Jeff Frank is vice president of Grocery Products at Hormel Foods. In this position, he is responsible for leading the strategic integration of the Planters®and Corn Nuts® brands into Hormel Foods. Hormel Foods is a global branded food company with over $9 billion in annual revenues across 75 countries worldwide. Its brands include SKIPPY®, SPAM®, Hormel® Natural Choice®, Applegate®, Justin’s®, Columbus®, Wholly® Guacamole, Hormel® Black Label®and more than 30 other beloved brands. The company is a member of the S&P 500 Index and the S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats, was named one of “The 100 Best Corporate Citizens” by Corporate Responsibility Magazine for the 12 years in a row, and has received numerous other awards and accolades for its corporate responsibility and community service efforts.
Frank began his career with Hormel Foods in 1998 as a meat products sales representative in San Francisco, Calif. A year later, he transferred to the world headquarters and steadily progressed to the position of senior product manager in 2003 overseeing iconic brands such as Hormel® Black Label® bacon and Hormel® Cure 81® ham. In 2005, he advanced to the position of director of retail marketing at the company’s former business in Los Angeles, Calif., and was promoted to vice president of retail marketing in 2007. He transitioned to the company’s joint venture with Herdez del Fuerte S.A. de C.V (Mexico), MegaMex Foods, in 2009 as the vice president of marketing. He was named president & CEO of MegaMex Foods in 2013 where he successfully led the global supply chain and drove business growth with on-trend brands such as Wholly®Guacamole and Herdez® salsa. He was named vice president of marketing for foodservice at Hormel Foods in 2018 and assumed his current role in 2021.
Frank holds an executive certificate from UCLA’s Anderson School of Management, a master’s degree in business administration from the University of St. Thomas, and a bachelor’s degree in business administration and Spanish from the University of Minnesota-Duluth. He has also participated in Harvard Business School’s Executive Education program.
He and his wife, Maria, enjoy spending time with their two children.
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