Hormel Foods Announces Webcast of Back-to-School Consumer Conference

AUSTIN, Minn.--(Business Wire)--
Hormel Foods Corporation (NYSE:HRL) invites interested investors
to listen to its presentation at the Lehman Brothers Back-to-School
Consumer Conference. The presentation will take place on Wednesday
Sept. 3, 2008 at 8:15 a.m. ET. Jeffrey M. Ettinger, chairman of the
board, president and chief executive officer, will be speaking.

To access the webcast, logon to:

www.hormelfoods.com

Go to the Financial Overview page under the Investors section.
This will bring you to the webcast link.

If you are unable to listen to the live webcast, an archived
version will be available for ninety (90) days following the
presentation.

ABOUT HORMEL FOODS CORPORATION

Hormel Foods Corporation, based in Austin, Minn., is a
multinational manufacturer and marketer of consumer-branded food and
meat products, many of which are among the best known and trusted in
the food industry. The company leverages its extensive expertise,
innovation and high competencies in pork and turkey processing and
marketing to bring quality, value-added brands to the global
marketplace. For each of the past nine years, Hormel Foods has been
named one of "The Best Big Companies in America" by Forbes magazine.
The company enjoys a strong reputation among consumers, retail grocers
and foodservice customers for products highly regarded for quality,
taste, nutrition, convenience and value. For more information, visit
www.hormelfoods.com.

Hormel Foods Corporation
Investor Contact:
Kevin C. Jones, 507-437-5248
kcjones@hormel.com
or
Media Contact:
Julie H. Craven, 507-437-5345
media@hormel.com

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