Internationally the Company markets its products through Hormel Foods International Corporation. Hormel Foods International has a presence in the international marketplace through joint ventures and placement of personnel in strategic foreign locations such as China and Spain. Minority investments in food companies in Spain and the Philippines have resulted in an increased Hormel presence in those areas.

    The Company has not been involved in any bankruptcy, receivership or similar proceedings during its history. Substantially all of the assets of the Company have been acquired in the ordinary course of business.

    The Company had no significant change in the type of products produced or services rendered, nor in the markets or methods of distribution since the beginning of the fiscal year.

(b)Industry SegmentFinancial Information about Reporting Segments

    HormelThe Company's business is reported in four segments: Refrigerated Foods, Corporation is engagedGrocery Products, Jennie-O and All Other. The contributions of each segment to net sales to unaffiliated customers and operating profit, and the identifiable assets for each segment are reported in a single industry segment "Meatthe Segment portion of Footnote J to the Consolidated Financial Statements and Food Processing". The meatin the Management's Discussions and food processing industry is very competitive with respect to price, marketing and customer service. In addition to meat processing firms,Analysis of the Company competes with consumer packaged food manufacturers as well as seafood, poultry and vegetable protein processors.Annual Stockholder's Report for the year ended October 28, 2000, incorporated herein by reference.

(c)Description of Business (In Thousands of Dollars)

    The principal products of the Company are meat and food products which are sold fresh, frozen, cured, smoked, cooked and canned.

    The percentagepercentages of total revenues contributed by classes of similar products for the last three fiscal years of the Company are as follows:

    Meat ProductsReporting of revenues from external customers is based on similarity of products as the same or similar products are sold across multiple distribution channels such as retail, foodservice or international. Revenues reported are based on financial information used to produce the Company's general-purpose financial statements.

    Perishable meat includes products such as fresh meats, sausages, hams, wieners and bacon. Prepared Foods products includeNonperishable meat includes canned luncheon meats, shelf stable microwaveable entrees, stews, chilies, hash, meat spreads, and frozen processed products. Jennie-Oproducts and other items that do not require refrigeration. Poultry consists primarily of the turkey products are included in the Poultry,sold by Jennie-O and Other category.includes items such as industrial gelatin products, food manufacturing equipment, casings and related food packaging items, and other non-food items.

    There are numerous trademarks and patents which are important to the Company's business. Some of the trademarks are registered and some are not. In recognition of the importance of these assets, the Company created a subsidiary, Hormel Foods LLC, in 1998 to create, own, maintain and protect trademarks and patents. Some of the more significant trademarks owned or licensed are:

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HORMEL, ALWAYS TENDER, AMERICAN CLASSICS, BLACK LABEL, CHI-CHI'S, CURE 81, CUREMASTER, DI LUSSO, DINTY MOORE, DUBUQUE, EL TORITO, FAST 'N EASY, HERB-OX, HERDEZ, HOMELAND, HOUSE OF TSANG, JENNIE-O, KID'S KITCHEN, LAYOUT, LITTLE SIZZLERS, MARRAKESH EXPRESS, MARY KITCHEN, OLD SMOKEHOUSE, PATAK'S, PELOPONNESE, PILLOW PACK, QUICK MEAL, RANGE BRAND, ROSA GRANDE, SANDWICH MAKER, SPAM, STAGG, THICK & EASY, and WRANGLERS. The Company holds 5 foreign and 32 U. S. patents.

    The Company for the past several years has been concentrating on processed, consumer branded products with year-round demand to minimize the seasonal variation experienced with commodity type products. Pork continues to be the primary raw material for Company products. Although live pork producers are moving toward larger, more efficient year-round confinement operations and supply contracts are becoming increasingly prevalent in the industry, there is still a seasonal variation in the supply of fresh pork materials. The expanding line of processed items has reduced but not eliminated the sensitivity of Company results to raw material supply and price fluctuations.

