Data Summary
| Type | Unit | 2017 | 2018 |
| Employees worldwide | Number (approximate) | More than 19,000 | More than 20,000 |
| Countries where our products are sold | Number (approximate) | 80 | 80 |
| Countries where our products are manufactured | Number | See our corporate website | See our corporate website |
| U.S. manufacturing facilities | Number | More than 30 | More than 30 |
| Net sales | U.S. dollars, millions | 9,168 | 9,546 |
| Categories in which our brands held the No. 1 or No. 2 share | Number | More than 35 | More than 40 |
| Capital expenditures | U.S. dollars, thousands | 221,286 | 389,607 |
| Income tax expense | U.S. dollars, thousands | 431,542 | 168,702 |
| Community investments | U.S. dollars, thousands | 7,774 | 15,648 |
| New items launched (retail and foodservice) | Number | More than 520 | More than 600 |
| Clean-label projects completed | Number | 6 | 14 |
| Sodium reduction | Percent reduction | CHI-CHI’S®, Herdez® and La Victoria® tortillas: 28
Hormel® Canadian bacon: 27 Hormel® chili with beans: 14 Hormel®Compleats® microwave meals: 19 Hormel®Cure 81® retail hams: 12 Hormel® refrigerated entrees: 8 Hormel® smoked pork loins: 19 Valley Fresh® chicken and turkey: 20 |
CHI-CHI’S®, Herdez® and La Victoria® tortillas: 28
Hormel® Canadian bacon: 28 Hormel® chili with beans: 15 Hormel®Compleats® microwave meals: 19 Hormel®Cure 81® retail hams: 11 Hormel® refrigerated entrees: 8 Hormel® smoked pork loins: 18 Valley Fresh® chicken and turkey: 21 |
| Product recalls | Number | 1 | 2 |
| Purchases from new suppliers | Percentage | 16 | 4 |
| Purchases from diverse businesses | Percentage | 23 | 29 |
| Animal care audits | Number | More than 2,000 | More than 2,000 |
| Air emissions | Metric tons CO2-e | Direct: 220,000
Indirect: 417,000 |
Direct: 216,000
Indirect: 478,000 |
| Energy use | Direct: MMBtu/sales tonnage
Indirect: Kilowatt hours (kWh)/sales tonnage |
Direct: 1.75
Indirect: 285 |
Direct: 1.67
Indirect: 282 |
| Water use | Cubic meters/sales tonnage | 7.3 | 6.3 |
| Solid waste | Pounds/sales tonnage | 23.5 | 18.2 |
| Packaging reduction | Pounds, thousands | 1,668 | 2,504 |
| Environmental noncompliance | Number of individual findings | 3* | 3* |
| Employee turnover rate | Percentage | 14 | 21 |
| Total Case Incident Rate (TCIR) | Number of recordable incidents per 100 full-time employees | 2.72 | 2.7 |
| Days Away From Work Injury and Illness (DAFWII) | Number of cases that involve days away from work per every 100 full-time employees | 0.58 | 0.46 |
| Days Away, Restricted or Transfer (DART) | Number of injuries or illnesses resulting in days away from work, restricted work activity or job transfer per every 100 full-time employees | 1.87 | 1.89 |
| Training hours | Average number of hours per employee | 23 | 26 |