AUSTIN, Minn., Jan. 12, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Hormel Foods
(NYSE: HRL) announced today that it has named Minnesota pilot Louis
Olsen as its second Inspired Fan.
After the devastation of Hurricane Harvey hit south Texas this past summer, Olsen felt the need to
help out. He raised $1,500 from
friends and acquaintances for supplies for the hurricane-ravaged
area and reached out to Hormel Foods to purchase supplies for his
trip. The company, who had already donated supplies for the
hurricane, declined Louis' offer to purchase, but instead donated
enough SPAM® brand products to help fill his
plane.
On his flight to Texas, Olsen
stopped in Austin, Minn., to pick
up the 384 cans of donated SPAM® products and
loaded them into his plane with the likes of work gloves, diapers
and mosquito repellant to aid victims and first responders of
Hurricane Harvey.
"I made the decision that I had the plane, the fuel and the time
to load up supplies and take them down there," said Olsen. "I
enjoy SPAM® products. It lasts and it's
a food someone can open at any time," he says. "I thought it would
be a good food to donate and bring down."
"We were very moved by Louis and his mission to help those in
need during a very difficult time. We were thrilled to be a part of
his journey and we wanted to honor him for his actions as our
second Inspired Fan," said Wendy
Watkins, vice president of corporate communications at
Hormel Foods.
In November, Hormel Foods launched its Inspired Fan honor by
naming 9-year-old Jackson Sizemore
as the first recipient. Sizemore's mother, Tiffany, wrote to the
company and told them that "Jackson has a 'superpower' called
autism" and that he only ate very specific foods and wrote that
"the best of the best is SPAM® and only
SPAM®." The company loved Jackson's story
so much, it created the Inspired Fan honor and awarded it to
him.
See the full story on Louis Olsen
at
https://www.hormelfoods.com/inspired/story/winging-supplies-across-skies/
Meet Jackson Sizemore at
https://www.hormelfoods.com/inspired/story/jackson-superhero/
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 revenues across more than 80 countries worldwide. Its brands
include Skippy®, SPAM®,
Hormel® Natural Choice®,
Applegate®, Justin's®, Wholly
Guacamole®, Hormel® Black
Label® 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 one of "The 100 Best Corporate
Citizens" by Corporate Responsibility Magazine for the ninth year
in a row, and has received numerous other awards and accolades for
its corporate responsibility and community service efforts. In
2016, the company celebrated its 125th anniversary and announced
its new vision for the future - Inspired People. Inspired Food.™ -
focusing on its legacy of innovation. For more information, visit
www.hormelfoods.com and http://csr.hormelfoods.com/.
Contact: Rick Williamson
507-437-5345
media@hormel.com
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