Hormel Foods Corp. engages in the manufacturing and marketing of branded food products. The company is headquartered in Austin, Minnesota and currently employs 20,000 full-time employees. The firm develops, processes, and distributes a range of food products in a variety of markets. The firm operates through three segments: Retail, Foodservice, and International. The Retail segment is primarily engaged in the processing, marketing, and sale of food products sold predominantly in the retail market. This segment also includes the Company’s MegaMex Foods, LLC joint venture. The Foodservice segment is primarily engaged in the processing, marketing, and sale of food and nutritional products for foodservice, convenience store, and commercial customers. The International segment processes, markets, and sells its products internationally. Its products include Hormel Black Label bacon, Columbus charcuterie, Hormel chili, Hormel pepperoni, Applegate breaded chicken, Herdez products, Hormel Square Table entrees, Cafe H sliced meats, Austin Blues sliced meats and Mary Kitchen hash.