��Ǻ�� Foods Joins Dine, Shop & Share for No Kid Hungry Campaign

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October 2, 2020

Austin, Minn.

From now until Oct. 16, 2020, the company will match donations, up to $10,000

��Ǻ�� (NYSE: HRL), a global branded food company, has announced its participation in the , aimed at raising funds to help kids get the meals they need to learn. In addition to a monetary contribution to support the campaign, ��Ǻ�� Foods will match donations made through a special ��Ǻ�� Foods , up to $10,000, now through Oct. 16, 2020.

“As children start school this year, many are struggling to get the most important school supply: food. All kids need healthy food to do their best at school, wherever that may be,” said Diana Hovey, senior vice president of corporate partnerships, No Kid Hungry campaign. “One in four kids in the U.S. could face hunger this year due to the impacts of COVID-19. Thanks to supporters like ��Ǻ�� Foods, we are helping to ensure children have access to the healthy meals they need to learn and thrive.”

Companies supporting the Dine, Shop & Share campaign offer promotions ranging from coupons and discounts to limited-time items while promoting the initiative to their customers. The ”share” component encourages people to share social media posts that trigger donations.

“Dine, Shop & Share for No Kid Hungry helps raise awareness about this important issue and helps ensure children have access to healthy meals,” said Jeffrey Frank, vice president of foodservice marketing at ��Ǻ�� Foods. “We are proud to join many of our foodservice customers in supporting this initiative to help others.”

The website provides information on the participating restaurants and stores as well as online promotions. Every $1 donated can provide up to 10 meals for kids in need. Meal equivalency varies during COVID-19 relief. Learn more at .

Those wishing to have their donation matched by ��Ǻ�� Foods should visit and click on the ��Ǻ�� Foods call out or click here. From now until Oct. 16, 2020, the company will match all donations made through this link, up to $10,000.

As a leading corporate citizen, ��Ǻ�� Foods donated more than $50 million in cash and product donations to help others over the last five years. To learn more about the company’s efforts, visit /global-impact/.

��Ǻ�� Ǻ�� Foods – Inspired People. Inspired Food.™

��Ǻ��, based in Austin, Minn., is a global branded food company with over $9 billion in annual revenues across 75 countries worldwide. Its brands include SKIPPY^®, SPAM^®, ��Ǻ��^® Natural Choice^®, Applegate^®, Justin’s^®, Columbus^®, Wholly^®, ��Ǻ��^® Black Label^®, Columbus^® and more than 30 other beloved brands. The company is a member of the S&P 500 Index and the S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats, , was named on the “Global 2000 World’s Best Employers” list by Forbes magazine for three straight years, is one of Fortune magazine’s most admired companies, has appeared on Corporate Responsibility Magazine’s “The 100 Best Corporate Citizens” list for the 12th year in a row, and has received numerous other awards and accolades for its corporate responsibility and community service efforts. The company lives by its purpose statement — Inspired People. Inspired Food.™ — to bring some of the world’s most trusted and iconic brands to tables across the globe. For more information, visit www.hormelfoods.com and /global-impact/.

ABOUT NO KID HUNGRY

No child should go hungry in America. But in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic, 1 in 4 kids could face hunger this year. No Kid Hungry is working to end childhood hunger by helping launch and improve programs that give all kids the healthy food they need to thrive. This is a problem we know how to solve. No Kid Hungry is a campaign of Share Our Strength, an organization committed to ending hunger and poverty.

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