Progressive Grocer magazine honors Lee for her
leadership in shopper insights, digital marketing and e-commerce
arenas
AUSTIN,
Minn., June 15, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Hormel Foods
Corporation (NYSE: HRL), a Fortune 500 global branded food company,
today announced that Leslie Lee,
vice president of digital experience, was named one of the 2023 Top
Women in Grocery (TWIG) by Progressive Grocer magazine.
Under Lee's leadership, Hormel Foods has made significant
investments in its omnichannel approach. She has succeeded in
combining customer and consumer insights with the latest technology
to deliver an outstanding experience across all sales touchpoints.
Lee has been able to advance the company in key initiatives,
including creating an inhouse search-strategy team and a digital
content-syndication process, and her efforts led Hormel Foods to
set a record for online sales in 2022.
"I'm incredibly honored," said Lee. "One of the most rewarding
aspects of my career has been to work alongside women who are
trailblazers in the field to figure out what is next for the
industry. These women are innovators, and we all push each other to
new heights every day. I am sincerely humbled to be part of this
year's class chosen by Progressive Grocer."
A graduate of Howard University and
the University of Texas Austin's
McCombs School of Business, Lee is
highly lauded at Hormel Foods for her dedication to growing talent
and being an invaluable mentor to many young team members. She is
driven to build a culture of inclusion.
"This honor is well deserved and is a testament to the great
work that Leslie has accomplished during her career not only for
our company, but for the entire industry as well," said
Deanna Brady, executive vice
president of Retail, Hormel Foods, and a 2022 TWIG award winner.
"Leslie is an inspirational leader, and we congratulate her on this
award."
The Progressive Grocer Top Women in Grocery program recognizes
the integral role women play across all segments of the North
American retail food and grocery industries. Now in its
17th year, the award is the food industry's longest
running and most prestigious program recognizing and celebrating
the accomplishments and contributions of women at all levels of the
industry.
ABOUT HORMEL FOODS — Inspired People. Inspired
Food.™
Hormel Foods Corporation, based in Austin, Minn., is a global branded food
company with over $12 billion in
annual revenue across more than 80 countries worldwide. Its brands
include Planters®, SKIPPY®,
SPAM®, Hormel® Natural Choice®,
Applegate®, Justin's®, WHOLLY®,
Hormel® Black Label®, Columbus®,
Jennie-O® and more than 30 other beloved brands. The
company is a member of the S&P 500 Index and the S&P 500
Dividend Aristocrats, was named on the "Global 2000 World's Best
Employers" list by Forbes magazine
for three years, is one of Fortune magazine's most admired
companies, has appeared on the "100 Best Corporate Citizens" list
by 3BL Media 13 times, and has received numerous other awards and
accolades for its corporate responsibility and community service
efforts. The company lives by its purpose statement — Inspired
People. Inspired Food.™ — to bring some of the world's most
trusted and iconic brands to tables across the globe. For more
information, visit www.hormelfoods.com and
http://csr.hormelfoods.com/.
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