George A. Hormel

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George A. Hormel was the founder of Hormel (then known as George A. Hormel & Co.) in 1891.

Hormel was born in Buffalo, New York in 1860 and later settled in Austin, Minnesota. He established his meat packing company in 1891 and established a food company that continues to thrive today.

He remained head of the company until 1929 (passed to his son Jay Catherwood Hormel) and died in 1946.

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