AUSTIN, Minn., Oct. 3, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Hormel Foods (NYSE:
HRL) was recently recognized with a silver Stevie Award in the
Employer of the Year – Food and Beverage category. Stevie Awards
recognize the world's best employers and the human resources
professionals, team achievements and HR-related products and
suppliers who help create and drive best places to work.
Janet Hogan, senior vice
president of human resources, accepted the award on behalf of the
company.
"It is a great honor to be recognized with a Stevie Award as
an Employer of the Year in the food and beverage industry,"
Hogan said. "It is a true testament to our culture that inspires
people to support each other in a way that is irreplaceable, which
makes Hormel Foods a great place to work."
Hormel Foods was selected for:
- Being an innovative, promote-from-within company that genuinely
cares about its people and consumers;
- Having a collaborative culture with nine employee resource
groups; and
- Having robust training programs.
More than 500 nominations from organizations around the world
were evaluated in this year's competition. A complete list of gold,
silver and bronze Stevie Award winners is available at
http://www.StevieAwards.com/HR.
About Hormel Foods
Hormel Foods Corporation, based in
Austin, Minn., is a global branded
food company with over $9 billion in
annual revenues across 75 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
https://csr.hormelfoods.com/.
Media Contact:
Kelly Braaten
Hormel Foods
507-437-5345
media@hormel.com
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