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Jennie-O

American brand of turkey products

Jennie-O
Summary

American brand of turkey products

FieldValue
nameJennie-O
logoFile:JennieO BRAND.svg
producttypeTurkey, ground turkey, turkey burgers, turkey tenderloins
currentownerHormel
countryUnited States
introduced1940
marketsIndustry food processing
previousownersEarl B. Olson, founder
website
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Jennie-O Foods Inc Plant #1, Willmar, Minnesota
Jennie-O processing plant, Willmar, Minnesota

Jennie-O Turkey Store is a brand name of turkey products. It is a subsidiary of the Hormel Foods Corporation in Willmar, Minnesota.

History

The company was founded by Earl B. Olson in 1940, when he began raising turkeys. In 1949, he bought the former Farmers Produce Company of Willmar and its turkey processing plant. In 1953, it was renamed to Jennie-O after his daughter, Jennifer Olson.

Wallace Jerome also played a role in the formation of the current Jennie-O organization. In 1941, Jerome founded the Turkey Store Company.

The company was privately owned by the Olson family until 1986, when it was sold to Hormel Foods, of Austin, Minnesota. In February 2001, Jennie-O Foods, Inc., and The Turkey Store Company, consolidated under Hormel to create the brand Jennie-O Turkey Store.

Locations

Jennie-O has a total of six company locations, five of which are in Minnesota and one in Wisconsin. The Minnesota locations include Willmar/Spicer, Faribault, Montevideo, Pelican Rapids, and Melrose, along with Barron, Wisconsin.

References

References

  1. (December 13, 2006). "Earl B. Olson Obit".
  2. Vezner, Tad. (December 12, 2006). "Bad luck spurred Jennie-O founder". Pioneer Press.
  3. "Our History".
  4. (October 30, 2007). "The Business of Food". Greenwood.
  5. "Locations".
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