Hormel Foods Hunger Relief Efforts

At Hormel Foods, we’re inspired to help others. From cash and product donations to volunteer initiatives, we continually look for ways to do our part in making the world a better place.

We focus our philanthropic efforts on three areas: hunger, education and supporting the local communities where we operate. These areas closely align with our business initiatives, and over the years we’ve learned they are also the areas our employees are most passionate about.

We’re proud that 2016 was a record year for our giving: $10.9 million in cash and product donations. This includes $7.4 million in hunger donations and our donation of 2.7 million cans of SPAMMY® shelf-stable poultry product to help prevent childhood malnutrition in Guatemala.

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Social Impact & Volunteering

Hormel Foods Provides Food for Hurricane Ian Relief Efforts
Hormel Foods Corporation, a Fortune 500 global branded food company, announced that it has provided support to Convoy of Hope’s disaster recovery response in the wake of Hurricane Ian.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Hormel Foods Donates More Than 93,000 Pounds of Ham to Convoy of Hope to Help Families in Kentucky, Texas
In its efforts to help fight hunger and assist those impacted by the devastating tornadoes that ravaged Kentucky, Hormel Foods Corporation has donated more than 93,000 pounds of Hormel® Cure 81® spiral hams to Convoy of Hope.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Hormel Foods Donation Helps Fight Hunger in Chicago
Fontanini Foods, the local manufacturing facility owned by Hormel Foods Corporation, announced that it has donated to the Greater Chicago Food Depository to help fight hunger in the community as part of the company’s Hunger Action Month efforts.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Hormel Foods and Publix Super Markets, Inc. Donate Thousands of HORMEL® CURE 81® Hams To Those In Need
Hormel Foods Corporation and Publix Super Markets donated more than 6,000 Hormel® Cure 81® half hams, worth $85,000. This substantial contribution will benefit Hosea Helps and feed thousands of families in need in the metro Atlanta area...

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Hormel Foods and Safeway Donation Commemorates One-Year Anniversary of Oakland's First Contactless Drive-Through Food Distribution
As Easter and spring break approach, donation of 10,000-plus hams and jars of peanut butter will help Alameda County Community Food Bank serve record need.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Hormel Foods Donates More than 540,000 Pounds of Sausages to Convoy of Hope to Help Combat Hunger
Hormel Foods donates more than 540,000 pounds of foodservice breakfast sausages to Convoy of Hope, a nonprofit with a driving passion to feed the world through feeding initiatives for children, community outreach events & disaster response efforts.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

The Makers of HORMEL® NATURAL CHOICE® Deli Meats Announce Partnership with Feeding America to Donate 1.5 Million Meals*
The donation is an extension of the brand’s Good Feeds Us All campaign, which was created in 2019 to inspire people to choose good whether it’s in the food they eat or the actions they take.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

The Makers Of HORMEL® Chili Announce Limited-Edition Miami-Inspired Can To Help Raise Awareness For Childhood Hunger
During the season-long Thursdays with Thielen campaign, Hormel Foods donated Hormel® Chili to Second Harvest Heartland in the Twin Cities for every yard wide receiver Adam Thielen gained on the field.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

The Makers of the Hormel® Cure 81® Brand Donate Hams for Thanksgiving Meals to Help Others
Hormel Foods announced today that it has donated 900 boneless half hams to Conscious Alliance to help others in need. Conscious Alliance recently distributed the hams in meal boxes for members of Pine Ridge Indian Reservation in South Dakota.

Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives

Hormel Foods Donates 80,000 Pounds of Food to Support the KARE 11 Food Fight
Hormel Foods announced a donation of 80,000 pounds of food to support #TeamJulie in the KARE 11 Food Fight. The Food Fight is a competitive food drive between the KARE 11 news anchors that benefits the Second Harvest Heartland food bank.

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