Hormel Foods Corporation
HRL · New York Stock Exchange · Consumer Staples
Shareholder advocacy aimed at Hormel Foods Corporation
3 recorded campaigns from 3 organizations.
Coordinates a Waste & Pollution engagement with 10 pork/poultry producers and 2 fertiliser companies
71 investors representing $16.6tn engaged 10 listed pork/poultry producers and 2 fertiliser companies on biodiversity/water-pollution risk from animal waste and fertiliser use. Final report: "The Cost of Contamination: Addressing Water Pollution Risks in Intensive Animal Agriculture."
Filed a resolution at Hormel Foods on waste-lagoon mitigation practices
As You Sow asked Hormel for a report on mitigation practices addressing waste-lagoon harms at its facilities and in its pork supply chain. Outcome/vote percentage not confirmed.
Publicly pressed six major meatpackers/food companies to convert plants to vegan-only production
As a shareholder, PETA demanded these companies "convert all slaughterhouses to producers and packers of only vegan meats." At Maple Leaf Foods' June 24, 2020 virtual annual meeting a PETA representative directly questioned the CEO, who acknowledged pandemic-driven demand for plant-based alternatives; PETA reported no concrete commitment from any of the six to fully exit animal slaughter.
What shareholders voted on
From Hormel Foods Corporation’s own filings with the SEC. Support is the share of votes cast for and against, so abstentions and broker non-votes are not counted in it.
2026
| Item | Kind | Asked for by | Support | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The compensation of the Company’s named executive officers | Say on pay | 94.8% | Passed | |
| The Hormel Foods Corporation 2026 Equity and Incentive Compensation Plan | Company proposal | 87.4% | Passed | |
| The appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending October 25, 2026 | Auditor | 97.5% | Passed | |
| Election of Jeffrey M. Ettinger | Director | 99.4% | Passed | |
| Election of Michael P. Zechmeister | Director | 98.9% | Passed | |
| Election of D. Scott Aakre | Director | 98.4% | Passed | |
| Election of John F. Ghingo | Director | 98.3% | Passed | |
| Election of Debbra L. Schoneman | Director | 98% | Passed | |
| Election of Christopher J. Policinski | Director | 97.9% | Passed | |
| Election of Sally J. Smith | Director | 97.8% | Passed | |
| Election of Steven A. White | Director | 97.6% | Passed | |
| Election of Stephen M. Lacy | Director | 97.4% | Passed | |
| Election of Gary C. Bhojwani | Director | 95.5% | Passed | |
| Election of William A. Newlands | Director | 93.7% | Passed |
2025
| Item | Kind | Asked for by | Support | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Advisory vote to approve the Company’s Named Executive Officer compensation as disclosed in the Company’s 2025 annual meeting proxy statement (as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on December 18, 2024) | Say on pay | 96.6% | Passed | |
| Elsa A. Murano, Ph.D | Company proposal | 97.7% | Passed | |
| Ratification of the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending October 26, 2025 | Auditor | 97.5% | Passed | |
| Election of Debbra L. Schoneman | Director | 98.9% | Passed | |
| Election of Michael P. Zechmeister | Director | 98.8% | Passed | |
| Election of William A. Newlands | Director | 98.3% | Passed | |
| Election of Steven A. White | Director | 98.1% | Passed | |
| Election of Sally J. Smith | Director | 97.8% | Passed | |
| Election of Christopher J. Policinski | Director | 97.8% | Passed | |
| Election of James P. Snee | Director | 97.6% | Passed | |
| Election of Gary C. Bhojwani | Director | 97.5% | Passed | |
| Election of Stephen M. Lacy | Director | 93.9% | Passed |
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2021
2020
2019
2018
Proxy statements and vote results
Straight from Hormel Foods Corporation’s own SEC filings. The proxy statement lists what shareholders were asked to vote on; the 8-K certifies how the vote went.
| Year | Filing | Filed |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Vote results | 2026-02-02 |
| 2025 | Proxy statement | 2025-12-17 |
| 2025 | Vote results | 2025-01-31 |
| 2024 | Proxy statement | 2024-12-18 |
| 2024 | Vote results | 2024-02-02 |
| 2023 | Proxy statement | 2023-12-20 |
| 2023 | Vote results | 2023-02-03 |
| 2022 | Proxy statement | 2022-12-21 |
| 2022 | Vote results | 2022-01-27 |
| 2021 | Proxy statement | 2021-12-15 |
| 2021 | Vote results | 2021-01-28 |
| 2020 | Proxy statement | 2020-12-16 |
| 2020 | Vote results | 2020-01-30 |
| 2019 | Proxy statement | 2019-12-18 |
| 2019 | Vote results | 2019-02-01 |
| 2018 | Proxy statement | 2018-12-19 |
| 2018 | Vote results | 2018-02-01 |
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