FARIBAULT, MINN -Jennie-O Turkey Store, the local manufacturing facility owned by Hormel Foods Corporation (NYSE: HRL), announced today that it has donated $10,000 to the St. Vincent DePaul Faribault Food Shelf to help fight hunger in the community as part of the company's Hunger Action Month efforts.

Jennie-O has donated funds to this organization since 2013.

'As a food company, we are thrilled and proud to support organizations who fight hunger,' said Jody Long, plant manager of the Faribault Plant. 'We are proud to join St. Vincent DePaul Faribault Food Shelf in fighting hunger in our community.'

This is the 12th consecutive year Hormel Foods has given funds to its locations to share with nonprofits in their respective communities to fight hunger. In 2021, Hormel Foods donated $370,000 to 44 local hunger-relief organizations. Through this program, disaster-relief efforts and other donations, Hormel Foods contributed $6.6 million in cash and product donations to help address hunger in 2021.

As a leading corporate citizen, Hormel Foods remains committed to fighting hunger around the world and in the communities where our team members work and live. By working with organizations at a local level, our locations have found great success in helping meet the needs of their community.

Additional information about the company's hunger-relief efforts is available in the Hormel Foods Global Impact Report.

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