Hormel Foods Corporation (HRL) Presents at Consumer Analyst Group of New York Conference 2026 Prepared Remarks Transcript
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SA Transcripts158.48K FollowersFollow5ShareSaveCommentsPlay Earnings CallPlay Earnings Call Hormel Foods Corporation (HRL) Consumer Analyst Group of New York Conference 2026 February 18, 2026 4:00 PM EST Company Participants Jeffrey Ettinger - Interim CEO & DirectorJohn Ghingo - President & Director Conference Call Participants Jonathan Feeney Presentation Jonathan Feeney We're thrilled to welcome back the management team of Hormel and especially Interim CEO, Jeff Ettinger, whose very successful tenure as CEO from 2006 to 2016 included many CAGNY presentations. He just can't get enough. Please join me in thanking Jeff and everyone at Hormel for this morning's break. Hormel Foods is a global branded food company, centered on protein and built around a deep understanding of the consumer. They are building on an outstanding tradition of industry-leading, really world-leading corporate governance through disciplined thoughtful capital allocation. This is epitomized by raising its dividend for 60 consecutive years. Today, Hormel is navigating a dynamic food environment with a balance of market-leading brands, a well-positioned foodservice segment and expansive global presence. Just one administrative note, as Hormel will be reporting fiscal Q1 EPS on February 26, they are in a quiet period and will not be able to offer Q&A either here in the main room or breakout. So no Q&A. Jeff, welcome back. Great to see you. Thank you, and take it away. Jeffrey EttingerInterim CEO & Director Well, thank you so much, Jon. I always admired and appreciated working with you, and it's fun to be introduced by Jon again. I looked up so 10 years ago, we were here, and Jon introduced us that time, too. And he said, for 125 years, Hormel has been the protein company everyone else would like to be. You're going to see that John Ghingo and I are really leaning into this position as this is a key element of the Hormel story. We'll have the usual forward-looking statements and be using