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The company was founded as Geo. A. Hormel & Company in Austin, Minnesota by George A. Hormel in 1891. The company changed its name to Hormel Foods Corporation 102 years later in 1993. Austin is a city located in Mower County, Minnesota. ... 1891 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ...

Hormel sells food under the Jennie-O, Dinty Moore, Stagg, and Carapelli brands, as well as under its own name. For the musician, see Jenny-O Jennie-O is a brand name of turkey products manufacuted by Hormel in Willmar, Minnesota. ...

The Hormel internal newsletter is titled The Squeal, for obvious reasons.

History

19th century

George A. Hormel (born 1861 in Toledo) worked in a Chicago slaughterhouse before becoming a traveling wool and hide buyer. His travels took him to Austin and he decided to settle there, borrow $500, and open a meat business. Hormel handled the production side of the business and his partner, Albert Friedrich, handled the retail side. The two dissolved their partnership in 1891 so that Hormel could start a complete meat packing operation on his own. He opened George A. Hormel and Co. in the northeast part of Austin in an old creamery building on the Cedar River. To make ends meet in those early days, Hormel continued to trade in hides, eggs, wool, and poultry. By the end of 1891 Hormel employed six men and had slaughtered and sold 610 head of livestock. By 1893 the increased use of refrigerator cars had allowed many large meat packers to force smaller business under. George's brothers Herman and John joined the business that same year and together they processed 1,532 hogs, enough to stay in business. The remaining members of the Hormel family moved to Austin in 1895 and joined the growing business. George turned to full-time management in 1899 turned his focus on increasing produciton. Alternative meaning: Nineteenth Century (periodical) (18th century — 19th century — 20th century — more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 19th century was that century which lasted from 1801-1900 in the sense of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1861 is a common year starting on Tuesday. ... Nickname: The Glass City Motto: {{{motto}}} Official website: www. ... Chicago (officially named the City of Chicago) is the third largest city in the United States (after New York City and Los Angeles), with an official population of 2,896,016, as of the 2000 census. ... Workers and cattle in a slaughterhouse. ... Wool in a shearing shed Long and short hair wool at the South Central Family Farm Research Center in Boonesville, AR Wool sheep, Royal Melbourne Show Wool is the fibre derived from the hair of animals of the Caprinae family, principally sheep and goats, but the hair of other mammals... Rawhide is a hide or animal skin that has not been exposed to tanning and thus is much lighter in color than treated animal hides. ... Meat is animal tissue (mainly muscle) used as food. ... A drawing of a self-service store Retailing consists of the sale of goods/merchandise for personal or household consumption either from a fixed location such as a department store or kiosk, or away from a fixed location and related subordinated services (Definition of the WTO (last page). ... Dissolution can have the following meanings: In music dissolution is the separation of an inter-parametric unit into its component parts, where usually each part is developed independently. ... In the common law, a partnership is a type of business entity in which partners share with each other the profits or losses of the business undertaking in which they have all invested. ... 1891 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... The meat packing industry is an industry that handles the slaughtering, processing and distribution of animals such as cattle, pigs, sheep and other livestock. ... This page is a candidate to be moved to Wiktionary. ... The Cedar River is a river, in Iowa, which is named after the juniper trees growing there (mistakenly called cedar by early settlers). ... A carton of free-range chicken eggs Ostrich egg Bird eggs are a common food source. ... Duck amongst other poultry The Poultry-dealer, after Cesare Vecellio. ... A human head In anatomy, the head of an animal is the anterior part (from anatomical position) that comprises the mouth, the brain and various sensory organs (e. ... Sheep are commonly bred as livestock. ... 1893 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... A refrigerator car (or reefer) is a refrigerated boxcar, a piece of railroad rolling stock designed to carry perishable freight at specific temperatures. ... Domestic sow with piglet Species Sus barbatus Sus bucculentus Sus cebifrons Sus celebensis Sus domesticus Sus heureni Sus philippensis Sus salvanius Sus scrofa Sus timoriensis Sus verrucosus Pigs are ungulates native to Eurasia collectively grouped under the genus Sus within the Suidae family. ... 1895 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... Management (from Old French ménagement the art of conducting, directing, from Latin manu agere to lead by the hand) characterises the process of leading and directing all or part of an organization, often a business, through the deployment and manipulation of resources (human, financial, material, intellectual or intangible). ... 1899 (MDCCCXCIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ...

