< Company News Company Explore Down Arrow Company News Expand/collapse Awards & Recognition Brands Company Events Innovation Performance Responsibility Press Releases Expand/collapse Awards & Recognition Brands Company Events Innovation Performance Responsibility Media Resources Hormel Buys ‘Cleaner Wiener’ With Applegate Acquisition Tags: Applegate Mergers & Acquisitions Our Food Journey Share This Article Facebook Twitter Linkedin Email May 26, 2015 AdAge Natural and organic meat marketer Applegate Farms — which touts its hot dogs as a “cleaner wiener” — has reached a deal to be acquired by Hormel Foods Corp., whose brands include Spam. Continue Reading at AdAge Share This Article Facebook Twitter Linkedin Email