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Jay Catherwood Hormel (September 11, 1892 – August 30, 1954) was the son of George A. Hormel, founder of Hormel Foods, and was head of the company from 1929 to 1954.
Jul 21, 2014 · An article by Larry D. Engelmann about the 1933 Hormel strike, organized by the IWW-influenced Independent Union of All Workers (IUAW). Jay Catherwood Hormel boasted brazenly in early 1933 that his unchallenged and unchecked power over the policies and personnel of George A. Hormel & Company packinghouse in Austin, Minnesota, was a ...
After his service, Lieutenant Jay Hormel went back to work at Hormel Foods, becoming president in 1929 and chairman of the board in 1946. During his time at Hormel, many of the well-known Hormel Products were developed, including Dinty Moore Beef Stew, Hormel Chili, Hormel Deviled Ham, and the beloved Spam.
To push Hormel’s chile con carne, he cooked up an expensive musical show called the “Hormel Chile-Beaners,” sent it barnstorming through Minnesota. It salted away Jay C.’s right to the ...
Jay Catherwood Hormel (September 11, 1892 – August 30, 1954) was the son of George A. Hormel, founder of Hormel Foods, and was head of the company from 1929 to 1954. Quick Facts Born, Died ... Jay Catherwood Hormel
Sep 10, 2011 · Sept. 11 was a day to remember in the Hormel household long before the terrorist attacks in 2001. Jay Catherwood Hormel was born on Sept. 11, 1892, making this year the 119th anniversary of his birth.
Jan 28, 2020 · Jay's penchant for P.R. included hiring a 20-piece, Mexican song-and-dance troupe — the Hormel Chili Beaners — to promote the company's cans of chili con carne.