    On October 31, 2000 the Company entered into a $425,000 line of credit which replaced an existing credit line of $20,000. At fiscal year end, the Company had various lines of credit with a maximum available commitment of $37,300 of which $24,000 was unused as of October 28, 2000. A fee is paid for the availability of the credit lines. Long-term debt consists of $87,619 of unsecured medium-term notes of which $23,333 matures on October 15, 2002, and $64,286 matures on October 15, 2006; $40,620 of medium-term unsecured notes, denominated in Euros used to purchase an equity ownership in Campofrio Alimentacion, S.A. (Campofrio), Madrid, Spain; $4,700 in small issue Industrial Revenue Bonds of varying maturities; $2,872 of promissory notes with principal and interest paid annually through 2007 secured by limited partnership interests in the Federal Affordable Housing Program; $20,312 in a medium-term variable rate unsecured note, denominated in Euros, with principal and interest due annually through 2004, used in the Pure Foods-Hormel investment in the Philippines; $11,377 in medium-term notes with variable rates, principal and interest due annually through 2006, secured by various equipment in our China operations; $13,300 in variable rate revolving credit debt; and $3,567 in other long-term debt. The notes denominated in Euros provide a hedge against currency fluctuations in the investment in Campofrio.

    Financial resources and anticipated funds from operations are considered adequate to meet normal operating cash requirements.

    The Company has no customers which would have a significant effect on the Company's business if lost. During fiscal year 2000, no customer accounted for more than 7.5% of total company sales. In reviewing segment sales, three customers represent approximately 27% of the Grocery Product's sales, four customers represent approximately 25% of the Refrigerated Foods segment's sales and four customers represent approximately 20% of All Other sales. The Company believes the loss of any single customer would not have a material adverse effect on the Company's business. Backlog orders are not significant due to the perishable nature of a large portion of the products and orders are accepted and shipped on a current basis.

    Recognizing the importance of developing, maintaining and protecting its intangible asset base of trademarks, brand and patents, the Company during 1998 moved its research activities and responsibility for its intangible assets into a subsidiary, Hormel Foods LLC. No new product in 2000 required a material investment of Company assets. Research and development expenditures for fiscal 2000, 1999 and 1998, respectively, were $9,592, $9,566 and $9,037. There are 35 professional employees engaged in full time research;full-time research, 17 in the area of improving existing products and 18 in developing new products.

    As of October 28, 2000, the Company had over 12,200 active employees.

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    Livestock slaughtered by the Company is purchased by Company buyers and commission dealers at sale barns and terminal markets or under long-term supply contracts at locations principally in Minnesota, Iowa, Nebraska, Colorado and South Dakota. The cost of this livestock and the utilization of the Company's facilities are affected by both the level and the methods of pork production in the United States has an impact on Hormel's raw material cost as well as facility utilization.States. The live pork industry has been rapidly moving to very large, vertically integrated, year-round confinement operations operating under long-term supply agreements.

This has resulted in fewer hogs being available on the spot cash market, which decreases the supply of live hogs and severely diminishes the utilization of slaughter facilities and increases the cost of the raw materials they produce. The Company, along with others in the industry, uses long-term supply contracts as a meansto manage the effects of assuringthis trend and to assure a stable supply of raw materials while minimizing extreme fluctuations in costs over the long-term. This may result, in the short term, in costs for live hogs that are either higher or lower than the spot cash market depending on the relationship of the cash spot market to contract prices. Contract costs are fully reflected in the Company's reported financial results.

    Products are sold under the Hormel label in all 50 states. Hormel products are sold by approximately 575 Company sales personnel operating in assigned territories coordinated from district sales offices located in most of the larger United States cities and by approximately 460 brokers and distributors. Distribution of products to customers is by common carrier.

    The Company has plants in Austin, Minnesota; Fremont, Nebraska; and Rochelle, Illinois that slaughter livestock for processing. The slaughter facility at Austin is operated by Quality Pork Processors of Dallas, Texas under a custom slaughter arrangement.

    Facilities that produce manufactured items are located in Algona, Iowa; Aurora, Illinois; Austin, Minnesota; Beloit, Wisconsin; Fremont, Nebraska; Houston, Texas; Knoxville, Iowa; Oklahoma City, Oklahoma; Osceola, Iowa; Stockton, California; Tucker, Georgia; and Wichita, Kansas. Custom manufacturing for Hormel is performed by several companies including Owatonna Canning Company, Owatonna, Minnesota; Lakeside Packing Company, Plainview, Minnesota; and Pierre Foods of Claremont, North Carolina. Power Logistics, Inc., operates a distribution center for the Company in Osceola, Iowa and will operate a distribution center currently under construction in Dayton, Ohio.

