Awards and Recognition
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Corporate Citizen
100 Best Corporate Citizens, Corporate Responsibility Magazine
In 2020, Hormel Foods was on the list of 100 Best Corporate Citizens in the United States for the 12th consecutive year. We were recognized for our dedication to responsible business practices. The rankings are generated from publicly available information in seven categories: climate change, employee relations, environment, finance, governance, human rights and stakeholders and society.
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Diversity
World’s Best Employers, Forbes
In 2019, Hormel Foods was included in the Forbes World’s Best Employers list based on Forbes’ 2019 Global 2000 rankings. The list analyzed more than 430,000 global recommendations, including employee likelihood to recommend the company to a friend or family member.
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Green Companies
Top 500 Green Companies in the United States, Newsweek Magazine
Hormel Foods ranked No. 181 on the 2016 list, up from No. 243 in 2015. The Top Green Companies list ranks the largest publicly traded companies by market capitalization on eight key performance indicators: energy productivity, GHG productivity, water productivity, waste productivity, green revenue score, green pay link, sustainability board committee and audited environmental metrics.
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Corporate Citizen
Top Regarded Companies, Forbes
In 2017, Hormel Foods was included on the Forbes Top Regarded Companies list. The companies were evaluated on trustworthiness/honesty, social conduct, the company as an employer and the performance of the company’s products/services.
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Military Medal
Best for Vets, Military Times
Hormel Foods was recognized for the seventh year in a row by Military Times, which gave us a spot on its 2019 Best for Vets: Employers list. Rankings are based on a 90-question survey about how companies recruit people connected to the military; their policies related to veterans, reservists and their families; and the organization’s culture.
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Diversity
Best Places to Work for LGBT Equality, Human Rights Campaign Foundation
Hormel Foods received a perfect score of 95 on the 2019 Corporate Equality Index, a national benchmarking survey and report on corporate LGBT workplace equality. Companies are evaluated in areas such as nondiscrimination workplace protections, domestic-partner benefits, transgender-inclusive health care benefits, competency programs and public engagement with the LGBT community.
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executive team
The Management Top 250, Drucker Institute
Hormel Foods was ranked No. 65 on the second annual Management Top 250 list from the Drucker Institute, measuring performance on customer service, employee engagement & development, innovation, social responsibility and financial strength.
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Military Shield
Most Influential Companies for Veteran Hiring, Profiles in Diversity Journal
In 2015, Hormel Foods was named one of the 25 Most Influential Companies for Veteran Hiring, which recognizes companies with a deep commitment to supporting veterans as they make the transition to a civilian workforce. “There are few companies in which the culture and value system are as aligned to those of former service members than Hormel Foods,” the findings stated.