1900s

In 1901 the plant was expanded and the business was incorporated. The first directors were A.L. Eberhart and the four Hormel brothers: George, Herman, John and Ben. In 1903 George decided to add a three-story hog-kill, a two-story beef kill, an annex, an engine room, a machine shop and a casing production department. The name Dairy Brand was register with the U.S. Patent Office in 1903. In the first decade of the 20th century distribution centers were opened in St. Paul, Minneapolis, Duluth, San Antonio, Dallas, Chicago, Atlanta, and Birmingham. George Hormel visited England in 1905 and started exporting products soon after. // Events and Trends Technology Lawrence Hargrave makes the first stable wing design for a heavier-than-air aircraft Orville and Wilbur Wright make the first documented flight in a powered heavier-than-air aircraft Mass production of automobile Wide popularity of home phonograph Panama Canal is built by the United... 1901 (MCMI) was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... Incorporation is: In business, incorporation is the creation of a corporation. ... Generally a director is a person or one of a body of persons appointed to manage the affairs of a government agency, company, corporation, group or project. ... 1903 (MCMIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... Story has several different meanings as outlined below. ... Annexation is the legal merging of some territory into another body. ... In a ship, this is where the Main Engine(s), Generators, Compressors, Pumps, Fuel Purifiers and other major machinery are located. ... A lathe is a common tool used in machining. ... Casing can refer to: Casing (ammunition) Casing (sausage) This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... The United States Patent and Trademark Office (PTO or USPTO) is an agency in the United States Department of Commerce that provides patent and trademark protection to inventors and businesses for their inventions and corporate and product identification. ... 1903 (MCMIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... This is a list of decades which have articles with more information about them. ... (19th century - 20th century - 21st century - more centuries) Decades: 1900s 1910s 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s As a means of recording the passage of time, the 20th century was that century which lasted from 1901–2000 in the sense of the Gregorian calendar (1900–1999 in the... A distribution center for a set of products is a warehouse or other specialized building with refrigeration or air conditioning which are supplied by transport, such as airplane, truck, rail or ship, and then re-distributed to retailers or wholesalers. ... State capitol building in Saint Paul Saint Paul is the capital and second-largest city of the state of Minnesota in the United States of America. ... Nickname: City of Lakes Motto: En Avant Official website: http://www. ... Duluth is a city in and the county seat of St. ... Nickname: Alamo City, Countdown City, River City, Military City, USA, Saytown Motto: Official website: www. ... Nickname: Big D Motto: Official website: www. ... Nickname: The Windy City Motto: Official website: http://egov. ... Nickname: The Horizon City, Hotlanta, The Big Peach Motto: Official website: http://www. ... Birmingham is the largest city in the U.S. state of Alabama and the county seat of Jefferson County. ... Royal motto (French): Dieu et mon droit (Translated: God and my right) Englands location within the British Isles Official language English de facto Capital London de facto Largest city London Area – Total Ranked 1st UK 130,395 km² Population – Total (mid-2004) – Total (2001 Census) – Density Ranked 1st UK... 1905 (MCMV) was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ...

1910s

By 1910 Hormel products were routinely appearing in national magazines. That same year the company developed a procedure to recycle its waste water by daily evaporating up to 9,000 gallons of water, leaving a syrupy liquid which was dried to produce a commercial fertilizer. In 1915 Hormel began selling dry sausages under the names of Cedar Cervelat, Holsteiner and Noxall Salami. That same year Hormel bought Alderson's Mill and began selling Hormel Peerelss Minnesota flour nationwide. Hormel joined the World War I effort, George's son Jay C. went into military service and by the end of the war, exports accounted for 33% of the company's yearly volume. // Events and trends The 1910s represent the culmination of European militarism which had its beginings during the second half of the 19th Century. ... -1... The term national is an adjective (adverb form: nationally) used to describe a product or publication that is distributed across an entire nation, e. ... A collection of magazines A magazine is a periodical publication containing a variety of articles, generally financed by advertising and/or purchase by readers. ...   The international symbol for recycling. ... Wastewater is any water that has been adversely affected in quality by any anthropogenic influence. ... Evaporation is the process whereby atoms or molecules in a liquid state (or solid state if the substance sublimes) gain sufficient energy to enter the gaseous state. ... The gallon (abbr. ... In cooking, a syrup (from Arabic شراب sharab, beverage, via Latin siropus) is a thick, viscous liquid, containing a large amount of dissolved sugars, but showing little tendency to deposit crystals. ... Commercial may mean: as a noun: a form of advertising, as in a television commercial as an adjective: referring to commerce or for-profit activities or trade (compare with non-profit organization) a breed of cattle, Commercial This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that... Fertilisers or fertilizers are compounds given to plants with the intention of promoting growth; they are usually applied either via the soil, for uptake by plant roots, or by foliar spraying, for uptake through leaves. ... 1915 (MCMXV) was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... Chinese pork sausages A sausage consists of ground meat (and sometimes other animal parts), herbs and spices, and possibly other ingredients, generally packed in a casing (traditionally the intestines of the animal, though now often synthetic), and preserved in some way, often by curing or smoking. ... Lansing Township is a township located in Mower County, Minnesota. ... Combatants Entente Powers Central Powers Commanders {{{commander1}}} {{{commander2}}} Strength {{{strength1}}} {{{strength2}}} Casualties > 5 million military deaths > 3 million military deaths {{{notes}}} World War I, also known as the First World War and (before 1939) the Great War, the War of the Nations, War to End All Wars was a world... Military service is service in the armed forces of a nation or the military arm of a political organization. ...

