Jeremiah Johnson

As vice president of global food safety and quality management, Jeremiah Johnson is responsible for overseeing company quality management, quality systems, plant regulatory compliance, sanitation and food safety activities.

Hormel Foods Corporation, based in Austin, Minnesota, is a global branded food company with over $12 billion in annual revenue. Its brands include PLANTERS^®, SKIPPY^®, SPAM^®, HORMEL^® NATURAL CHOICE^®, APPLEGATE^®, WHOLLY^®, HORMEL^® BLACK LABEL^®, COLUMBUS^®, JENNIE-O^® 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 best companies to work for by U.S. News & World Report and one of America’s most responsible companies by Newsweek, was recognized by TIME magazine as one of the World’s Best Companies and has received numerous other awards and accolades for its corporate responsibility and community service efforts.

Johnson joined Hormel Foods in 2005 as a quality and process control supervisor at the Austin (Minnesota) Plant. He advanced through quality and process control manager roles at the Algona (Iowa) Plant and the company’s former Vernon (California) facility, as well as worked as a staff engineer for the corporate quality team. In 2015, Johnson was named corporate manager for regulatory, compliance and HACCP. He expanded his responsibilities in 2017 to oversee the sanitation process in our production facilities. Johnson was named assistant director of food safety management in 2023 and director of food safety management in 2025. He assumed his current role in 2026.

Johnson graduated from Iowa State University with a bachelor’s degree in mathematics. He is an active member and past chair of the Meat Institute’s Food Safety and Inspection Affairs Committee and previously served on the board of the Southwest Meat Institute.

He lives in Austin, Minnesota, with his wife and two sons. Johnson is engaged in the community, volunteering with local schools and his church, including service on a school board.