Hormel Foods
Hormel Foods Announces Appointment of Colleen Batcheler as Senior Vice President, External Affairs & General Counsel
09 May 2024
Hormel Foods Corporation (NYSE: HRL), a Fortune 500 global branded food company, today announced that Colleen Batcheler has been appointed to the role of senior vice president, external affairs & general counsel.
Hormel Foods Invests in Community’s Future with New State-of-the-Art Childcare Facility
08 May 2024
The Inspired Beginnings Learning Academy will serve up to 130 children of its team members and community residents throughout Mower County.
Hormel Foods Announces Retirement of Jeff Grev, Vice President of Legislative Affairs
24 Apr 2024
Company Names Chad Randick Successor
This is No Joke! The Makers of the PLANTERS
02 Apr 2024
Applications are now being accepted to join MR. PEANUT® and “shell-ebrate” with fans across the streets of America in the iconic NUTmobile
Hormel Foods Announces Katie Clark as Senior Vice President and Chief Communications Officer
27 Feb 2024
Hormel Foods Corporation (NYSE: HRL), a Fortune 500 global branded food company, announced Katie Clark has been appointed to the role of senior vice president and chief communications officer.
Hormel Foods Announces the Advancement of Matt Schrupp to Vice President of Supply Chain Operations for Jennie-O Turkey Store
05 Feb 2024
Hormel Foods Corporation (NYSE: HRL), a Fortune 500 global branded food company, today announced the promotion of Matt Schrupp to vice president of supply chain operations — Jennie-O Turkey Store.
Hormel Foods Announces the Retirement of Mark Coffey, Group Vice President of Supply Chain, and the Advancement of Steve Lykken
01 Feb 2024
Hormel Foods Corporation (NYSE: HRL), a Fortune 500 global branded food company, announced the upcoming retirement of Mark Coffey, group vice president of supply chain.
Hormel Foods Announces Retirement of Pat Schwab, Vice President of Retail Sales – East
18 Jan 2024
Company names Darren Carter successor
Culinary Experts at Hormel Foods Offer Insight to Help Consumers Keep Their Holiday Turkeys Succulent and Flavorful
20 Sep 2023
Chef Barry Greenberg offers original brining concepts to help keep dry, bland turkeys at bay
Culinary Experts at Hormel Foods Welcome the Fall Season with Flavorful Array of Autumn-Inspired Dishes
24 Aug 2023
Global-branded food company brings innovative, chef-inspired recipes that reflect the latest fall-flavor trends
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Company story – Quaker Oats
By Kiron Kasbekar | 08 Mar 2024
Quaker Oats is a company whose products I remember from my childhood days. Years before a foreign exchange crisis caused the Indian government to impose curbs on consumer product imports, we used to see a host of foreign brands in the Indian market. Including Quaker Oats, which I remember eating when I was a child, and which has been available for the past two decades or more.
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By Kiron Kasbekar | 07 Mar 2024
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By Kiron Kasbekar | 13 Dec 2023
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The rise and fall of Nokia
By Aniket Gupta | 07 Dec 2023
My interest is stories about dominant companies that failed all of a sudden. These companies were once etched into people’s minds but have since become a symbol of nostalgia. One such company, which was the biggest in its industry before it failed catastrophically, is Nokia.
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