Hormel Foods has named a long time manager at its Algona plant in a lawsuit accusing a competitor of trying to steal trade secrets. The lawsuit claims that in 2023 Wisconsin-based Johnsonville ...

Hormel, based in Minnesota, chose to file suit in Minnesota District Court against Johnsonville, located in Wisconsin, Sims, who resides in Wisconsin, and Rummel, who resides in Iowa, based upon a ...

A former Hormel Foods employee made off with top-secret sausage recipes and market intel before joining regional competitor Johnsonville, a new federal lawsuit alleges.

Hormel is suing its archrival Johnsonville, alleging a former employee left with trade-secret recipes and market intelligence and brought them to the competitor.

Hormel, which was founded 130 years ago and is also behind brands like Skippy, Spam and Planters, is accusing Johnsonville and the two ex-employees of conspiring to “unlawfully obtain Hormel’s ...