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Â鶹ӳ»­ Donation Helps Fight Hunger in Faribault

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FARIBAULT, Minn

Jennie-O Turkey Store, the local manufacturing facility owned by Â鶹ӳ»­ (NYSE: HRL), announced today that it has donated $10,000 to the St. Vincent DePaul Faribault Food Shelf to help fight hunger in the community as part of the company’s Hunger Action Month efforts.

Jennie-O has donated funds to this organization since 2013.

“As a food company, we are thrilled and proud to support organizations who fight hunger,” said Jody Long, plant manager of the Faribault Plant. “We are proud to join St. Vincent DePaul Faribault Food Shelf in fighting hunger in our community.”

This is the 12th consecutive year Â鶹ӳ»­ has given funds to its locations to share with nonprofits in their respective communities to fight hunger. In 2021, Â鶹ӳ»­ donated $370,000 to 44 local hunger-relief organizations. Through this program, disaster-relief efforts and other donations, Â鶹ӳ»­ contributed $6.6 million in cash and product donations to help address hunger in 2021.

As a leading corporate citizen, Â鶹ӳ»­ remains committed to fighting hunger around the world and in the communities where our team members work and live. By working with organizations at a local level, our locations have found great success in helping meet the needs of their community.

Additional information about the company’s hunger-relief efforts is available in the Â鶹ӳ»­ Global Impact Report.

Â鶹ӳ»­ Â鶹ӳ»­ – Inspired People. Inspired Food.™

Â鶹ӳ»­, based in Austin, Minn., is a global branded food company with over $11 billion in annual revenue across more than 80 countries worldwide. Its brands include Planters®, SKIPPY®, SPAM®, Hormel® Natural Choice®, Applegate®, Justin’s®, Wholly®, Hormel® Black Label®, Columbus®, Jennie-O® 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 on the “Global 2000 World’s Best Employers” list by Forbes magazine for three years, is one of Fortune magazine’s most admired companies, has appeared on the “100 Best Corporate Citizens” list by 3BL Media 13 times, and has received numerous other awards and accolades for its corporate responsibility and community service efforts. The company lives by its purpose statement — Inspired People. Inspired Food.™ — to bring some of the world’s most trusted and iconic brands to tables across the globe. For more information, visit www.hormelfoods.com and /global-impact/.