    Jennie-O Foods has turkey raising, slaughter and processing operations at various locations within Minnesota. Jennie-O contracts with turkey growers to supplement the turkeys it raises to meet Company raw material requirements for whole birds and processed turkey products.

    Hormel Foods International Corporation markets the Company's products in international areas including the Philippines, Japan, Mexico, Costa Rica and various European countries. The Company, through Hormel Foods International, has licensed companies to manufacture SPAM luncheon meat overseas on a royalty basis; principally, Tulip International in Denmark. Hormel Foods International owns Hormel FSC, Inc., a foreign sales corporation, which engages in export related activities. Hormel B.V., a Dutch holding company, holds the investment in Pure Foods Hormel, Campofrio and Great Barrier Reef in Australia.

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(d)Executive Officers of the Registrant

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No family relationship exists among the executive officers.

   All of the above executive officers have been employed by the Registrant in an officer capacity for more than the past five years except: Mr. Michael J. McCoy, Vice President—Treasurer of FDL Foods, Inc. until being employed by the Company on special assignment Treasury Division on October 3, 1994, on November 21, 1994 he was appointed Assistant Treasurer, on January 1, 1996 he was elected Treasurer, on January 27, 1997 he was elected Vice President—Treasurer, on April 27, 1998 he was elected Vice President—Controller, and on May 1, 2000 he was elected Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer; Mr. Ronald W. Fielding, Regional Manager, Oscar Mayer Foods Corporation until being employed by the Company as Meat Products Regional Sales Manager—Southwest Region on January 24, 1994, on June 5, 1995 he was elected Vice President—Hormel Foods International Corporation, on January 1, 1996 he was elected President—Hormel Foods International, on January 27, 1997 he was elected Vice President—Hormel and President—Hormel Foods International, and on November 1, 1999 he was elected Group Vice President—Meat Products; Mr. Jeffrey M. Ettinger, Senior Attorney until April 10, 1995 when he was named Product Manager—Grocery Products, on November 24, 1997 he was appointed Assistant Treasurer, on April 27, 1998 he was elected Treasurer, on November 1, 1999 he was elected Vice President—Hormel and President-elect of Jennie-O Foods, and on January 31, 2000 he was elected Vice President—Hormel and President and Chief Executive Officer of Jennie-O Foods; Mr. Steven G. Binder, Foodservice Regional Sales Manager until December 30, 1996 when he was named Director of Foodservice Sales, on November 2, 1998 he was elected Vice President—Foodservice, and on October 30, 2000 he was elected Group Vice President—Foodservice; Mr. Kurt F. Mueller, Director of Retail Marketing FDL Marketing until March 6, 1995 when he was named Manager Logistics and Customer Service—Refrigerated Products, on February 3, 1997 he was named Director of Fresh Pork Sales and Marketing—Meat Products, and on November 1, 1999 he was elected Vice President Sales and Marketing—Fresh Pork; Mr. Larry J. Pfeil, Corporate Manager of Plant Engineering until January 13, 1997 when he was named Corporate Manager—Engineering, on January 4, 1999 he was named Director of Engineering, and on November 1, 1999 he was elected Vice President—Engineering; Mr. Douglas R. Reetz, Director of Grocery Products Sales until September 15, 1997 when he was named Director of Sales and Business Development—Grocery Products, and on November 1, 1999 he was elected Vice President Sales—Grocery Products; Mr. William F. Snyder, Manager—Industrial Engineering, Austin Plant until March 20, 1995 when he was named Plant Manager—Beloit, on December 25, 1995 he was named Plant Manager—Fremont, on September 27, 1999 he was named Director of Fresh Pork Operations, and on November 1, 1999 he was elected Vice President Operations—Refrigerated Foods; Mr. Joe C. Swedberg, Director of Marketing—Meat Products until he was elected Vice President Marketing—Meat Products on November 1, 1999; Mr. Larry L. Vorpahl, Senior Product Marketing Manager—Grocery Products until April 10, 1995 when he was named Group Product Manager—Grocery Products, on September 30, 1996 he was named Director of Grocery Products Marketing, and on November 1, 1999 he was elected Vice President Marketing—Grocery Products; Mr. V. Allan Krejci, Director of Public Relations until elected Vice President—Public Relations on November 1, 1999; Mr. James N. Sheehan, Corporate Credit Manager until September 2, 1996 when he was named Corporate Manager—Credit/Claims, on July 28, 1997 he was named Corporate Manager—Credit/Claims—Hormel Financial Services, on September 21, 1998 he was named President—Hormel Financial Services Corporation, on November 1, 1999 he was elected Treasurer—Hormel Foods Corporation, and on May 1, 2000 he was elected Vice President—Controller; Mr. Thomas R. Day, Director Foodservice Sales and Marketing—Dubuque Foods until November 2, 1998 when he was named Director—Foodservice Sales, on October 30, 2000 he was elected Vice President Sales—Foodservice; Mr. Dennis B. Goettsch, Director of Marketing—Foodservice until October 30, 2000 when he was elected Vice President Marketing—Foodservice; Mr. Daniel A. Hartzog, Meat Products Regional Sales Manager until July 3, 2000 when he was named Director of Business Development—Meat Products on October 30, 2000 he was elected Vice President Sales—Meat Products; Ms. Jody H. Feragan, Assistant Treasurer with National Computer Systems in Eden Prairie, Minnesota until October 30, 2000 when she was elected Treasurer of Hormel Foods Corporation.

