date:Jul 28, 2012
rocess provided an opportunity for us to take a fresh look at long established policies and procedures, said Jeffrey M. Ettinger, chairman of the board, president and chief executive officer at Hormel Foods.
The companys new goals for packaging, water, solid waste, air and energy went into effect at the beginning of fiscal 2012. By 2020, Hormel will work to:
Reduce product packaging by 25 million lbs.;
Reduce 10 percent of water;
Reduce 10 percent of solid waste sent to landfill;
Reduce 10