Hormel Foods Corporation (NYSE: HRL) is a food company based in southeastern Minnesota (Mower County), perhaps best known as the producer of SPAM luncheon meat. The United States dollar ( sign: $; code: USD) is the unit of Currency of the United States; it has also been A website (alternatively web site or Web site, a back-construction from the Proper noun World Wide Web) is a collection of Web pages The New York Stock Exchange ( NYSE) is a Stock exchange based in New York City. Minnesota ( Native Americans demonstrated the name to early settlers Mower County (named for John Edward Mower) is a County located in the Name origin Introduced on July 5 1937, the name "Spam" was chosen in the 1930s when the product whose original name was far less memorable (Hormel The company was founded as George A. Hormel & Company in Austin, Minnesota, U.S., by George A. Hormel in 1891. Austin is a City in Mower County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 23314 at the The United States of America —commonly referred to as the George A Hormel (1860–1946 was the founder of Hormel (then known as George A The company changed its name to Hormel Foods Corporation 102 years later in 1993. Hormel sells food under many brands, some of which include the Carapelli, Dinty Moore, Farmer John, Jennie-O, and Stagg brands, as well as under its own name. The company stock is a component of the Standard and Poor's 500 index. The S&P 500 is a Stock market index containing the stocks of 500 Large-Cap Corporations all of which are from the United States.

History

19th century

One of the early Hormel buildings, now preserved at the Mower County Fairgrounds in Austin. Mower County (named for John Edward Mower) is a County located in the

George A. Hormel (born 1860 in Buffalo, New York) worked in a Chicago slaughterhouse before becoming a traveling wool and hide buyer. George A Hormel (1860–1946 was the founder of Hormel (then known as George A Buffalo (ˈbʌfəloʊ is the second largest city in New York State. Chicago (ʃɪˈkɑːgoʊ is the largest City by population in the state of Illinois and the American Midwest of the United States. A slaughterhouse, also called an abattoir (from the French verb abattre, "to strike down" or freezing works ( New Zealand Wool is the fiber derived from the specialized skin cells called follicles of animals in the Caprinae family principally sheep, but the hair of certain species Rawhide is a hide or animal skin that has not been exposed to Tanning. His travels took him to Austin and he decided to settle there, borrow $500, and open a meat business. In modern English usage meat most often refers to Animal tissue used as food mostly Skeletal muscle and associated Fat, but it may also refer 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. In law dissolution has multiple meanings Dissolution is the last stage of Liquidation, the process by which a Company (or part of a company is brought to an For partnership in cricket terminology see List of cricket terms A partnership is a type of Business entity in which partners The meat packing industry is an Industry that handles the slaughtering, Processing and distribution of animals such as Cattle He opened George A. Hormel & Co. in the northeast part of Austin in an old creamery building on the Cedar River. A creamery is an establishment where Dairy products are prepared or sold The Cedar River is a River in Minnesota and Iowa which is named after the juniper (also called " Red cedar " Trees To make ends meet in those early days, Hormel continued to trade in hides, eggs, wool, and poultry. An egg is a round or oval body laid by the female of many animals consisting of an Ovum surrounded by layers of Membranes and an outer casing which acts to nourish Poultry is the category of Domesticated Birds which some humans keep for the purpose of collecting their eggs, or kill for their Meat and/or Joining George in November of 1891 was his youngest brother, Benjamin, age 14. By the end of 1891 Hormel employed six men and had slaughtered and sold 610 head of livestock. Livestock is the term used to refer (singularly or plurally to a Domesticated Animal intentionally reared in an agricultural setting to produce such as Food By 1893, the increased use of refrigerator cars had allowed many large meat packers to force smaller business under. A refrigerator car (or "reefer") is a refrigerated Boxcar, a piece of Railroad Rolling stock designed to carry perishable Two additional Hormel brothers, Herman and John, joined the business that same year and together they processed 1,532 hogs, enough to stay in business. Pigs, also called hogs or' swine', are Ungulates which have been domesticated as sources of food leather and similar products since ancient times 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 and turned his focus on increasing production. Management (covering theory practice and scope of management and Manager' (covering the people who manage might help clarify and systematise

