Tony Hoffman

As vice president of Retail Sales – Walmart/Sam’s, Tony Hoffman is responsible for all sales activities surrounding the Walmart business. Hormel Foods is a global branded food company with over $12 billion in annual revenue across more than 75 countries worldwide. Hormel Foods is a member of the S&P 500 Index and has been designated a S&P 500 Dividend King. Its brands include Planters^®, SKIPPY^®, SPAM^®, Hormel^® Natural Choice^®, Applegate^®, Justin’s^®, Columbus^®, WHOLLY^® Guacamole, Hormel^® Black Label^® and more than 30 other beloved brands. The company has been named on the “Global 2000 World’s Best Employers” list by Forbes magazine for three straight years, is one of Fortune magazine’s most admired food companies, has appeared on Corporate Responsibility Magazine’s “The 100 Best Corporate Citizens” list and was named one of America’s Most Responsible Companies by Newsweek, among other awards and accolades for its corporate responsibility and community service efforts.

Hoffman joined Hormel Foods in 1998 as a meat products sales representative in Cincinnati. He subsequently served in several sales roles prior to joining the meat products marketing team in 2000. Hoffman returned to the sales field holding several sales manager positions before assuming the role of corporate manager of category sales in 2013. He advanced to director of Walmart/Sam’s Club meat products sales in 2015 and was named vice president of business planning and support, Consumer Products Sales in 2017. Hoffman was promoted to vice president and senior vice president of sales, consumer products sales in 2019 and assumed his current role in 2022.

Hoffman is a graduate of the University of Wisconsin-Madison with a bachelor’s degree in marketing.