1920s

In 1926 the company introduced Hormel Flavor-Sealed Ham, America's first canned ham and it added chicken to its line in 1928. Jay C. Hormel became company president in 1929 and that same year the plant was expanded again to include eight new structures and the main office was tripled in size. In the late 1920s and early 1930s sales branches opened up in Houston, Beaumont, Chattanooga, New Orleans, Baton Rouge, Newark, Los Angeles, Vicksburg and Nuevo Laredo, Mexico. Sometimes referred to as the Jazz Age or primarily in North America and in Australia as the Roaring Twenties . In Europe it is sometimes refered to as the Golden Twenties. ... 1926 (MCMXXVI) was a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... Canning is a method of preserving food by first heating it to a temperature that destroys contaminating microorganisms, and then sealing it in air-tight jars, cans or pouches. ... Ham with cloves Technically, ham is the thigh and buttock of any animal that is slaughtered for meat, but the term is usually restricted to a cut of pork, the haunch of a pig or boar. ... Binomial name Gallus gallus A chicken (Gallus gallus) is a type of domesticated bird which is often raised as a type of poultry. ... 1928 (MCMXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... -1... An office is a room or other area in which people work, but may also denote a position within an organisation with specific duties attached to it (see officer, office-holder, official); the latter is in fact an earlier usage, office as place originally referring to the location of one... Sometimes referred to as the Jazz Age or primarily in North America and in Australia as the Roaring Twenties . In Europe it is sometimes refered to as the Golden Twenties. ... 1930 (MCMXXX) is a common year starting on Wednesday. ... Sales, or the activity of selling, forms an integral part of commercial activity. ... Nickname: Space City Motto: Official website: www. ... Flag of Beaumont, Texas Beaumont is a city and county seat of Jefferson County in U.S. state of Texas within the Beaumont—Port Arthur metropolitan area. ... Nickname: Scenic City (official), River City, Chatty, Chatt-Town, Chattavegas Motto: Official website: http://www. ... Nickname: The Big Easy Motto: Official website: http://www. ... Motto: Authentic Louisiana at every turn Nickname: Red Stick Map Political Statistics Founded 1699 Sister Cities {{{sister cities}}} Incorporated 16 January 1817 County {{{county}}} Borough {{{borough}}} Parrish {{{parrish}}} Mayor Melvin Kip Holden Geographic Statistics Area  - Total  - Water 204. ... Skyline of downtown Newark as seen from the Newark Bay Bridge. ... Nickname: City of Angels Motto: Official website: http://www. ... Illinois Memorial in Vicksburg National Military Park. ... Nuevo Laredo is a city in the state of Tamaulipas, Mexico. ...