1900s

In 1901, the plant was expanded and the business was incorporated. Incorporation (abbreviated Inc in US and Canadian business names is the forming of a new Corporation (a corporation being a legal entity The first directors were A. An executive director is the senior manager or Executive officer of an Organization, company, or Corporation. 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. A floor is the walking surface of a room or vehicle Floors vary from simple dirt in a cave to many-layered surfaces using modern technology In a Ship, an engine room is where the main engine(s generators compressors pumps fuel/lubrication oil purifiers and other major machinery are located Conventional Machining, one of the most important material removal methods is a collection of material-working processes in which power-driven Machine tools, such as lathes The name Dairy Brand was registered with the U.S. Patent Office in 1903. The United States Patent and Trademark Office ( PTO or USPTO) is an agency in the United States Department of Commerce that issues Patents to In the first decade of the 20th century distribution centers were opened in St. Paul, Minneapolis, Duluth, San Antonio, Dallas, Chicago, Atlanta, and Birmingham. A decade is a period of 10 Years (since 1594 a factor of 10 difference between two numbers, or sometimes a set or a group of ten (since 1451 A distribution center for a set of products is a Warehouse or other specialized Building, often with Refrigeration or Air conditioning Saint Paul ( abbreviated St Paul) is the capital and second most populous city in the U Duluth is a Port City in the US state of Minnesota and the County seat of St Chicago (ʃɪˈkɑːgoʊ is the largest City by population in the state of Illinois and the American Midwest of the United States. Birmingham (ˈbɝmɪŋhæm is the largest City in the US state of Alabama and is the County seat of Jefferson County. George Hormel visited England in 1905 and started exporting products soon after. England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland International trade is exchange of Capital, Goods, and Services across International borders or Territories.

1910s

By 1910, Hormel products were routinely appearing in national magazines. National is an adjective (adverb form nationally) used to describe a product or Publication that is distributed throughout an entire nation e Magazines, periodicals or serials are Publications generally published on a regular schedule containing a variety of articles, generally 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. Recycling involves processing used materials into new products in order to prevent the waste of potentially useful materials reduce the consumption of fresh raw materials reduce Distinguish from Wastwater (a lake in the Lake District in northwest England Evaporation is the process by which Molecules in a Liquid state (e A gallon is a measure of Volume. It is in current use in the United States and still has limited use in many other English-speaking countries In Cooking, a syrup (from Arabic' ar شراب sharab, beverage via Latin siropus) is a thick Viscous Liquid Commerce is a division of trade or production which deals with the exchange of goods and services from producer to final consumer Fertilizers ( also spelt fertiliser are chemical compounds given to Plants to promote growth they are usually applied either through the soil for uptake by plant In 1915 Hormel began selling dry sausages under the names of Cedar Cervelat, Holsteiner and Noxall Salami. A sausage is a prepared Food, usually made from Ground meat, animal fat salt and Spices (sometimes with other ingredients such as herbs typically packed That same year Hormel bought Alderson's Mill and began selling Hormel Peerless Minnesota flour nationwide. Hormel joined the World War I effort, George's son Jay C. World War I (abbreviated WWI; also known as the First World War, the Great War, and the War to End All went into military service and by the end of the war, exports accounted for 33% of the company's yearly volume. Military service in its simplest sense is service by an individual or group in an Army or other military organization whether as a chosen job or as a result of an involuntary

1920s

In 1921, when Jay Hormel returned from service in WWI, he uncovered that assistant controller Cy Thomson had embezzled $1,187,000 from the company over the previous ten years. World War I (abbreviated WWI; also known as the First World War, the Great War, and the War to End All Ransom J "Cy" Thomson is best known as the man that between the years of 1911 and 1921 embezzled over $1000000 from Hormel Foods in Austin MN. The embezzlement scandal provided George Hormel with additional incentive to fortify his company. Embezzlement is the act of dishonestly appropriating or secreting assets usually financial in nature by one or more individuals to whom such assets have been entrusted He did so by arranging for more reliable capital management, by dismissing unproductive employees, and by continuing to develop new products. In 1926, the company introduced Hormel Flavor-Sealed Ham, America's first canned ham and it added chicken to its line in 1928. Canning is a method of preserving food in which the food is processed and sealed in an airtight container Ham is the Thigh and Rump of Pork, cut from the Haunch of a Pig or Boar. The chicken ( Gallus gallus, sometimes G gallus domesticus) is a domesticated Fowl which is traditionally believed to have descended from 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. An office is generally a room or other area in which people work, but may also denote a position within an Organization with specific duties attached 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). Beaumont is a city in and the County seat of Jefferson County, Texas, United States, within the Beaumont&ndash Port Arthur Metropolitan New Orleans (nʲuːˈɔrliənz nʲuːˈɔrlənz French: La Nouvelle-Orléans) is a major United States port city and the largest city in Louisiana Baton Rouge (French Bâton-Rouge ˌbætən ˈruːdʒ in English, and in French) is the capital city of Louisiana. Newark is the largest city in New Jersey, United States and the County seat of Essex County. Los Angeles (lɑˈsændʒələs los ˈaŋxeles in Spanish) is the largest City in the state of California and the American West Vicksburg is a city in Warren County, Mississippi, United States. Nuevo Laredo is a city located in the Municipality of Nuevo Laredo in the Mexican state of Tamaulipas. The United Mexican States ( or commonly Mexico (ˈmɛksɪkoʊ () is a federal constitutional Republic in North America.

