HORMEL FOODS CORP /DE/
Hormel Foods Corporation, doing business as Hormel Foods or simply Hormel, is an American multinational food processing company founded in 1891 in Austin, Minnesota, by George A. Hormel as George A. Hormel & Company. The company originally focused on the packaging and selling of ham, sausage and other pork, chicken, beef and lamb products to consumers, adding Spam in 1937. By the 1980s, Hormel began offering a wider range of packaged and refrigerated foods. The company changed its name to Hormel Foods Corporation in 1993 and uses the Hormel brand on many of its products; the company's other brands include Planters, Columbus Craft Meats, Dinty Moore, Jennie-O, and Skippy. The company's products are available in over 80 countries.
Basic company information
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- Business sectors
- food processing [1]
- Company / filing name
- HORMEL FOODS CORP /DE/ [2]
- Headquarters location
- Austin [1]
- Founded
- 1891 [1]
- Legal form
- Delaware corporation [1]
- Founders
- George A. Hormel [1]
- Official website
- www.hormel.com ↗ [1]
- Annual revenue
- USD 12,458,806,000 · reported year 2022 [1]
- ISIN (reported securities)
- US4404521001 [1]
- CIK
- 48465 [2]
- Country in background record
- United States [1]
- Symbols / exchanges
- HRL (NYSE) [2]
Company positioning and business
Hormel Foods Corporation, doing business as Hormel Foods or simply Hormel, is an American multinational food processing company founded in 1891 in Austin, Minnesota, by George A. Hormel as George A. Hormel & Company. The company originally focused on the packaging and selling of ham, sausage and other pork, chicken, beef and lamb products to consumers, adding Spam in 1937. By the 1980s, Hormel began offering a wider range of packaged and refrigerated foods. The company changed its name to Hormel Foods Corporation in 1993 and uses the Hormel brand on many of its products; the company's other brands include Planters, Columbus Craft Meats, Dinty Moore, Jennie-O, and Skippy. The company's products are available in over 80 countries. [3]
Background text: Wikipedia contributors, Hormel Foods. Selected introductory paragraphs, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Official filing data is cited separately.
Understanding company scale
Annual revenue: USD 12,458,806,000 · reported year 2022. [1]
Financial year, securities and disclosures
Listed securities: HRL (NYSE). Multiple symbols may represent different share classes or securities of the same registrant. [2]
History and key events
Founding / inception date recorded in Wikidata. [1]
Financial results and regulatory disclosures
No individual financial documents have been indexed yet. Open the source to consult company disclosures. [2]
Related entities and concepts
Frequently asked questions
When was HORMEL FOODS CORP /DE/ founded?
Founded: 1891. The linked source provides the background record. [1]
Where is the headquarters of HORMEL FOODS CORP /DE/?
Headquarters location: Austin. The linked source provides the background record. [1]
Which business sectors are recorded for HORMEL FOODS CORP /DE/?
Business sectors: food processing. The linked source provides the background record. [1]
Sources and review dates
- Wikidata — company background record (CC0) ↗
- Company identity and profile data ↗
- Wikipedia contributors — Hormel Foods (CC BY-SA 4.0) ↗
Reviewed 23 October 2026. Financial periods and historical event dates are shown separately. Figures reflect their stated source dates; this page is not a live quote or investment recommendation.