1930s

In 1931 Jay C. instituted the Annual Wage Plan. Under this plan employees were paid weekly and they were guaranteed 52 weeks notice before termination of employment. He also intrduced incentive pay, profit sharing and pension plans to the company. Later that year a slaughtering plant was constructed in Mitchell, South Dakota and in 1933 a cattle slaughtering plant was finished in Austin. Dinty Moore beef stew was introduced in 1935 and Hormel Chili and SPAM soon followed in 1936 and 1937 respectively. In 1938 Jay C. Hormel introduced the "Joint Savings Plan" which allowed employees to share in the proceeds of the company. By the late 1930s, full-page, four color ads were routinely appearing in the Saturday Evening Post, Ladies Home Journal and Woman's Home Companion. Hormel ads also were featured on the radio program The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show. // Events and trends A public speech by Benito Mussolini, founder of the Fascist movement The 1930s were described as an abrupt shift to more radical lifestyles, as countries were struggling to find a solution to the global depression. ... 1931 (MCMXXXI) is a common year starting on Thursday. ... Employment is a contract between two parties, one being the employer and the other being the employee. ... Termination as a technical term has different meanings. ... In economics, an incentive in anything that provides a motive for a particular course of action — that counts as a reason for preferring one choice to the alternatives. ... Profit sharing, when used as a special term, refers to various incentive plans introduced by businesses that provide direct or indirect payments to employees that depend on companys profitability in addition to employees regular salary and bonuses. ... A pension is a steady income paid to a person (usually after retirement). ... Mitchell is a city located in Davison County, South Dakota. ... 1933 (MCMXXXIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... Binomial name Bos taurus Linnaeus, 1758 Cattle (called cows in vernacular usage) are domesticated ungulates, a member of the subfamily Bovinae of the family Bovidae. ... A stew is a common food made of vegetables and meat in some sort of broth or sauce. ... 1935 (MCMXXXV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... A pot of chili with beans Not quite a soup, Chili con carne (or simply chili) is a spicy stew-like dish, the essential ingredients of which are beef, pork, venison, or other mature meat, and chile peppers. ... Look up Spam in Wiktionary, the free dictionary Spam may mean: Spam (food), canned meat sold by Hormel. ... 1936 (MCMXXXVI) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1937 (MCMXXXVII) was a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1938 (MCMXXXVIII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1930 (MCMXXX) is a common year starting on Wednesday. ... Color printing is the reproduction of an image or text in color (as opposed to simpler black and white or monochrome printing). ... Generally speaking, advertising is the paid promotion of goods, services, companies and ideas by an identified sponsor. ... There have been many publications called the Saturday Evening Post; several were/are local British newspapers. ... A cover of Ladies Home Journal from 1906 Ladies Home Journal is a magazine first published February 16, 1883 as a womens supplement to the Tribune and Farmer. ... Radio broadcasts have been a popular entertainment since the 1910s, though popularity has declined a little in some countries since television became widespread. ... Burns and Allen were an American comedy duo consisting of George Burns and his wife, Gracie Allen. ...

1940s

After reaching sales of $75 million in 1941 George and jay establish The Hormel Foundation to provide perpetual independence of the company, act as trustees of the family trusts and to start and fund the Hormel Institute, a research unit at the University of Minnesota. Hormel's production increased to aid in World War II and 65% of its products were purchased by the U.S. Government by 1945. George A. Hormel died in in 1946 in California where he had lived in retiement. He is buried in Austin's Oakwood Cemetery. Jay C. then became chairman of the board, H.H Corey became president, and R.F. Gray became vice-president. Hormel acquired the Fremont Packing Company in 1947. // Events and trends World War II was a truly global conflict with many facets: immense human suffering, fierce indoctrination, and the use of new, extremely devastating weapons such as the atomic bomb. ... For the movie, see 1941 (film) 1941 (MCMXLI) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... The word trustee is a legal term that refers to a holder of property on behalf of some other beneficiary. ... This article needs a complete rewrite for the reasons listed on the talk page. ... Research is an active, diligent, and systematic process of inquiry in order to discover, interpret and/or revise facts. ... UMN redirects here. ... Combatants Allied Powers Axis Powers Commanders {{{commander1}}} {{{commander2}}} Strength {{{strength1}}} {{{strength2}}} Casualties 17 million military deaths 7 million military deaths {{{notes}}} World War II, also known as the Second World War (sometimes WW2 or WWII or World War Two), was a mid-20th century conflict that engulfed much of the... The U.S. Constitution, adopted in 1789 by a constitutional convention, sets down the basic framework of American government in its seven articles. ... 1945 (MCMXLV) was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1946 (MCMXLVI) was a common year starting on Tuesday. ... Official language(s) English Capital Sacramento Largest city Los Angeles Area  - Total  - Width  - Length  - % water  - Latitude  - Longitude Ranked 3rd 410,000 km² 402. ... Lansing Township is a township located in Mower County, Minnesota. ... The phrase Chairman of the Board has several meanings: Chairman of the Board is the term used to denote the leader of a corporations board of directors. ... Fremont is a city located in eastern Nebraska, in Dodge County, near Omaha. ... 1947 (MCMXLVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ...