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. Employment is a Contract between two parties, one being the employer and the other being the employee. Termination of employment is the end of an Employee 's duration with an Employer. He also introduced incentive pay, profit sharing and pension plans to the company. In Economics, an incentive is any factor (financial or non-financial that provides a motive for a particular course of action or counts as a reason for preferring one choice Profit sharing, when used as a special term refers to various Incentive plans introduced by Businesses that provide direct or indirect payments to Employees A pension is a steady income given to a person upon Retirement, typically in the form of a guaranteed annuity. Later that year a slaughtering plant was constructed in Mitchell, South Dakota and in 1933, a cattle slaughtering plant was finished in Austin. Mitchell is a city in and the County seat of Davison County South Dakota, United States. Cattle, colloquially referred to as cows, are domesticated Ungulates a member of the Subfamily Bovinae of the family John G. Hormel, brother of George A. , retired in 1933 following 40 years of service. Dinty Moore beef stew was introduced in 1935 and Hormel Chili and Spam soon followed in 1936 and 1937 respectively. A stew is a combination of Solid Food Ingredients that have been Cooked in Water or other water-based liquid typically by Simmering Chili con carne (often known simply as chili) is a spicy Stew made from Chili peppers Meat, Garlic, Onions Name origin Introduced on July 5 1937, the name "Spam" was chosen in the 1930s when the product whose original name was far less memorable (Hormel 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. Advertising is a form of Communication that typically attempts to persuade potential Customers to Purchase or to consume more of a particular Brand The Saturday Evening Post was a weekly Magazine published in the United States from August 4, 1821 to February 8, Ladies' Home Journal is a Magazine which first appeared February 16, 1883 and eventually became one of the leading magazines of the 20th Century Hormel ads also were featured on the radio program The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show. Radio programming is the content that is broadcast by Radio stations The original inventors of radio such as Nikola Tesla and Guglielmo Burns and Allen, an American comedy duo consisting of George Burns and his wife Gracie Allen, worked together as a comedy team

The 1930s also saw the establishment of the Hormel & Co. refrigerator car line, with an initial roster of 125 units.

1940s

The Hormel obelisk in Austin's Oakwood Cemetery. An obelisk (from Greek ὀβελίσκος - obeliskos, diminutive of ὀβελός - obelos, "spit nail pointed pillar" Austin is a City in Mower County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 23314 at the

After reaching sales of $75 million in 1941, George and Jay established 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. Trustee is a Legal term that refers to a holder of property on behalf of a beneficiary. In Common law legal systems a trust is an arrangement whereby Property (including real tangible and intangible is managed by one person (or persons or organizations Research is defined as Human activity based on Intellectual application in the investigation of Matter. The University of Minnesota Twin Cities ( U of M or The U) is the oldest and largest part of the University of Minnesota system. Benjamin F. Hormel, brother of George A. , retired in 1941 after completing 50 years of service. Hormel's production increased to aid in World War II and 65% of its products were purchased by the U.S. Government by 1945. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including The federal government of the United States is the central United States Governmental body established by the United States Constitution. Founder George A. Hormel died in 1946 in California where he had lived in retirement. George A Hormel (1860–1946 was the founder of Hormel (then known as George A California ( is a US state on the West Coast of the United States, along the Pacific Ocean. 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. Fremont is a city in and the County seat of Dodge County, Nebraska, United States, near Omaha in the eastern part of the state

1950s

In 1953, it acquired the Tobin Packing Company of Fort Dodge. Fort Dodge is a City and County seat of Webster County, Iowa, United States, situated on the Des Moines River. Also in 1953, distribution centers were opened in San Francisco, Seattle and Beaumont and the company's first non-continental plant opened in Honolulu. The City and County of San Francisco is the fourth most populous city The term continental United States refers to the 48 contiguous states located on the North American continent south of the border with Canada plus the District Honolulu is the Capital and most populous Census-designated place (CDP in the U Jay C. Hormel died on August 30, 1954, and Corey was named chairman of the board and R. Events 1363 - Beginning date of the Battle of Lake Poyang; the forces of two Chinese rebel leaders— Chen Youliang and Year 1954 ( MCMLIV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1954 Gregorian calendar) 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. Ireland (pronounced /ˈaɾlənd/ Éire) is the third largest island in Europe, and the twentieth-largest island in the world England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page Venezuela (ˌvɛnəˈzweɪlə) officially the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela (Spanish República Bolivariana de Venezuela) is a country on the In 1959, Hormel was the first meatpacker to receive the Seal of Approval of the American Humane Society for its practice of anesthetizing animals before slaughter. A humane society may be a group that aims to stop human or animal Suffering due to Cruelty or other reasons although in many countries it is now used mostly for societies Anesthesia, or anaesthesia (see spelling differences; from Greek grc αν- an-, "without" and grc αἲσθησις

