What is "hormel"

Hormel Foods Corporation is an American food company based in Austin, Minnesota. The company was founded as George A. Hormel & Company in Austin by George A. Hormel in 1891. It changed its name to Hormel Foods in 1993.

Hormel sells food under many brands, including the Applegate, Chi-Chi's, Dinty Moore, Farmer John, Herdez, Jennie-O, Justin's, Lloyd's, Muscle Milk, Skippy, Spam, Stagg, La Victoria and Wholly Guacamole brands, as well as under its own name. The company is listed on the Fortune 500.

Hormel, a surname, may refer to:

• Hormel Foods Corporation, an Austin, MN-based food company founded by George A. Hormel
• George A. Hormel, founder of Hormel Foods
• Jay Catherwood Hormel, son of George
• George "Gordie" Hormel, son of Jay
• James Hormel, U.S. Ambassador and heir to the Hormel Foods fortune
• Hormel Corporation, a New York-based creator of coffee carafes and similar products