1950s

In 1953 it acquired the Tobin Packing Company of Fort Dodge. Also in 1953, distribution centers were opened in San Francisco, Seattle and Beaumont and the company's first non-continental plant opened in Honolulu. Jay C. Hormel died on August 30, 1954 and Corey was named chairman of the board and R.F. Gray was elected president the following year. During Gray's tenure as president the company greatly expanded its international business through arrangements with companies in Ireland, England, Canada and Venezuela. In 1959 Hormel was the irst meatpacker to receive the Seal of Approval of the American Humane Society for its practice of anesthetizing animals before slaughter. // Events and trends This map shows two essential global spheres during the Cold War in 1959. ... 1953 (MCMLIII) is a common year starting on Thursday. ... Fort Dodge is a city and county seat of Webster County, Iowa, situated on the Des Moines River. ... Nickname: The City by the Bay Motto: Official website: http://www. ... Nickname: The Emerald City Motto: Official website: http://www. ... Flag of Beaumont, Texas Beaumont is a city and county seat of Jefferson County in U.S. state of Texas within the Beaumont—Port Arthur metropolitan area. ... The continental United States refers (except sometimes in U.S. federal law and regulations) to the largest part of the U.S. that is delimited by a continuous border. ... Nickname: Motto: Official website: Location Location of Honolulu within the City & County of Honolulu, Hawaii. ... 1954 (MCMLIV) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Royal motto (French): Dieu et mon droit (Translated: God and my right) Englands location within the British Isles Official language English de facto Capital London de facto Largest city London Area – Total Ranked 1st UK 130,395 km² Population – Total (mid-2004) – Total (2001 Census) – Density Ranked 1st UK... 1959 (MCMLIX) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... A humane society is a group that aims to stop animal and human suffering due to cruelty or other reasons. ... For the song (Anesthesia) Pulling Teeth by Metallica, go here. ...

1960s

Little Sizzlers sausages were introduced in 1961 and Cure 81 hams were introduced in 1963. Also in 1963, Hormal acquired the Queen City Packing Company plant in Springfield, Missouri and the Ottawa Meat Packing Company plant in Miami, Oklahoma. New plants were also constructed in Chattanooga and Los Angeles and the plants in Charlotte, Winston-Salem, Fresno and Houston were remodeled or expanded. In 1962 Hormal constructed a 75,000 sq ft sausage manufacturing building in Austin and discontinued the slaughter of calves and lambs. In 1964 the Hormel Corporate Offices were opened just to the north of Interstate 90 in Austin. Gray replaced Corey as chairman of the board upon the latter's retirement in 1965 and M.B Thompson became president. During Thompson tenure (1965-1969) a dry sausage plant was built in Algona and distribution centers were built in San Antonio, New Orleans and Atlanta. In 1967 the Hormel Foundation, in cooperation with the National Merit Scholarship Program, started a college scholarship program for the children of Hormel employees. Partial scholarships were awarded through this program on the basis of the student's test scores, academic records, financial need, and school and community involvement. A separate building to house the growing research and development department was built northwest of the corporate office in Austin in 1968. In 1969 Gray resigned from the company and Thompson replaced him as chairman (by this time the chairman was called the CEO) and I.J. Holton was named president. That same year, a distribution center was opened in Atlanta. The 1960s decade refers to the years from 1960 to 1969, inclusive. ... 1961 (MCMLXI) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1963 (MCMLXIII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Springfield is the third largest city in Missouri. ... Miami is a city located in Ottawa County, Oklahoma. ... Nickname: Scenic City (official), River City, Chatty, Chatt-Town, Chattavegas Motto: Official website: http://www. ... Nickname: City of Angels Motto: Official website: http://www. ... County Mecklenburg Mayor Pat McCrory, (R) Area  - Total  - Water 629. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Nickname: Space City Motto: Official website: www. ... 1962 (MCMLXII) was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... A square foot is by definition the area enclosed by a square with sides each 1 foot long. ... For the anatomical feature, see calf muscle. ... Lamb A lamb being bottle fed A lamb is a young sheep less than a year old. ... INTERSTATE JUNCTIONS JUNCTION EXIT # I-5 WA 2 I-15 MT 219 - 227 I-25 WY 55 I-35 MN 159 I-65 IN 17 I-80 IN 21 - OH 142 I-75 OH 64 I-95 MA 14-15 Legend BROWSE STATE HWYS Prev Next I-82 WA-92... Retirement is the status of a worker who has stopped working. ... 1965 (MCMLXV) was a common year starting on Friday (link goes to calendar). ... 1969 (MCMLXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday For other uses, see Number 1969. ... Algona is a city located in Kossuth County, Iowa. ... Nickname: Alamo City, Countdown City, River City, Military City, USA, Saytown Motto: Official website: www. ... Nickname: The Big Easy Motto: Official website: http://www. ... Nickname: The Horizon City, Hotlanta, The Big Peach Motto: Official website: http://www. ... 1967 (MCMLXVII) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The National Merit Scholarship Program is a college scholarship competition administered by the National Merit Scholarship Corporation (NMSC). ... Students attending a lecture at the Helsinki University of Technology Etymologically derived through Middle English from the Latin second-type conjugation verb stÅ­dÄ“rÄ•, which means to direct ones zeal at; hence a student is one who directs zeal at a subject. ... The phrase research and development (also R and D or R&D) has a special commercial significance apart from its conventional coupling of research and technological development. ... 1968 (MCMLXVIII) was a leap year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1968 calendar). ... Chief Executive Officer (CEO) is the job of having the ultimate executive responsibility or authority within an organization or corporation. ...