1960s

Little Sizzlers sausages were introduced in 1961 and Cure 81 hams were introduced in 1963. In 1962, Hormel constructed a 75,000 square foot sausage manufacturing building in Austin and discontinued the slaughter of calves and lambs. The square foot is an Imperial unit / US customary unit (non- SI non- metric) of Area, used mainly in the United States A calf (kɑːf plural calves, /kɑːvz/ is the young of various species of Mammal. Also in 1963, Hormel acquired the Queen City Packing Company plant in Springfield, Missouri and the Ottawa Meat Packing Company plant in Miami, Oklahoma. Springfield is a city in Christian and Greene Counties in the U See also Miami (disambiguation Miami is a city in Ottawa County, Oklahoma, United States. New plants were also constructed in Chattanooga and Los Angeles and the plants in Charlotte, Winston-Salem, Fresno and Houston were remodeled or expanded. Los Angeles (lɑˈsændʒələs los ˈaŋxeles in Spanish) is the largest City in the state of California and the American West Winston-Salem is a city in the US state of North Carolina. As of the 2000 census the city population was 185776 in 2004 the city annexed an additional 17483 In 1964, the Hormel Corporate Offices were opened just to the north of Interstate 90 in Austin. Interstate 90 (I-90 is the longest interstate highway in the United States at nearly 3100 miles (5000 kilometers Gray replaced Corey as chairman of the board upon the latter's retirement in 1965, and M. Retirement is the point where a person stops employment completely 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. Algona is a city in and the County seat of Kossuth County, Iowa, United States. New Orleans (nʲuːˈɔrliənz nʲuːˈɔrlənz French: La Nouvelle-Orléans) is a major United States port city and the largest city in Louisiana In 1967, the Hormel Foundation, in cooperation with the National Merit Scholarship Program, started a college scholarship program for the children of Hormel employees. The National Merit Scholarship Program is a United States academic Scholarship competition for recognition and college scholarships administered by National Merit 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. The word student is etymologically derived through Middle English from the Latin second-type conjugation Verb "studēre" A separate building to house the growing research and development department was built northwest of the corporate office in Austin in 1968. The phrase research and development (also R and D or more often R&D) according to the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development, refers In 1969, Gray resigned from the company and Thompson replaced him as chairman (by this time the chairman was called the CEO) and I. A chief executive officer ( CEO) or chief executive is typically the highest-ranking corporate officer ( executive) or administrator J. Holton was named president. That same year, a distribution center was opened in Atlanta.

1970s

In 1970, a distribution plant was built in Albany, Georgia and a dry sausage plant was built in Algona. Albany is a city in and the County seat of Dougherty County, Georgia, United States, in the southwestern part of the state 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. College ( Latin collegium) is a term most often used today to denote an Educational Institution. A university is an institution of Higher education and Research, which grants Academic degrees in a variety of subjects In 1972, distribution centers were opened in Orlando and Shreveport and a food service facility was built in Oklahoma City. Orlando is a major City in central Florida, USA and is the County seat of Orange County Florida. Shreveport is the third-largest city and the principal city of the third largest Metropolitan area in the U The foodservice (or food service) industry (US English catering industry in British English encompasses those places institutions and companies responsible Oklahoma City is the capital and largest city of the US state of Oklahoma. A grocery products plant was opened in Beloit in 1973. A grocery store is a store established primarily for the Retailing of Food. Beloit is a city in Rock County, Wisconsin, United States. As of the 2007 census estimate Beloit has a population of 37710 people On this site the city now boasts the world's largest can of chili. A frozen foods plant was opened in Fort Worth in 1974. Frozen food is food preserved by the process of Freezing. Freezing food is a common method of Food preservation which slows both food decay and by Fort Worth is the fifth-largest city in the state of Texas and the seventeenth-largest city in the United States. A distribution plant was opened in Houston in 1975. In 1976, a 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. Ottumwa (pronounced əˈtʌmwə "Uh-tuhm-wa" is a city in Wapello County, Iowa, United States. Knoxville is a city in Marion County, Iowa, United States. The population was 7731 at the 2000 census. Canning is a method of preserving food in which the food is processed and sealed in an airtight container Stockton is a City in California and the seat of San Joaquin County (the fifth largest agricultural county in the United States A distribution plant was built in Fresno in 1978. A gelatin plant was opened in Davenport in 1979. Gelatin (also gelatine, from French gélatine) is a translucent colourless brittle nearly tasteless solid substance, extracted from the Davenport is a City along the Mississippi River in the American state of Iowa. That same year Richard Knowlton was elected as president, the first Austinian to hold that post since Jay C. Hormel.