Executive officers are elected annually by the Board of Directors at the first meeting following the Annual Meeting of Stockholders. Vacancies may be filled and additional officers elected at any regular or special meeting.

Item 2. PROPERTIES

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    The Company has renovation or building projects in progress at Austin, Minnesota; Fremont, Nebraska; Rochelle, Illinois; Dayton, Ohio; and at various Jennie-O locations.

    The Company believes its operating facilities are well maintained and suitable for current production volumes and all volumes anticipated in the foreseeable future.

Item 3. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

    The Company knows of no pending material legal proceedings.

Item 4. SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS

    No matters were submitted to shareholders during the fourth quarter of the 2000 fiscal year.

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PART II

Item 5. MARKET FOR THE REGISTRANT'S COMMON STOCK AND RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS

    The high and low closing price of the Company's Common Stock and the dividends per share declared for each fiscal quarter of 2000 and 1999, respectively, are shown below:

    All figures reflect two-for-one stock split approved by shareholders January 25, 2000.

    Additional information about dividends, principal market of trade and number of stockholders on pages cover 2 and 33 of the Annual Stockholders' Report for the year ended October 28, 2000, is incorporated herein by reference. The Company's Common Stock has been listed on the New York Stock Exchange since January 16, 1990.

Item 6. SELECTED FINANCIAL DATA

    Selected Financial Data for the ten years ended October 28, 2000, on pages 20 and 21 of the Annual Stockholders' Report for the year ended October 28, 2000, is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 7. MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

    Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations on pages 17 through 19 of the Annual Stockholders' Report for the year ended October 28, 2000, is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 7a. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK

    Information on the Company's exposure to market risk is included in the Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations on page 19 of the Annual Stockholders' Report for the year ended October 28, 2000, is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 8. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTARY DATA

    Consolidated Financial Statements, including unaudited quarterly data, on pages 22 through 32 and the Report of Independent Auditors on page 32 of the Annual Stockholders' Report for the year ended October 28, 2000, is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 9. DISAGREEMENTS ON ACCOUNTING AND FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE

    None.

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PART III

Item 10. DIRECTORS AND EXECUTIVE OFFICERS OF THE REGISTRANT

    Information under "Election of Directors", contained on pages 3 through 5 of the definitive proxy statement for the Annual Meeting of Stockholders to be held January 30, 2001, is incorporated herein by reference.DIRECTORS

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    Information concerning Executive Officers is set forth in Item 1(d) of Part I pursuant to Instruction 3, Paragraph (b) of Item 401401(b) of Regulation S-K.

Item 11. EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION

    Information for the year ended October 28, 2000, under "Executive Compensation" on pages 8 through 14 and "Compensation of Directors" on page 5 of the definitive proxy statement for the Annual Meeting of Stockholders to be held January 30, 2001, is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 12. SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT

    Ownership of securities of the Company by certain beneficial owners and management for the year ended October 28, 2000, as set forth on pages 7 and 8 of the definitive proxy statement for the Annual Meeting of Stockholders to be held January 30, 2001, is incorporated herein by reference.

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Item 13. CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS

    Information under "Other Information Relating to Directors, Nominees, and Executive Officers" for the year ended October 28, 2000, as set forth on page 16 of the definitive proxy statement for the Annual Meeting of Stockholders to be held January 30, 2001, is incorporated herein by reference.

