Hormel Foods Donates 60,000 Pounds of Products for Hurricane Matthew Relief Efforts
October 13 2016 - 2:15PM
Business Wire
Hormel Foods Corporation (NYSE: HRL) today announced a donation
of more than 60,000 pounds of products to assist with Hurricane
Matthew relief efforts in the U.S. and Haiti. The donation of
shelf-stable products such as SKIPPY® peanut butter, SPAM®
products, Hormel® Compleats® microwave meals and Hearty Creations™
products will be distributed by Convoy of Hope in the U.S., and
Food For The Poor in Haiti.
“We hope our donations will help those in need during this
difficult time,” said Wendy A. Watkins, vice president of corporate
communications at Hormel Foods. “All of those affected by Hurricane
Matthew are in our thoughts and prayers.”
“We are thankful for the generous support of Hormel Foods,” said
Hal Donaldson, president of Convoy of Hope. “They have enabled us
to give hope to working poor families at our community events, as
well as disaster survivors following the Louisiana floods and
Hurricane Matthew.”
Hormel Foods also partners with Food For The Poor and Caritas
Arquidiocesana to distribute SPAMMY®, a shelf-stable poultry
product fortified with vitamins and minerals to help malnourished
children in Guatemala.
In addition to these efforts, Hormel Foods donated products for
the Louisiana and West Virginia flood relief efforts. For
additional information about the company’s giving programs, visit
http://2015csr.hormelfoods.com/communities/.
About Hormel FoodsHormel 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. Hormel Foods,
which 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, is
celebrating its 125th anniversary in 2016. The company is a member
of the Standard & Poor's (S&P) 500 Index, S&P 500
Dividend Aristocrats, and was named one of “The 100 Best Corporate
Citizens” by Corporate Responsibility Magazine for the eighth year
in a row. Hormel Foods also received a perfect score on the 2016
Human Rights Campaign Foundation’s Corporate Equality Index, was
recognized on the 2016 Best for Vets Employers List by Military
Times, and was named one of the 2016 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 and http://2015csr.hormelfoods.com/.
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