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.

1985 strike

In August 1985, Hormel workers went on strike at the Hormel headquarters in Austin, Minnesota. Headquarters (HQ denotes the location where most if not all of the important functions of an organization are concentrated Austin is a City in Mower County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 23314 at the Frustrated by low wages and dangerous working conditions, they started one of the longest strikes of the 1980s. A wage is a compensation workers receive in exchange for their labor. The strike began with the sanction of the International level of the union, P-9. A trade union or labour union is an organization of workers who have banded together to achieve common goals in key areas such as wages hours and working conditions forming The local chapter of the United Food and Commercial Workers Union P-9 led the strike, but was not supported by their parent union. The United Food and Commercial Workers International Union is a labor union representing approximately 1 The strike gained national attention, and led to a widely publicized boycott of Hormel products. A boycott is a form of Consumer activism involving the act of voluntarily abstaining from using buying or dealing with someone or some other organization as an expression of

After six months, a significant number of replacement workers crossed the picket line, provoking riots in Austin. Riots are a form of Civil disorders characterized by disorganized groups lashing out in a sudden and intense rash of Violence, Vandalism or other 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 replacement workers (derisively called scabs). Events 1189 - Philip II of France and Richard I of England begin to assemble troops to wage the Third Crusade. Year 1986 ( MCMLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar) The Governor of Minnesota is the chief executive of the US state of Minnesota, leading the state's Executive branch. Rudolph George "Rudy" Perpich Sr ( June 27, 1928 September 21, 1995) was an American dentist and politician For the National Guard of a State and other countries' National Guard see National Guard. Strike action, often simply called a strike, is a work stoppage caused by the mass refusal by Employees to perform work. This unpopular move brought protests against the governor, and Perpich soon withdrew the National Guard from Austin. The action had a greater effect on the national union, which ousted the local P-9.

The strike was ended in June 1986, after lasting 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. In solidarity with those workers, the boycott of Hormel products continued for some time. Ultimately, however, the company did succeed in hiring 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. American Dream ( 1990) is a Cinéma vérité Documentary film directed by Barbara Kopple and co-directed by Cathy "The Oscar" redirects here for the film see The Oscar (film. Documentary film is a broad category of visual expression that is based on the attempt in one fashion or another to " Document " reality The 63rd Academy Awards were presented March 25, 1991 at the Shrine Auditorium, Los Angeles. A song about the strike, entitled P-9 (link to music video of song), was written by Dave Pirner of the Minneapolis band, Soul Asylum. David Pirner is an American singer best known for being the lead Vocalist for the band Soul Asylum. Soul Asylum is an American Alternative rock band that formed in Minneapolis, Minnesota in 1983. The song can be found on their 1989 album, Clam Dip & Other Delights. Clam Dip & Other Delights is the 1989 grab-bag EP from Minneapolis rockers Soul Asylum.

See also

• Gustavus Franklin Swift
• Philip Danforth Armour

References

• Cooper, Jake. Gustavus Franklin Swift ( June 24 1839 &ndash March 29 1903) founded a meat-packing empire in the Midwest during the late 19th century Philip Danforth Armour ( 16 May 1832 &ndash 6 January 1901) was an American Businessman who founded Armour and Company Jake Cooper (1916 – 1990 was an American Socialist. He was active in the Minneapolis Teamsters Strike of 1934 led by the Communist League of America Lessons of the P-9 Strike. Socialist Action Books. 298 Valencia St. , San Francisco CA 94103.
• Mill on the Willow: A History of Mower County, Minnesota by various authors. Library of Congress No. 84-062356
• White, John H. (1986) The Great Yellow Fleet. Golden West Books, San Marino, California. ISBN 0-87095-091-6
• http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune500/snapshots/635.html

External links

• Hormel Foods Corporation official website
• Minnesota Public Radio 2003 interview with two former Hormel strikers.
• Hormel Historic Home Home of George A. and Lillian Hormel in Austin, Minnesota
• Slaughterhouse Fight: A Look at the Hormel Strike