Hormel’s 2016 corporate responsibility report shows 27% increase of charity donations in 10 years

By Adi Menayang

08-Jun-2016 Last updated on 31-Jul-2019 at 14:58 GMT

From reducing solid waste to investing more to the community, Hormel summarizes its social responsibility accomplishments over the past 10 years in its interactive, graphic-rich corporate responsibility report.

Justin's founder: We had a lot of suitors, but Hormel ticked all the right boxes

19-May-2016

By Elaine Watson

While going from zero to a forecasted $100m in revenues in fiscal 2017 largely under your own steam (it sold a minority stake to VMG Partners in 2013) is no mean feat, tying the knot with Hormel will propel Justin’s nut butter into CPG’s major league,...

Hormel buys Justin's Nut Butter for $286m: 'It attracts a younger, more health conscious on-the-go millennial consumer'

18-May-2016

By Elaine Watson

Hormel Foods – which owns the Skippy peanut butter brand – has struck a deal to buy Boulder-based nut butter brand Justin’s in a $286m deal that will help Hormel attract a "younger, more health conscious on-the-go millennial consumer."

Hormel Foods buys Applegate for $775m: 'A growing number of consumers are choosing natural and organic products'

26-May-2015

By Elaine Watson

Hot on the heels of ConAgra Foods' acquisition of natural and organic frozen meal maker Blake's, fellow CPG giant Hormel Foods has parted with $775m to buy Applegate, the #1 brand in the natural and organic value-added prepared meats category.