1970s

In 1970 a distribution plant was built in Albany, Georgia and a dry sausage plant was built in Algona. In 1972 Holton became CEO. In 1971 meat processing facilities and distribution centers were opened in both Dallas and Seattle. That same year the company introduced its Matching Gifts program in which it offered to match the donation (up to $2,000) made by any employee to any accredited college or university. In 1972 distribution centers were opened in Orlando and Shreveport and a food service facility was built in Oklahoma City. A grocery products plant was opened in Beloit in 1973. A frozen foods plant was opened in Fort Worth in 1974. A distribution plant was opened in Houston in 1975. in 1976 slaughtering and processing plant was opened in Ottumwa, a dry sausage plant was opened in Knoxville, Iowa and a grocery products canning facility was acquired in Stockton. A distribution plant was built in Fresno in 1978. A gelatin plant was opened in Davenport in 1979. That same year Richard Knowlton was elected as president, the first Austinian to hold that post since Jay C. Hormel. The 1970s decade refers to the years from 1970 to 1979, inclusive. ... 1970 (MCMLXX) was a common year starting on Thursday. ... Albany, pronounced All Benny by locals, is a city located in Dougherty County, Georgia, USA. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 76,939. ... Algona is a city located in Kossuth County, Iowa. ... 1972 (MCMLXXII) was a leap year that started on a Saturday. ... 1971 (MCMLXXI) is a common year starting on Friday (click for link to calendar). ... Nickname: Big D Motto: Official website: www. ... Nickname: The Emerald City Motto: Official website: http://www. ... The term college (Latin collegium) is most often used today to denote an educational institution. ... A university is an institution of higher education and of research, which grants academic degrees at all levels (bachelor, master, and doctor) in a variety of subjects. ... 1972 (MCMLXXII) was a leap year that started on a Saturday. ... Nickname: The City Beautiful Motto: Official website: http://www. ... Image:Shreeveport Night. ... Foodservice is a business term which is mostly synonymous with catering. ... Downtown Oklahoma City The State Capitol of Oklahoma From The South Motto: Nickname: Capital of the New Century Founded 1889 Incorporated County Oklahoma County Cleveland County Canadian County Borough {{{borough}}} Parrish {{{parrish}}} Mayor Mick Cornett Area  - Total  - Water 1,608. ... Supermarket produce section A supermarket is a store that sells a wide variety of goods including food and alcohol, medicine, clothes, and other household products that are consumed regularly. ... Beloit is a city located in Rock County, Wisconsin. ... 1973 (MCMLXXIII) was a common year starting on Monday. ... Freezing is a common method of food preservation which slows both food decay and the growth of microorganisms and, by turning water to ice, makes it unavailable for bacterial growth and chemical reactions. ... Fort Worth is a city in the U.S. state of Texas, located about 30 miles (50 km) west of Dallas on the West Fork of the Trinity River. ... 1974 (MCMLXXIV) is a common year starting on Tuesday (click on link for calendar). ... Nickname: Space City Motto: Official website: www. ... 1975 (MCMLXXV) was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1975 calendar). ... 1976 (MCMLXXVI) is a leap year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). ... Ottumwa (pronounced Uh-tuhm-wa) is a city located in Wapello County, Iowa. ... Knoxville is a city located in Marion County, Iowa. ... Canning is a method of preserving food by first heating it to a temperature that destroys contaminating microorganisms, and then sealing it in air-tight jars, cans or pouches. ... City nickname: Californias Sunshine Seaport County: San Joaquin Area code: 209 ZIP code: 952xx Area:  - Total  - Water 144. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... 1978 (MCMLXXVIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (the link is to a full 1978 calendar). ... Gelatin (also gelatine) is a translucent brittle solid substance, colorless or slightly yellow, nearly tasteless and odorless, which is created by prolonged boiling of animal skin and connective tissue. ... Dillon Fountain and Main St. ... This page refers to the year 1979. ...

