Hormel Foods Corporation (NYSE: HRL) today announced it has been
recognized for the fourth consecutive year on the Military Times Best
for Vets: Employers list.
The company ranked No. 70 on this year’s list, which evaluates the many
factors that make a company a good fit for military veterans and spouses.
“The skills, training and work ethic of veterans have proved to be an
asset to our company, and we are honored to receive this recognition,”
said Larry C. Lyons, senior vice president of human resources, Hormel
Foods.
To compile the ranking, Military Times focused on culture and policies
that cater to military veterans when conducting and scoring the
seventh-annual survey. The survey is a nearly 90-question analysis of a
company’s efforts to connect with veterans and provide an environment
for success. The complete Best for Vets Employers list can be found
online at militarytimes.com/best-for-vets.
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. Hormel Foods, which
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, will celebrate its 125th anniversary
in 2016. The company is a member of the Standard & Poor's (S&P) 500
Index, S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats, and was named one of “The 100 Best
Corporate Citizens” by Corporate Responsibility Magazine for the seventh
year in a row. Hormel Foods also received a perfect score on the 2016
Human Rights Campaign Corporate Equality Index, was recognized on the
2015 Best for Vets Employers List by Military Times, and was named one
of the 2015 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
and http://2014csr.hormelfoods.com/.
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