Gray Points to Constant Changes at Hormel Co
R F Gray emphasizes shifting Hormel strategy over the past year including hog and cattle supply trends, a leaner hog program, cattle feeding reforms, and ongoing automation. He notes expansions in processing, packaging, and new departments such as Experimental and Development. A plan for Austin sausage facility renovation and institutional department growth is outlined.
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R. F. Gray highlights Hormel’s rise as a top dry sausage maker and its Spam dominance with 38.6 percent of the national market. He notes production gains from 60 cans per minute to 294, saving about 1.5 million dollars yearly, and outlines modernization in Vienna sausage canning and other products including pickled pigs feet.
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