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The Tiffany Stone Bridge on Turtle Creek in Beloit, Wis.
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Located on the bluffs of the Rock River, Big Hill Park boasts 190-acres of nature and hiking trails, an environmental education center, a two sheltered picnic areas, restrooms, playground equipment, cross-country ski trails, softball, sand volleyball and a scenic overlook with spectacular vistas.
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While driving by Beloit on the interstate, travelers can locate the plant by its iconic HORMEL® chili can.
The Beloit Plant has been a part of this blossoming community since 1972. In the last 45-plus years, the plant has contributed to the sustainability of the community in many ways.
The team at the plant gives many monetary donations to the United Way and Relay For Life organizations. They participate in the Adopt A Highway program and have many volunteers from the plant who help keep the interstate clean. They also conduct schoolsupply and clothing drives to help those in need.
Most recently, the Beloit Plant was recognized as the first runner-up in the Sustainability Excellence in Manufacturing Awards Program at the 2018 ProFood Live conference. The initiative that earned this award was a solid-waste-stream improvement project that resulted in 120 tons of material being diverted from the landfill, compared to the year prior. The entries were judged on environmental impact, social significance, project efficiency, cost-effectiveness and originality or adaptive reuse of technology.
The Beloit Plant is also proud that the company’s SPAMMY® product is made there. SPAMMY® is the fortified poultry product that Hormel Foods created to support the nutritional needs of children in Guatemala. Since the inception of Project SPAMMY® in 2010, the Beloit Plant has produced over 19.5 million cans of SPAMMY®. Each year, Hormel Foods donates more than 2 million cans to Guatemala and holds three to four employee engagement trips for team members and their guests to learn more about the project and engage with the families and children who are receiving this product. In addition, the company has helped open 24 chispa centers, which are learning centers for children.
“I will tell you that the trip to Guatemala with Project SPAMMY® was the experience of a lifetime and definitely changed my life. I have a new outlook on life,” said Dipal EauClaire, former human resources manager at the Beloit Plant. “We had a few people who had gone on the trip before and were close to the chispa center they had started. We decided to go in and see how the kids were doing, and they were so much more upbeat and active, thanks to the involvement of Project SPAMMY®.”
The desire to give back and keep Beloit a wonderful place to live is very apparent throughout the entire community. You can feel the energy and vibrancy of the town the minute you step foot there. It is no wonder the people who live in Beloit love to call it home.