1980s

Holton continued as CEO until 1981 and then this duty was also passed to Knowlton. The construction of the current Austin plant began in 1980 and the Knoxville and Ottumwa plants were expanded. The plants in Beloit, Los Angeles and Ottumwa were renovated and expanded. The new Austin plant opened in 1982. Knowlton also became chairman of the board in 1984 while continuing to hold the titles of president and chairman of the board. The 1980s decade refers to the years from 1980 to 1989, inclusive. ... 1981 (MCMLXXXI) is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1980 (MCMLXXX) was a leap year starting on Tuesday. ... 1982 (MCMLXXXII) is a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1984 (MCMLXXXIV) is a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

1985 strike

In 1985, workers at Hormel went on the Austin Hormel Strike in Austin, Minnesota at the Hormel headquarters. Frustrated by low wages and dangerous conditions, they started one of the largest strikes of the 1980s. The strike began in August of 1985, with the sanction of the International level of the Union, P-9. The local chapter of the United Food and Commercial Workers Union P-9 led the strike, but was not supported by their parent union. After six months, a significant number of the strikers crossed the picket line prompting riots in Austin. Wayne P. Goodnature was Sheriff at the time. On January 21, 1986, the Governor of Minnesota, Rudy Perpich, called in the National Guard to protect the returning workers (derisively called scabs). The action had more effect on the national union which ousted the local P-9 and the strike was ended in June 1986, making the length of the strike 10 months. Over 700 of the workers did not return to their jobs, refusing to cross the picket line as some had chosen to do. The company took this all easily and simply hired new workers at lower wages. It is still disputed as to who actually made the original National Guard request. The strike was chronicled in the film "American Dream", which won the Academy Award for best documentary in 1990. This article is about the year. ... Austin is a city located in Mower County, Minnesota. ... Headquarters denotes the location where most, if not all, of the important functions of an organization are concentrated. ... A wage is the amount of money paid for some specified quantity of labour. ... The 1980s decade refers to the years from 1980 to 1989, inclusive. ... The United Food and Commercial Workers International Union is a labor union representing approximately 1. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Riots in Newark, New Jersey. ... January 21 is the 21st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1986 (MCMLXXXVI) is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Governor of Minnesota is the chief executive of the U.S. state of Minnesota. ... “Rudy” Perpich (June 27, 1928–September 21, 1995) was an American dentist and politician. ... Seal of the National Guard Bureau Seal of the Army National Guard Seal of the Air National Guard // Background The United States National Guard is a significant component of the United States armed forces military reserve. ... Striking Teamsters, wielding pipes, clash with armed police in the streets of Minneapolis, 1934. ... Genre- Documentary Director-Barbara Kopple Awards- Academy Award, Best Documentary film, 1990 American Dream is a documentary film which centers around union meatpacking workers at Hormel Foods in Austin, Minnesota in 1985-1986. ... Although he never won an Oscar for any of his movie performances, the comedian Bob Hope received two honorary Oscars for his contributions to cinema. ... Documentary film is a broad category of cinematic expression united by the intent to remain factual or non-fictional. ... This article is about the year. ...

External links

• Hormel Foods Corporation official website
• Minnesota Public Radio 2003 interview with two former Hormel strikers.

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Reference

"Mill on the Willow: A History of Mower County, Minnesota" by various authors. Library of Congress No. 84-062356