Hormel Foods Corp
18 facilities · 7 states · 223.0K lbs total releases
According to the EPA Toxics Release Inventory, Hormel Foods Corp is the reported parent of 18 Form R facilities across 7 states, disclosing 223.0K lbs of toxic releases. 1 of 46 reported chemicals carry a carcinogen classification in the TRI extract. The heaviest-reporting state by release volume is Minnesota (91.0K lbs). Those TRI figures remain self-reported disclosure pounds for Hormel Foods Corp, including carcinogen-flagged substances, not a measured public-health risk score.
Release-over-release change
What changed for Hormel Foods Corp: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
Same facilities, both years
-33.7%
14 facilities that filed in 2022 and 2023
Whole inventory
-33.7%
75.0 thousand lb → 49.7 thousand lb, every facility that filed
Between the two reporting years, 0 facilities filed for the first time and 2 stopped filing. Facilities entering or leaving the inventory are excluded from the same-facility comparison above.
- Hormel Foods Corp's total reported releases fell from 75.0 thousand lb in 2022 to 49.7 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Hormel Foods Corp's off-site transfers fell from 37.4 thousand lb in 2022 to 21.5 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Hormel Foods Corp's air releases fell from 37.6 thousand lb in 2022 to 28.2 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Hormel Foods Corp's chemicals reported fell from 10 in 2022 to 9 in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
TRI parent disclosure trail
Read Hormel Foods Corp from filing to facility
Largest Form R sites under this parent: Hormel Foods Corp-Austin Plant; Dold Foods Inc; Jennie-O-Turkey Store Barron; Hormel Foods Corp. Neighbor parents on the disclosure ladder: Xcel Energy; Allete Inc. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Ammonia; Sodium nitrite; Chlorine; Copper compounds; Formaldehyde. Heaviest-reporting states in this extract: Minnesota; Wisconsin; Kansas. Industry labels on the parent rollup: Food. Start from those named sites and neighbors rather than a generic parent blurb; pounds stay disclosure, not risk.
Largest Form R sites under this parent: Hormel Foods Corp-Austin Plant; Dold Foods Inc; Jennie-O-Turkey Store Barron; Hormel Foods Corp. Neighbor parents on the disclosure ladder: Xcel Energy; Allete Inc. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Ammonia; Sodium nitrite; Chlorine; Copper compounds; Formaldehyde. Heaviest-reporting states in this extract: Minnesota; Wisconsin; Kansas. Industry labels on the parent rollup: Food.
Hormel Foods Corp ranks #1,241 of 4,988 slug-merged TRI parents, a smaller disclosed-volume parent relative to the national Form R parent set. Hormel Foods Corp spans 7 states in this extract, placing it among the broader national TRI parent footprints. Hormel Foods Corp's disclosed pounds are spread across 18 facilities, no single site dominates the parent total in this extract.
Parent aggregation for Hormel Foods Corp follows facility-reported names. Compare the named neighbors (Xcel Energy; Allete Inc) before treating rank as a hazard score; TRI stays self-reported and unweighted by toxicity.
Where Hormel Foods Corp sits among TRI parents
Hormel Foods Corp sits on a disclosure ladder beside Xcel Energy and Allete Inc. Open those parents for a different facility count, state span, and chemical mix.
Higher disclosed volume
- Xcel Energy · rank #1,239 · 22.8M lbs
- Allete Inc · rank #1,240 · 11.9M lbs
Largest chemicals disclosed by Hormel Foods Corp
Ammonia; Sodium nitrite; Chlorine; Copper compounds; Formaldehyde lead the Form R pound rollup for this parent, including filings such as Hormel Foods Corp-Austin Plant. Pound totals, not toxicity-weighted risk.
| Chemical | Disclosed lbs |
|---|---|
| Ammonia | 206.1K lbs |
| Sodium nitrite | 16.9K lbs |
| Chlorine | 0 lbs |
| Copper compounds | 0 lbs |
| Formaldehyde | 0 lbs |
Where does this company operate?
