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How Hormel Foods hires

Truth index
B 79/100
Median time to fill
27 days
Ghost roles
0%
Stale roles
84%
Reposted roles
0%

Hormel Foods scores B on the Alion truth index (A is best, E worst), measured over 25 open roles re-checked against its own hiring board: 0% look like ghost listings, 84% have gone stale and 0% are the same role posted again. Its roles close in a median of 27 days. It measures how much of what this employer publishes turns into a real, finite search - not the employer as a workplace. How the index is computed

Overview

Hormel Foods is a global branded food company headquartered in Austin, Minnesota, producing meat, turkey, nut butters, snacks and prepared foods under brands such as SPAM, Hormel, Jennie-O, Planters, Skippy, Applegate, Wholly and Columbus. Founded in 1891 and a member of the S&P 500, it reports about $12 billion in annual revenue, employs more than 18,000 people and owns businesses including Jennie-O Turkey Store, Fontanini, Burke, Dan's Prize and Sadler's Smokehouse. It hires plant production workers and team leaders, maintenance and food safety quality staff, retail sales representatives, accountants, and IT and data analysts.

News

News Pulse 2.0 13 days ago
Hormel Foods To Acquire Brakebush For $1.055 Billion
Hormel Foods has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Brakebush Brothers for approximately $1.055 billion, expanding its presence in value-added chicken and strengthening its Foodservice business. The transaction is expected to close during the
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News YahooFinance 13 days ago
S&P and Moody's downgrade Hormel Foods following $1.05B Brakebush deal
Investing.com -- S&P Global Ratings and Moody's Ratings downgraded credit ratings for Hormel Foods Corporation (NYSE:HRL) following the packaged food company's announcement of a $1.055 billion deal to acquire value-added chicken processor Brakebush Brothe
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News CoinCentral 13 days ago
Hormel Foods (HRL) Stock: Company to Acquire Chicken Maker Brakebush for $1 Billion
Hormel Foods (HRL) stock rises after announcing a $1.06 billion deal to acquire chicken processor Brakebush Brothers, expanding its protein business.
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News YahooFinance 13 days ago
Hormel Foods to acquire Brakebush Brothers for $1.055 billion
The deal, expected to close in early 2027, would add roughly $1.2 billion in annual sales to Hormel
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News YahooFinance 13 days ago
Hormel Foods to Buy Brakebush Brothers for $1.06 Billion
Hormel Foods (HRL) signed a definitive deal to acquire Brakebush Brothers, a value-added chicken com
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Press release 13 days ago
Hormel Foods Announces Definitive Agreement To Acquire Brakebush, A Leading Value-Added Chicken Company
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News YahooFinance 14 days ago
Hormel Foods (HRL) Stock Looks Overvalued Relative To Its Earnings
Hormel Foods has seen its share price grind lower over several years, which puts a spotlight on a simple question for you as an investor: Is the current valuation really supported by the earnings power of this long-established food company? Over the past
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Press release 14 days ago
Hormel Foods Announces Research & Development Executive Appointments
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Tech stack

Technologies named in job postings at Hormel Foods over the last 12 months, by layer, with the share of postings for each.
Technologies in use
25
Postings analysed
32
Stack modernity
80/100AI adopter
Languages
Python3%
SQL3%
Frameworks & libraries
Supervision3%
Databases
BigQuery3%
Google BigQuery3%
Snowflake3%
Cloud & platforms
Windows16%
Power BI13%
Tableau9%
Azure3%
AI & ML
Claude3%
Gemini3%
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Full Hormel Foods tech stack 25 technologies · by team · pay by technology · changes · similar stacks

Salary insights

Compensation ranges based on this company's open jobs
Median
$81k
Typical range
$42k – $171k
Open positions
91
60 Jobs
Junior 26.7%
Middle 11.7%
Senior 26.7%
Staff 35%
Level Jobs Median Typical range
Junior 16 $68k $46k – $100k
Middle 7 $97k $44k – $128k
Senior 16 $125k $76k – $167k
Staff 21 $83k $71k – $171k
Highest paying role Supervising Staff Engineer-Austin, MN $171k
Normalized to USD per year
All salaries at Hormel Foods By role, level and city, against the market · 91 jobs with pay

Growth

Hiring Momentum
48/100
Stable
Open positions
164
39 opened / 53 closed in 30 days
Median time-to-fill
27 days
faster than 44% of the market
ATS activity
Every ~4 hours
Today
Hiring Dynamics 0%
Hiring Focus
The percentage next to each role is its share of the company's job openings over the last 90 days; the arrow shows the shift versus the previous period.
Field & Service
48% ▼
HR
13% ▲
Management
10%
Finance
10% ▲
Industrial Engineering
5% ▼
Analytics
2% ▲
Actively hiring for Field & Service (+37 in 30 days)
Activity Timeline
+12 jobs in a week Oct 2026
New location: Bethlehem Oct 2026
New location: Hayward Oct 2026
New location: Las Vegas Oct 2026
+27 jobs in a week Oct 2026

