# EDGAR Filing Document

**Accession Number:** 0000048465
**File Stem:** 0000048465-26-000003
**Filing Date:** 2026-1
**Character Count:** 2428
**Document Hash:** ca1dc3f2ac3360a47429c822cfc4f33e
**Contains OCR:** False
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## Filing Content

## Filing Summary
**0000048465-26-000003.hdr.sgml**: 20260113

**ACCESSION NUMBER**: 0000048465-26-000003

**CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE**: DEFA14A

**PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT**: 2

**FILED AS OF DATE**: 20260113

**DATE AS OF CHANGE**: 20260113

**FILER**: 

**COMPANY DATA:**
- **COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:** HORMEL FOODS CORP /DE/
- **CENTRAL INDEX KEY:** 0000048465
- **STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:** MEAT PACKING PLANTS [2011]
- **ORGANIZATION NAME:** 04 Manufacturing
- **EIN:** 410319970
- **STATE OF INCORPORATION:** DE
- **FISCAL YEAR END:** 1026

**FILING VALUES:**
- **FORM TYPE:** DEFA14A
- **SEC ACT:** 1934 Act
- **SEC FILE NUMBER:** 001-02402
- **FILM NUMBER:** 26530739

**BUSINESS ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 1 HORMEL PL
- **CITY:** AUSTIN
- **STATE:** MN
- **ZIP:** 55912-3680
- **BUSINESS PHONE:** (507) 437-5611

**MAIL ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 1 HORMEL PLACE
- **CITY:** AUSTIN
- **STATE:** MN
- **ZIP:** 55912-3680

**FORMER COMPANY:**
- **FORMER CONFORMED NAME:** HORMEL GEO A & CO
- **DATE OF NAME CHANGE:** 19920703

**UNITED STATES**

**SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION**

**Washington, D.C. 20549**

**SCHEDULE 14A**

Proxy Statement Pursuant to Section 14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

(Amendment No.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;)

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**Hormel Foods Corporation**

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*Hormel Foods Corporation will publish the following information related to its 2026 Annual Meeting of Stockholders in local publications:*

![screenshot2026-01x13133427a.jpg](screenshot2026-01x13133427a.jpg)

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