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Get to Know Jennie-O

Unique. Different. Better.

What started with two entrepreneurs has turned into one of the world’s largest turkey processors – processing over 1.2 billion pounds on an annual basis.

By joining our team, you will be working for a company that takes an active interest in its employees' safety, health and well being. Jennie-O Turkey Store offers career growth opportunities through extensive training and professional development, and we've created a work environment where diversity and respect for one another is fundamental to our core.

Jennie-O Turkey Store Inc., based in Willmar, Minnesota, is a wholly owned subsidiary of Hormel Foods Corporation (NYSE:HRL). We are an industry-leading processor and marketer of traditional and value-added turkey products for Retail, Foodservice and Deli markets. We offer an array of high-quality fresh, frozen, refrigerated and deli turkey products.

Jennie-O Turkey Store produces more than 1,500 items, distributing our products throughout the United States and 26 countries. Jennie-O Turkey Store currently employs over 7,000 people throughout the United States and operates 7 processing plants, 194 growing and breeder farms, 8 feed mills and 3 hatcheries.

Industry Leaders

Jennie-O Turkey Store has become an industry leader by our commitment to strategic competencies. These include our:

  • Focus on turkey from production to the marketplace.
  • Position as an efficient, low cost, highly integrated producer with an emphasis on heavy tom production.
  • Production capabilities based on multiple plants, which allow long production runs at high efficiency with infrequent changeovers.
  • Focused sales force with separate concentrations in deli, retail, and foodservice with specific expertise in each area.
  • Ability to reliably serve customers around the world with competitive costs and competence.
  • Ability to differentiate products that add value.