Hormel Foods Corporation (NYSE: HRL) today announced that it has been recognized on the 15th annual Corporate Responsibility (CR) Magazine 100 Best Corporate Citizens List for the sixth consecutive year.
“It is an honor to be recognized as an outstanding corporate citizen for the sixth consecutive year,” said Julie H. Craven, vice president of corporate communications at Hormel Foods. “At Hormel Foods, corporate responsibility is about how we conduct our business every day, in everything we do, and we are proud of our efforts.”
According to the magazine, the list documents 298 data points of disclosure and performance measures from publicly available information in seven categories: environment, climate change, employee relations, human rights, governance, finance and philanthropy. The list ranks the Russell 1000 index.
Hormel Foods publicly discloses information about its dedication to corporate responsibility each year through the Hormel Foods Corporate Responsibility Report and several other initiatives. The 2013 report will be released in May.
Visit www.hormelfoods.com/csr to learn more about corporate responsibility at Hormel Foods and to view the 2012 Hormel Foods Corporate Responsibility Report.
About Hormel Foods
Hormel Foods Corporation, based in
Austin, Minn., is a multinational manufacturer and marketer of
consumer-branded food and meat products, many of which are among the
best known and trusted in the food industry. The company leverages its
extensive expertise, innovation and high competencies in pork and turkey
processing and marketing to bring branded, value-added products to the
global marketplace. The company is a member of the Standard & Poor's
(S&P) 500 Index, S&P Dividend Aristocrats for 2013, was named the 2013
Sustainable Supply Chain of the Year by Refrigerated & Frozen Foods
magazine, and was again named one of “The 100 Best Corporate Citizens”
by Corporate Responsibility Magazine for the sixth year in a row. Hormel
Foods was recognized on the G.I. Jobs magazine list of America’s Top 100
Military Friendly Employers in 2012 and 2013, and named one of the 2014
40 Best Companies for Leaders by Chief Executive magazine. The company
enjoys a strong reputation among consumers, retail grocers, foodservice
and industrial customers for products highly regarded for quality,
taste, nutrition, convenience and value. For more information, visit http://www.hormelfoods.com.
Contacts:
Julie H. Craven, 507-437-5345
media@hormel.com