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Hormel Foods Corporation
Public packaged-food company (NYSE: HRL).
Research depth
Transactions sourced
At least one recorded transaction has a public source.
Record updated Oct. 10, 2026
Current ownership
Current owner not established
This record does not identify a current owner. That absence is a gap in the record, not a conclusion about ownership.
Ownership and transaction history
Chronology from recorded ownership periods, transactions and reviewed outcome events. Event order does not imply causation.
Nov. 27, 2017
Columbus Manufacturing, Inc. / Hormel Foods Corporation
Strategic acquisition · Completed · Recorded transaction
June 7, 2021
Hormel Foods acquires the Planters snacking business from The Kraft Heinz Company
Strategic acquisition · Completed · Recorded transaction
Sources and evidence
Recorded transaction sources
These support a recorded transaction row. They have not passed the separate evidence-review process.
- R1Hormel Foods Announces Closing Of Acquisition Of Planters Snacking Business
Hormel Foods Corporation · Company announcement · June 7, 2021
Supports: Entity record; Recorded transaction
- R2Hormel Foods Announces Closing of Acquisition of Columbus Manufacturing Inc., Maker of Columbus® Craft Meats
Hormel Foods · Company announcement · Nov. 27, 2017
Supports: Recorded transaction
- R3Hormel Foods Enhances its Position in Premium, Authentic Deli Meats with the Acquisition of Columbus Manufacturing, Inc., Maker of Columbus® Craft Meats
Hormel Foods · Company announcement · Oct. 31, 2017
Supports: Recorded transaction
What we do not know
These are gaps in the public record, not findings about the organization.
- The organization's operating status has not been researched.
- No current public ownership assessment has been published.
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