Offices

Where the company hires and what each office is for
Cities
27
Hiring now
27
Countries
2
Busiest office
Austin
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Austin United States
HQ
43 open roles 42 posted in 90 days 7% engineering 1000-5000 est. staff $121k Avg Salary
hires for HR, Management, Finance
seen since Dec 2025 job postings
Barron United States
Plant / site
14 open roles 16 posted in 90 days 500-1000 est. staff $69k Avg Salary
hires for Field & Service, Management
seen since Aug 2026 job postings
Willmar United States
Plant / site
10 open roles 12 posted in 90 days 500-1000 est. staff $78k Avg Salary
hires for Field & Service, Administrative, Finance
seen since May 2026 job postings
Sparta United States
Plant / site
10 open roles 10 posted in 90 days 500-1000 est. staff $44k Avg Salary
hires for Field & Service
seen since Jun 2026 job postings
Faribault United States
Plant / site
6 open roles 6 posted in 90 days 200-500 est. staff $63k Avg Salary
hires for Field & Service
seen since Jan 2025 job postings
Dubuque United States
Plant / site
5 open roles 9 posted in 90 days 200-500 est. staff $68k Avg Salary
hires for Field & Service, HR, Management
seen since Aug 2026 job postings
Montevideo Uruguay
Plant / site
5 open roles 3 posted in 90 days 200-500 est. staff $72k Avg Salary
hires for Field & Service
seen since Dec 2025 job postings
Rochelle United States
Plant / site
4 open roles 4 posted in 90 days 200-500 est. staff $67k Avg Salary
hires for Field & Service, Finance, Management
seen since Apr 2026 job postings
Beloit United States
Plant / site
4 open roles 1 posted in 90 days 50-200 est. staff $75k Avg Salary
hires for Field & Service, Management, Industrial Engineering
seen since Jun 2026 job postings
Atlanta United States
Plant / site
3 open roles 3 posted in 90 days 50-200 est. staff $67k Avg Salary
hires for Field & Service, Finance
seen since Jul 2026 job postings
Wichita United States
Plant / site
3 open roles 1 posted in 90 days 50-200 est. staff $79k Avg Salary
hires for Industrial Engineering, Field & Service
seen since May 2026 job postings
Papillion United States
Plant / site
2 open roles 8 posted in 90 days 200-500 est. staff
hires for Management, Field & Service
seen since Jul 2026 job postings
Hayward United States
Plant / site
2 open roles 3 posted in 90 days 50-200 est. staff $83k Avg Salary
hires for Management, Field & Service
seen since Jun 2026 job postings
Suffolk United States
Plant / site
2 open roles 3 posted in 90 days 50-200 est. staff $83k Avg Salary
hires for Management, Field & Service
seen since Aug 2026 job postings
Fort Smith United States
Plant / site
2 open roles 2 posted in 90 days 50-200 est. staff
hires for Field & Service
seen since Aug 2026 job postings
Bentonville United States
Sales office
2 open roles 2 posted in 90 days 50-200 est. staff $125k Avg Salary
hires for HR, Operations
seen since Aug 2026 job postings
Aurora United States
Plant / site
2 open roles 2 posted in 90 days 50-200 est. staff $83k Avg Salary
hires for Management, Field & Service
seen since Aug 2026 job postings
Eden Prairie United States
Plant / site
2 open roles 2 posted in 90 days 50-200 est. staff
hires for HR
seen since Sep 2026 job postings
Henderson United States
1 open roles 4 posted in 90 days 50-200 est. staff
hires for Field & Service
seen since Sep 2026 job postings
Chicago United States
1 open roles 1 posted in 90 days 10-50 est. staff $147k Avg Salary
hires for Sales
seen since Sep 2026 job postings
Rochester United States
1 open roles 1 posted in 90 days 10-50 est. staff $87k Avg Salary
hires for Field & Service
seen since Jul 2026 job postings
Austin United States
1 open roles 1 posted in 90 days 10-50 est. staff $62k Avg Salary
hires for Field & Service
seen since Sep 2026 job postings
Northbrook United States
1 open roles 1 posted in 90 days 10-50 est. staff
hires for HR
seen since Sep 2026 job postings
Mendota Heights United States
1 open roles 1 posted in 90 days 10-50 est. staff
hires for Field & Service
seen since Aug 2026 job postings
New York United States
1 open roles 1 posted in 90 days 10-50 est. staff $128k Avg Salary
hires for Sales
seen since Sep 2026 job postings
Bethlehem United States
1 open roles 1 posted in 90 days 100% engineering 10-50 est. staff $116k Avg Salary
hires for Analytics
seen since Oct 2026 job postings
Las Vegas United States
1 open roles 1 posted in 90 days 10-50 est. staff $100k Avg Salary
hires for Field & Service
seen since Oct 2026 job postings
Earlier presence
Lathrop, United States 2 open roles · last posting Jul 2026
Little Rock, United States 2 open roles · last posting Oct 2026

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