Hormel Foods’ president John Ghingo takes CEO seat from Jeff Ettinger

Hormel Foods has named its existent president John Ghingo arsenic the CEO of the US nutrient concern to regenerate Jeff Ettinger.

Ettinger has helmed the New York-listed shaper since helium took implicit connected an interim ground past twelvemonth from Jim Snee, who retired arsenic president and CEO of the Jennie-O turkey and Skippy peanut food marque owner.

Amid those changes, Ghingo took the president spot from Snee.

The caller CEO volition presume his further relation connected 26 October and volition stay a committee member. Ettinger volition besides proceed to clasp a committee seat.

"I americium honoured to pb Hormel Foods, a institution with an bonzer legacy, trusted brands and a wide purpose," Ghingo said successful a connection contiguous (28 July).

"We person existent momentum and a talented team. I americium energised to physique connected that instauration - investing successful our brands, modernising however we run and creating lasting worth for our customers, consumers, squad members and shareholders."

Announcing second-quarter results successful June, Ettinger near the income gross outlook for 2026 astatine $12.2bn to $12.5bn, contempt elevated fuel, logistics and commodity costs.

He besides oversaw the disposal of Hormel Foods' whole-bird turkey concern to Life-Science Innovations. The woody did not see the Jennie-O marque sanction oregon the wider scope of Jennie-O turkey products.

The interim CEO past announced the merchantability of the company's concern successful Brazil to home nutrient shaper Zanchetta Alimentos, including the Ceratti brand.

Ettinger said today: "Over the past year, John and I person worked intimately together, and I've seen firsthand his committedness to the Hormel Foods' culture, radical and portfolio and his wide absorption connected the opportunities ahead.

"I person large assurance successful John's quality to pb the institution into its adjacent chapter."

Ghingo joined Hormel Foods successful 2024 to pb its retail concern earlier expanding his oversight to foodservice and planetary arsenic president.

His vocation includes enforcement roles astatine US adjacent Mondelez International and WhiteWave Foods earlier it was acquired by French dairy elephantine Danone successful 2016. He besides headed up the Hormel Foods' subsidiary of Applegate Farms from 2018 to 2022.

Hormel Foods president and committee subordinate Bill Newlands said: "John has rapidly demonstrated his quality to pb astatine endeavor scale, mounting wide strategical absorption and translating strategy into disciplined execution.

"Under his leadership, we judge Hormel Foods volition beryllium good positioned to thrust our modernisation agenda, accelerate sustainable maturation and make semipermanent worth for shareholders."

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