George Hormel was an American meatpacker who founded Hormel Foods Corporation. He was born in Buffalo, New York on December 4, 1860. His mother’s family had been connected with slaughterhouses and Hormel himself was exposed to butchering at age 15.
Hormel moved to Minnesota in 1887 and opened a butcher shop with his partner, Albrect Friedrich. Disagreements on expansion caused them to part ways. Hormel sold half of his stakes in the business. He opened a new business in 1891 and named it Hormel Provision Market. He acquired a bankrupt creamery and expanded his meatpacking business to produce ham, bacon, and sausages.
In 1895, Hormel introduced his sugar-cured pig back bacon, which is known in America today as Canadian bacon. He incorporated his business in 1901 and officially named it George A. Hormel Company. He opened a number of distribution centers in Atlanta, Chicago, and Dallas. Hormel introduced the first canned ham in 1926.
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