Hormel Foods to cut 250 corporate and sales roles as part of restructuring

AUSTIN, Minn. — Hormel Foods is cutting approximately 250 office roles from its workforce through early retirements and layoffs as part of a restructuring to “thoughtfully align resources.”

The giant food brand announced the cuts to its corporate and sales areas on Tuesday, Nov. 4. The cuts will not impact workers in the food processing plants, according to Hormel.

The restructuring announcement did not state if the 250 roles are being cut from its corporate offices in Austin or from other facilities in the company.

Of the approximately 3,300 Hormel employees based in Austin, 1,400 employees work in the corporate offices, according to Hormel's website. Hormel also employs 1,900 people at its Austin processing plant.

Hormel said most of the changes are expected to be effective by the en