AUSTIN, Minn., June 8, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Hormel Foods
Corporation (NYSE: HRL), a global branded food
company, announced it is donating 100,000 meals to hunger
organizations around the country as it hosts its eighth virtual
Concert of Hope & Thanks. The upcoming Kickoff to Summer
edition will feature David Shaw,
lead singer of The Revivalists, and Judith
Hill, a Grammy-winning, soul-inspired vocalist from
Los Angeles, Calif. It will also
feature a surprise artist to close out the show.
Hormel Foods has supported its team members, customers, partners
and communities with donations that have provided millions of meals
since the pandemic began. The company was one of the first food
companies to make an additional commitment to hunger at the
beginning of the pandemic and has since donated more than
$1 million and millions of meals to
hunger causes. This is in addition to the more than $50 million in cash and product donations to
hunger-relief organizations over the last five years. In 2020,
Hormel Foods donated more than $6.4
million in cash and product to hunger relief donations.
This event will also benefit Conscious Alliance, a national
nonprofit based in Boulder, Colo.,
that brings healthy food into underserved communities, feeding kids
and families who need it most. Viewers can donate to Conscious
Alliance by texting "Hormel" to 243-725. A $40 donation provides a bag of groceries to
someone in need.
The Kickoff to Summer concert is the latest in a series of
virtual concerts and events designed to help bring the company's
global team of 20,000 together during the pandemic. Since
March 2020, Hormel Foods has held
seven virtual concerts with inspiring artists – intended to thank
Hormel Foods team members for their continued efforts to provide
food to the world during the COVID-19 pandemic. This concert is
extra special as it will also serve as a welcome to the company's
newest team members from the Planters® brand,
which the company acquired on Monday.
The livestreamed concert will take place on the Hormel Foods
YouTube channel Tuesday, June 8, at
7 p.m. Central Time. Hormel Foods
invites all of its team members, customers, partners and fans to
enjoy this festive night of music and celebration. As an added
bonus for grilling and BBQ enthusiasts everywhere, there will be a
pre-concert event starting at 6:30 p.m.
Central Time, hosted by Darren
Rovell, senior executive producer at The Action Network and
former ESPN contributor. The event will have BBQ tips, mixology and
delicious summer recipes from accomplished chef and cookbook author
Kenneth Temple, Matt Abdoo, the chef and partner of Pig Beach
BBQ, Mia Mastroianni, a founding
bartender of Soho House West Hollywood, chef Rosie Batista and an appearance from
Akie Bermiss, keyboardist with the
multi-genre band Lake Street Dive and unabashed
SKIPPY® brand fan. Both the pre-concert event and
the Kickoff to Summer concert can be viewed at
https://youtu.be/AWYXKYy9Co0.
Shaw is the lead singer for The Revivalists, a New Orleans-bred band that revives the soulful
sounds of the city and continues to reinvent those sounds year
after year with its genre-spanning musical talent. Dubbed one of
the 10 artists you need to know by Rolling Stone magazine, the band
has had No. 1 songs on Billboard's adult alternative and
alternative radio charts, including "Wish I Knew You" and "Take
Good Care." Over the years, The Revivalists have raised money to
help various causes and established Rev Causes, a fund that
supports the essential work of organizations dedicated to reviving
and investing in their communities, health and our environment.
Hill has worked with Elton John,
Prince, Michael Jackson and other
top names in the industry. As one of the highest-profile background
singers of her generation, she established a solo career with the
soundtrack to Spike Lee's
"Red Hook Summer." In addition to
her fandom from Season 4 of "The Voice," Hill's rise to fame is
recounted in "20 Feet from Stardom," a documentary film that tells
the untold story of the backup singers behind some of the greatest
musical legends of the 21st century.
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 Planters®, 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 years, is one of
Fortune magazine's most admired companies, has appeared on
Corporate Responsibility Magazine's "The 100 Best Corporate
Citizens" list for 12 years, 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/.
Contact: Media Relations
507-434-6352
media@hormel.com
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