Hormel Foods Corporation

Hawaii: Waikiki Spam Jam pays homage to an island favorite

2013-04-12 07:45:00

Spam, beloved among Hawaiians, will be celebrated April 27 during Waikiki Spam Jam, one of Honolulu’s biggest annual street festivals. Spam merchandise (such as T-shirts) will be sold, but the biggest draw is Spam itself. A dozen Honolulu...

Spam maker Hormel to buy Skippy peanut butter from Unilever

2013-01-03 08:27:00

Lunch meat purveyor Hormel Foods is making a run at the supermarket's middle aisles, buying the Skippy peanut butter brand for about $700 million. The Austin, Minn., company, also known for its Spam canned ham, is acquiring Skippy from Unilever's U.S....

Bon Appetit cafes to forgo pigs housed in cramped cages

2012-02-21 07:30:00

Animal rights activists are winning ever more concessions from major companies on the issue of cramped cages for pigs -- this time from cafe company Bon Appetit Management. Bon Appetit, which operates more than 400 cafes in 31 states -- including on...

The day ahead in business May 23

2013-05-23 03:30:00

Reports: Initial jobless claims for week ended May 18, 7:30 a.m.; PMI manufacturing flash index for May, 7:58 a.m.; FHFA housing price index for March, 8 a.m.; New home sales for April, 9 a.m.; Mortgage rates for week ended May 23, 9 a.m.; Natural gas...

Smithfield and Continental Grain continue to butt heads

2013-04-26 00:00:00

A large Smithfield Foods shareholder made the case Thursday that the Isle of Wight County pork giant needs to trim down and focus more squarely on its profitable packaged meats business, setting the table for a proxy war at the company's next annual...

AG BUSINESS BRIEFS

2013-03-29 01:05:26

U of M Sielhl Prize winners announced ST. PAUL, Minn. - An expert in wheat diseases, a food company executive and a pair of entrepreneurs have won the University of Minnesota's Siehl Prize in Agriculture. This year's recipients include: n University...

Bills would require labels on genetically engineered food in Minnesota

2013-03-08 01:05:44

Minnesota could become the next battleground in the fight over mandatory labels for genetically modified food. Bills were introduced on Feb. 28 in the Minnesota Legislature that would require food manufacturers to label their products to indicate...

Lunch meat maker Hormel orders up Skippy sandwich

2013-01-11 01:05:25

NEW YORK (AP) - Hormel Foods apparently has a hankering for a peanut butter and bacon sandwich. The company primarily known for Spam and other cured, smoked and deli meats said on Jan. 3 that it's buying Skippy, the country's No. 2 peanut butter brand, in...

Stocks sink as Congress heads for another showdown

2013-01-03 08:28:00

NEW YORK (AP) — The stock market pulled back slightly Thursday, a day after the Dow Jones industrial average posted its strongest gain in more than a year. Retailers reported mixed sales and the prospect of a new budget battle in Congress helped...

Hitchcock-Tulare meats team wins silver emblem

2012-11-23 01:05:35

INDIANAPOLIS - Members of the Hitchcock-Tulare FFA Chapter in South Dakota were one of 42 teams participating in the National FFA Meats Evaluation and Technology Career Development Event (CDE). The event was held in conjunction with the 85th National...

Area FFA teams participate in Rally to Fight Hunger

2012-11-19 17:17:00

More than 9,500 FFA members, advisers and guests took part in the FFA Rally to Fight Hunger, which was Oct. 24 to 26, in Indianapolis.� One million meals were packaged in 20 hours, with half of the meals staying in the Indianapolis area and half going...

Hormel donates food to hurricane victims

2012-11-09 01:05:22

Hormel Foods Corp. is reaching out to Hurricane Sandy victims. The Austin-based company announced on Nov. 2 a donation of four semi-trailer loads of product, including two semi-trailers of Hormel Compleats microwave meals -- which is about 110,400 meals...

Cans of Spam meat made by the Hormel Foods Corporation are pictured in Silver Spring, Maryland, on July 5, 2012.

2012-07-05 00:00:00

Kate Wendell has joined Proof Integrated Communications, the digital arm of Burson-Marsteller, as a senior associate and project manager. She is responsible for social media strategy and execution for Hormel Foods, as well as digital project management.

2011-09-19 22:00:00

Like many divine presences, the corned beef hash goddess has a past shrouded in mystery. No one really knows if Mary Kitchen is based on a real person or not. With a name like that, I kinda doubt it. Also doubt that she'd be alive today if real.

2009-07-08 00:00:00