| State | Facilities | Total Releases |
|---|---|---|
| Minnesota | 11 | 91.0K lbs |
| Wisconsin | 2 | 52.8K lbs |
| Kansas | 1 | 47.1K lbs |
| Nebraska | 1 | 14.9K lbs |
| Illinois | 1 | 10.8K lbs |
| Texas | 1 | 5.3K lbs |
| Iowa | 1 | 1.1K lbs |
Facilities (18)
| Facility | Releases |
|---|---|
| Hormel Foods Corp-Austin Plant Austin, MN | 91.0K lbs |
| Dold Foods Inc Wichita, KS | 47.1K lbs |
| Jennie-O-Turkey Store Barron Barron, WI | 35.7K lbs |
| Hormel Foods Corp Beloit, WI | 17.1K lbs |
| Papillion Foods LLC Omaha, NE | 14.9K lbs |
| Rochelle Foods LLC Rochelle, IL | 10.8K lbs |
| Sadler's Smokehouse LLC Henderson, TX | 5.3K lbs |
| Burke Corp Nevada, IA | 1.1K lbs |
| Jennie-O Turkey Store Northfield Feedmill Northfield, MN | 0 lbs |
| Jennie-O Turkey Store Inc - Perham Feed Mill Perham, MN | 0 lbs |
| Jennie-O Turkey Store - Henning Feed Mill Henning, MN | 0 lbs |
| Jennie-O Turkey Store Swanville Feed Mill Swanville, MN | 0 lbs |
| Jennie-O Turkey Store - Melrose East Melrose, MN | 0 lbs |
| Jennie-O Turkeystore Dawson Feed Mill Dawson, MN | 0 lbs |
| Jennie O Turkey Store Atwater Feedmill Atwater, MN | 0 lbs |
| Jennie-O Turkey Store Willmar Willmar, MN | 0 lbs |
| Jennie-O Turkey Store Inc Faribault, MN | 0 lbs |
| Jennie-O-Turkey Store Faribault Feed Mill Faribault, MN | 0 lbs |
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Compare beyond the release ladder
Nationwide peers by disclosed pounds & facility count
Cross-portfolio TRI parents nearest Hormel Foods Corp on total disclosed release pounds (223.0K lbs) and reporting facility count (18). Release-volume peers include Zodiac Pool Solutions LLC, Harcros Chemicals Inc, Paulo Products Co. Facility-count peers include American Bath Group LLC, Amsted Industries Inc, Enlink Midstream Operating LP. Neighborhoods are forced disjoint so each axis surfaces a different set of parents.
Similar disclosed release pounds
Nearest parents (≥3 facilities, ≥10k lbs) by absolute TRI disclosed pounds, not rank-adjacent ladder neighbors.
Similar facility count
Nearest parents by reporting-site count (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
About This Data
EPA TRI parent totals cover all media. This extract's heaviest states for the parent are Minnesota, Wisconsin, Kansas; facility-reported names can vary across subsidiaries.
Source: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, TRI Basic Data Files
What to do with Hormel Foods Corp's TRI parent record
From Hormel Foods Corp, open Hormel Foods Corp-Austin Plant or compare against Xcel Energy rather than reading rank alone.
- Open the largest Form R site for Hormel Foods Corp (Hormel Foods Corp-Austin Plant in MN). Largest facility
- Compare against Allete Inc, the next-higher disclosed-volume parent. Higher-volume parent
- Browse the full parent release ranking to see where Hormel Foods Corp sits among all slug-merged TRI parents. All parent companies
Rank and peers (Xcel Energy, Allete Inc) are disclosure volume only, not toxicity-weighted risk or enforcement status.
Use and verify this record
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Company release figures are computed directly from EPA Toxic Release Inventory data; source names and the record-linking method are documented in the methodology.
Primary sources
- EPA Toxics Release Inventory Basic Data Files - annual facility-level chemical-release disclosures
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