Hormel Foods Donation Helps Fight Hunger in Willmar

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March 27, 2015

Willmar, Minn.

The Jennie-O Turkey Store Willmar Corporate Office, Spicer Corporate Office, Benson Avenue Plant and Willmar Avenue Plant, local facilities owned by Hormel Foods Corporation (NYSE:HRL), announced today that it will donate $10,000 to the Willmar Area Food Shelf to help combat hunger in Willmar and surrounding communities.

Jennie-O Turkey Store also donated funds to this organization in 2013.

The Willmar Area Food Shelf provides the opportunity for neighbors to come together through donations, fundraising, food drives, and volunteering to provide for the hungry. They are committed to help those in need with an open mind and finding innovative ways to respond to poverty with respect and dignity.

“It is our privilege to team up with the Willmar Area Food Shelf to help support the fight against hunger in our community,” said Matt Schrupp, plant manager, Jennie-O Turkey Store’s Willmar Avenue Plant. “Our employees are eager to support neighbors and friends to help end hunger in our backyard.”

For the fifth consecutive year, Hormel Foods is giving funds to U.S. manufacturing facilities to share with nonprofits in their respective communities to fight hunger. In 2014, Hormel Foods donated $390,000 to local hunger relief organizations in 39 U.S. communities where it has manufacturing facilities, bringing the program’s total contribution to local hunger relief efforts to nearly $1 million thus far. In 2015, the company will provide 39 plant locations with funds to continue the program.

“We’re committed to fighting hunger in the communities where our employees live and work,” said Julie H. Craven, vice president of corporate communications at Hormel Foods. “Last year was a record year in terms of community hunger donations, and we are confident that 2015 will be equally as impactful.”

Hormel Foods is helping those in need both in the United States and internationally through its On Our Way to Ending Hunger program. The company collaborates with retailers, nonprofits and the government on hunger relief efforts; nourishes the hungry in the U.S. and abroad; and motivates individuals and corporate partners to take action to fight hunger.

About Hormel Foods

Hormel Foods Corporation, based in Austin, Minn., is a multinational manufacturer and marketer of consumer-branded food and meat products, many of which are among the best known and trusted in the food industry. The company leverages its extensive expertise, innovation and high competencies in pork and turkey processing and marketing to bring branded, value-added products to the global marketplace. The company is a member of the Standard & Poor’s (S&P) 500 Index, S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats for 2014, was named the 2013 Sustainable Supply Chain of the Year by Refrigerated & Frozen Foods magazine, and was again named one of “The 100 Best Corporate Citizens” by Corporate Responsibility Magazine for the sixth year in a row. Hormel Foods was also recognized as a 2015 Military Friendly Employer by G.I. Jobs magazine, and named one of the 2015 40 Best Companies for Leaders by Chief Executive magazine. The company enjoys a strong reputation among consumers, retail grocers, foodservice and industrial customers for products highly regarded for quality, taste, nutrition, convenience and value. For more information, visit http://www.hormelfoods.com.