Applegate Farms, LLC Announces New Vice President Of Marketing: Nicole Glenn

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October 10, 2016

Bridgewater, N.J.

Nicole Glenn is joining Applegate as its vice president of marketing

Applegate^®, the nation’s leading natural and organic meat brand, announced Nicole Glenn is joining the company as its vice president of marketing on October 11. Applegate Farms, LLC (Applegate) is a stand-alone subsidiary of �鶹ӳ�� (NYSE: HRL).

“We’re thrilled Nicole is joining us, bringing her extensive brand management and food marketing experience to the Applegate team,” said Steve Lykken, president, Applegate. “Nicole will play a key role in leading us as we continue to build an innovative and integrated brand marketing strategy for the Applegate portfolio, ensuring that we bring to life our mission of ‘changing the meat we eat’.”

Prior to joining Applegate, Glenn was a marketing director for WhiteWave Foods, where she was most recently responsible for leading the Earthbound Farms organic produce business. In this role, she managed one of the company’s largest brand refresh initiatives and was responsible for strategic promotions, consumer engagement initiatives and portfolio innovations. Glenn’s brand marketing experience also includes positions with Constellation Brands, Terlato Wines International, and Procter & Gamble.

“I’m eager to join Applegate and a group that is recognized in the industry for its creative and purposeful marketing strategies,” Glenn said. “This is an exciting time to join the team, as consumers increasingly seek natural and organic foods from brands they can trust, like Applegate.”

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For nearly 30 years, Applegate has been producing high-quality natural and organic hot dogs, bacon, sausages, deli meats, cheese and frozen products. Natural can mean many things, but when Applegate says their products are natural, consumers are guaranteed that they are made without GMO ingredients and the meat inside is:

From animals raised humanely without antibiotics, hormones or growth promotants
From animals fed a vegetarian or 100% grass diet
Free of added chemical nitrites, nitrates or phosphates
Free of artificial ingredients or preservatives

Applegate became a stand-alone subsidiary of �鶹ӳ�� in July 2015. For more information about our products, visit or talk with us on or .

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