---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000048465-25-000053"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "HRL"
cik: "0000048465"
company_name: "HORMEL FOODS CORP /DE/"
filed_at: "2025-11-04T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-17T00:45:27.646792+00:00"
event_type: "other_material"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.6
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.6
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Hormel Foods to cut ~250 corporate/sales roles, expects $20-25M restructuring charges

## Summary
- Plan eliminates about 250 corporate and sales roles; most departures by Dec 31, 2025.
- Restructuring charges of $20-$25M, mainly for pension, severance, stock comp, benefits.
- Most charges in Q4 FY2025 and Q1 FY2026; cash outlay of $8M-$10M over next 12 months.
- Includes voluntary early retirement, closing open roles, and involuntary reductions.
- Company cites need to align resources with strategic priorities and improve efficiency.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000048465-25-000053
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: HRL
- cik: 0000048465
- company_name: HORMEL FOODS CORP /DE/
- filed_at: 2025-11-04T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: other_material
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.6
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.6
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.05, 7.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/48465/000004846525000053/0000048465-25-000053-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/48465/000004846525000053/hrl-20251104.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000048465-25-000053
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000048465-25-000053.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000048465-25-000053.txt

## Key facts
- Restructurings & Charges
  HORMEL FOODS CORP /DE/ announced a restructuring with charges of $20 million to $25 million (approximately 250 corporate and sales roles).
  - Type: restructuring
  - Charge: $20 million to $25 million
  - Headcount: approximately 250 corporate and sales roles
  source text: most of the related employee departures to occur by December 31, 2025. In connection with this restructuring, the Company expects to incur restructuring charges in the range of $20 million to $25 million. Substantially all the charges are expected to be related to one-time pension benefits, cash severance payments, stock compensation expenses, and employee benefit
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/48465/000004846525000053/0000048465-25-000053-index.htm

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