Hormel Foods Corporation
Based in MN
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AI Overview
With $5.4M in lobbying spend across 37 quarterly filings, Hormel Foods Corporation is one of the biggest lobbying spenders in Washington. Their lobbying covers 7 issue areas. Active from 2018 to 2025.
$5.4M
Total Spend
8
Years Active
1
Firms Hired
2
Lobbyists Deployed
7
Issues Lobbied
Spending Trend
View as table
| Year | Lobbying Spend |
|---|---|
| 2018 | $740K |
| 2019 | $616K |
| 2020 | $620K |
| 2021 | $600K |
| 2022 | $600K |
| 2023 | $560K |
| 2024 | $1.0M |
| 2025 | $610K |
Issues Lobbied
Lobbying Firms
Lobbyists
What They Lobby About
These are actual descriptions from their quarterly lobbying disclosure filings, summarizing what they lobbied Congress and federal agencies about.Issue areas: Trade, Agriculture, Immigration, Taxation, Food Industry and 2 more
- •NAFTA modernization, Bilateral Trade Agreements
- •GIPSA Rules, Antimicrobial resistance, Pest and Disease Prevention, Vaccine Bank,
- •Immigration reform, Guest Worker Programs, DACA
- •General Tax Reform for Corporations to lower corporate tax and make U.S. businesses more competitive globally, Simplification of Individual tax code, Co-op 199A tax solution
- •Sodium Guidelines, Code Date Labeling, Harmonization of Nutrition Facts Panel and Biotech disclosure labeling, Dietary Guidelines, Nutrition Fact Panel
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Data Sources: Senate LDA Filings
Last updated: February 2026
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