< News Company Explore This Section Press Releases Awards & Recognition Brands Company Responsibility Events Performance Innovation News Awards & Recognition Brands Company Responsibility Events Performance Innovation Media Resources Hormel CEO Says Planters Acquisition ‘Checks All The Boxes For Us’ Tags Mergers & Acquisitions Planters Corn Nuts Share This Article February 11, 2021 CNBC Hormel CEO Jim Snee broke down motivations behind the food producer’s move to buy snack company Planters for $3.35 billion, the biggest acquisition Hormel has made in its 130 year history. Continue Reading at CNBC Share This Article