Hormel Foods Corporation (NYSE:HRL), a multinational marketer of
consumer-branded food and meat products, announced today that its
quarterly dividend on the common stock, authorized by the Board of
Directors at twenty-five cents (25¢) a share on March 23, 2015, will be
paid May 15, 2015, to stockholders of record at the close of business on
April 20, 2015.
The May 15 payment will be the 347th 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
Hormel 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. The company 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. The company is a member of the Standard & Poor's
(S&P) 500 Index, S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats for 2014, was named the
2013 Sustainable Supply Chain of the Year by Refrigerated & Frozen Foods
magazine, and was again named one of “The 100 Best Corporate Citizens”
by Corporate Responsibility Magazine for the sixth year in a row. Hormel
Foods was also recognized as a 2015 Military Friendly Employer by G.I.
Jobs magazine, and named one of the 2014 40 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.
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