PART IV

Item 14. EXHIBITS AND FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES AND REPORTS ON FORM 8-K

(a)

(1) and (2)—The response to this portion of Item 14 is submitted as a separate section of this report.

		(a)		(1) and (2)—The response to this portion of Item 14 is submitted as a separate section of this report.
				(3)—List of Exhibits—The response to this portion of Item 14 is submitted as a separate section of this report.
		(b)		No Form 8-K's were filed in the fourth quarter. A Form 8-K was filed shortly after the end of the fiscal year reporting that on October 31, 2000 Hormel Foods Corporation entered into an unsecured 364 day revolving credit facility in the amount of $425,000,000. The credit facility will be used for commercial paper backup and general corporate purposes excluding financing for any acquisition not approved by the board of directors of the target company.
		(c)		The response to this portion of Item 14 is submitted as a separate section of this report.
		(d)		The response to this portion of Item 14 is submitted as a separate section of this report.

(3)—List of Exhibits—The response to this portion of Item 14 is submitted as a separate section of this report.13

(b)

No Form 8-K's were filed in the fourth quarter. A Form 8-K was filed shortly after the end of the fiscal year reporting that on October 31, 2000 Hormel Foods Corporation entered into an unsecured 364 day revolving credit facility in the amount of $425,000,000. The credit facility will be used for commercial paper backup and general corporate purposes excluding financing for any acquisition not approved by the board of directors of the target company.



(c)

The response to this portion of Item 14 is submitted as a separate section of this report.



(d)

The response to this portion of Item 14 is submitted as a separate section of this report.

SIGNATURES

    Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

    Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the Registrant and in the capacities and on the date indicated:

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ANNUAL REPORT ON FORM 10-K

10-K/A-1

ITEM 14 (a) (1), (2), AND (3) AND ITEM 14 (c) AND (d)
LIST OF FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
AND FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULE
FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULE
LIST OF EXHIBITS

YEAR ENDED OCTOBER 28, 2000
HORMEL FOODS CORPORATION
Austin, Minnesota

Item 14(a) (1), (2) and (3) and Item 14 (c) and (d)

LIST OF FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES

HORMEL FOODS CORPORATION

October 28, 2000

    The following consolidated financial statements of Hormel Foods Corporation included in the Annual Report of the Registrant to its stockholders for the year ended October 28, 2000, are incorporated herein by reference in Item 8 of Part II of this report:

Consolidated Statements of Financial Position—October 28, 2000 and October 30, 1999.

Consolidated Statements of Operations—Years Ended October 28, 2000, October 30, 1999 and October 31, 1998.

Consolidated Statements of Changes in Shareholders' Investment—Years Ended October 28, 2000, October 30, 1999, and October 31, 1998.

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows—Years Ended October 28, 2000, October 30, 1999 and October 31, 1998.

Notes to Financial Statements—October 28, 2000.

Report of Independent Auditors

    The following consolidated financial statement schedule of Hormel Foods Corporation required pursuant to Item 14(d) is submitted herewith.

Schedule II—Valuation and Qualifying Accounts and Reserves...F-3

    All other schedules for which provision is made in the applicable accounting regulation of the Securities and Exchange Commission are not required under the related instructions or are inapplicable, and therefore have been omitted.

FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SCHEDULES OMITTED

    Condensed parent company financial statements of the registrant are omitted pursuant to Rule 5-04(c) of Article 5 of Regulation S-X.

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Item 1. BUSINESS

Item 2. PROPERTIES
Item 3. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
Item 4. SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS

Item 5. MARKET FOR THE REGISTRANT'S COMMON STOCK AND RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS
Item 6. SELECTED FINANCIAL DATA
Item 7. MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
Item 7a. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK
Item 8. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTARY DATA
Item 9. DISAGREEMENTS ON ACCOUNTING AND FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE

Item 10. DIRECTORS AND EXECUTIVE OFFICERS OF THE REGISTRANT

Item 11. EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION
Item 12. SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT
Item 13. CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS

Item 14. EXHIBITS AND FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES AND REPORTS ON FORM 8-K

Item 14(a) (1), (2) and (3) and Item 14 (c) and (d) LIST OF FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES OMITTED