AUSTIN, Minn., May 24, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Hormel Foods
Corporation (NYSE: HRL), a global branded food company, announced
today that its quarterly dividend on the common stock, authorized
by the Board of Directors at 24.50
cents ($0.2450) a share on
May 24, 2021, will be paid
August 16, 2021, to stockholders of
record at the close of business on July 12,
2021.
The August 16 payment will be the
372nd consecutive quarterly dividend paid by the
company. Since becoming a public company in 1928, Hormel Foods
Corporation has paid a regular quarterly dividend without
interruption.
ABOUT HORMEL FOODS — Inspired People. Inspired Food.™
Hormel Foods Corporation, based in Austin, Minn., is a global branded food
company with over $9 billion in
annual revenue across more than 80 countries worldwide. Its brands
include SKIPPY®, SPAM®,
Hormel® Natural Choice®,
Applegate®, Justin's®, Wholly®,
Hormel® Black Label®,
Columbus® and more than 30 other beloved brands. The
company is a member of the S&P 500 Index and the S&P 500
Dividend Aristocrats, was named on the "Global 2000 World's Best
Employers" list by Forbes magazine
for three years, is one of Fortune magazine's most admired
companies, has appeared on Corporate Responsibility Magazine's "The
100 Best Corporate Citizens" list for 12 years, and has received
numerous other awards and accolades for its corporate
responsibility and community service efforts. The company lives by
its purpose statement — Inspired People. Inspired Food.™ — to bring
some of the world's most trusted and iconic brands to tables across
the globe. For more information, visit www.hormelfoods.com.
Media
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507-437-5345
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Investor
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Nathan
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507-437-5248
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ir@hormel.com
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