AUSTIN, Minn., Oct. 6, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Hormel Foods
Corporation (NYSE: HRL), a global branded food company, today
announced it has donated more than 540,000 pounds of foodservice
breakfast sausages to Convoy of Hope, a nonprofit organization with
a driving passion to feed the world through feeding initiatives for
children, community outreach events and disaster response efforts.
Over 64,000 cases of breakfast sausages are being distributed to a
variety of food shelves throughout Texas, California, South
Carolina, Missouri,
Iowa and Florida.
"We are incredibly proud to partner with Convoy of Hope to help
support the fight against hunger," said Kelly Braaten, manager, corporate communications
– corporate responsibility at Hormel Foods. "We're happy to donate
more than 540,000 pounds of breakfast sausages to help them
continue their work of feeding families and kids in
need."
Hormel Foods has donated more than $50
million in cash and product donations to hunger-relief
organizations over the last five years. The company has partnered
with Convoy of Hope for the past five years, contributing product
and financial gifts that have been used to help those affected by
natural disasters and feeding food insecure children and their
families globally.
"The recent donation of more than 540,000 pounds of breakfast
sausages from Hormel Foods will help many families we serve," said
Bill Whitworth, procurement director
at Convoy of Hope. "Convoy of Hope appreciates the ongoing support
provided by Hormel Foods to help us deliver food and hope to people
in the United States and around
the world."
Additional information about the company's hunger-relief efforts
is available in the Hormel Foods Corporate Responsibility
Report.
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 straight years, is one of Fortune magazine's most admired
companies, has appeared on Corporate Responsibility Magazine's "The
100 Best Corporate Citizens" list for the 12th year in a
row, 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 and http://csr.hormelfoods.com/.
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