immediate family have received food from a food bank, shelter or other charitable organization in the past year because of lack of money for food;
- Fifty-seven percent agreed with a statement that using corn to produce ethanol makes the hunger problem worse.
View key 2008 findings
View key 2007 findings
View key 2006 findings