Inspired Pathways
Our groundbreaking Inspired Pathways program provides the opportunity of a free two-year college education to the dependent children of our team members. This monumental program helps many first-generation college students.
In 2025, we granted 186 individual awards through the program, representing an investment of more than $690,000.
We expanded our leading programs to help eligible team members gain access to several debt-free education opportunities. We are partnering with Workforce Edge, a complete employee education management platform powered by Strategic Education, Inc., on this benefits expansion.
Hormel Heroes Scholarships
Hormel Foods created the Hormel Heroes Scholarship Program to support students with military backgrounds who are pursuing careers in culinary arts or a program related to foodservice management. The program is administered by the National Restaurant Educational Foundation. In 2023, we awarded two $10,000 scholarships. To date, the program has provided $200,000 to 15 students since its inception.
Undergraduate College Scholarships
The Charitable Trust awards undergraduate college scholarships to children of full-time active, retired and deceased team members of our company and subsidiaries. Through this program, we help fund the higher education of talented students through the National Merit Scholarship Corporation, helping those who demonstrate outstanding academic performance, exemplary leadership qualities and significant involvement in extracurricular activities with four-year, $2,000 college scholarships.