AUSTIN, Minn., Sept. 14, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Grab a slice
of your favorite pie and help make history as the makers of
Hormel® Pepperoni, America's No. 1 pepperoni brand*, attempt
to set the GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS™ title for the most users in a
pizza party video hangout on Friday,
Sept. 18, from 7-8 p.m.
ET.
The party, which will take place on Zoom, is a part Hormel Foods
Spirit Week, a celebration of our front-line plant professionals,
staff and heroes who have worked tirelessly to ensure a consistent
food supply during the Covid-19 pandemic.
The party will feature door prizes and special guests, including
Hormel Foods CEO Jim Snee, pizza
expert Scott Wiener from Scott's
Pizza Tours in New York City, an
official adjudicator from GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS™, and more. The
fun doesn't stop there. After the pizza party wraps, participants
can hop over to the Hormel Foods YouTube channel for a free,
virtual concert starring NBC's The Voice Runner-Up Chris Kroeze. To
pre-register for the free event, visit
www.largestpizzaparty.com.
For every participant that joins the GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS™
attempt, Hormel Foods will donate $10
(up to $10,000) to Slice Out Hunger's
Pizza vs. Pandemic initiative, designed to support frontline
healthcare workers by coordinating large orders with independent
pizzerias across the country.
"We're combining two of our favorite things: our love of pizza
and our love of community," said Shane
Ward, Hormel® Pepperoni brand manager. "And we're
excited that fellow pizza lovers will get to join the cause, too,
as we support independent pizzerias and the healthcare workers who
are working tirelessly during this pandemic to keep our communities
safe."
To be counted for the world record, all participants must engage
during the video call by uploading a photo of their plate or pie of
pizza during the video call. Participants can incorporate homemade
pizza, frozen pizza or their favorite takeout.
For those opting for takeout, participants are encouraged to
schedule their pizza delivery ahead of time via the Slice pizza
delivery app – one of the founders of the Pizza vs. Pandemic
initiative. You can download the Slice app at
www.slicelife.com.
In addition to Hormel® Pepperoni, Hormel Foods also makes
a number of other consumer and foodservice pizza toppings under its
Columbus®, Natural Choice®, Applegate®, Fontanini®, Happy Little
Plants®, Burke® and Swiss American Sausage Company® brands.
About Hormel Foods — Inspired People. Inspired
Food.™
Hormel Foods Corporation, based in Austin, Minn., is a global branded food
company with over $9 billion in
annual revenue across more than 80 countries worldwide. Its brands
include SKIPPY®, SPAM®, Hormel® Natural
Choice®, Applegate®, Justin's®,
Wholly®, Hormel® 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 11th 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 http://csr.hormelfoods.com/.
* Based on last 52 weeks of IRI data
Contact:
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Brian
Olson
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507-434-6352
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media@hormel.com
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