Hormel Foods: Strategic Corporate Assessment

Introduction

Hormel Foods Corporation is a multinational manufacturer and marketer of consumer-branded meat and food products. For the last several years, it's focus has been on the manufacture and distribution of value-added consumer items rather than the commodity fresh meat business. It has expanded its product portfolio through organic growth, new product development, and numerous strategic acquisitions.

Scope

• Contains corporate strategy, value chain presence and SWOT Analysis
• Provides detailed business description, segment analysis, 5-year financial trends, key products and key competitors
• Includes information on suppliers/ partners, shareholding structure and key employees with biographies

Highlights

• Hormel Foods Corporation leverages its extensive expertise, innovation and high competencies in pork and turkey processing and marketing to bring quality, value-added brands to the global marketplace. The company primarily operates in the US, Australia, China, Canada, Japan, Korea, Mexico, the Philippines and Vietnam.
• The company reports its business in five divisions: grocery products, refrigerated foods, Jennie-O Turkey Store, specialty foods and others.
• It offers perishable meat products, such as fresh meats, sausages, hams, wieners, and bacon; shelf-stable products, such as canned luncheon meats, shelf-stable microwaveable entrees, stews, chilies, hash, meat spreads, flour and corn tortillas, salsas, and tortilla chips; and poultry products.

Reasons to Purchase

• Access all the important information and analysis on the company in a single report
• Understand company's strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats along with business strategy and value chain
• Gain access to company's adjusted five year financial data along with key ratios and market capitalization