AUSTIN, Minnesota, United States, December 2025 – Hormel Foods Corporation (NYSE: HRL), a Fortune 500 global branded food company, today announced that Jason Levine has been appointed to a newly created enterprise-wide Chief Marketing Officer (CMO) role, a move that underscores the company’s commitment to driving growth and innovation as it continues to strengthen its consumer-centric strategy.
Jason Levine is a seasoned marketing leader with more than two decades of experience in the consumer packaged goods industry, spanning global brands and emerging companies. He spent 19 years with Mondelēz International, beginning at Kraft Foods Group. He ultimately rose to Mondelēz’s CMO for North America, where he led marketing for a multibillion-dollar portfolio of brands, including OREO and RITZ, driving innovation, brand modernization, and cross-category growth in highly competitive markets. Most recently, Levine served as CMO for PIM Brands, a snacking confectionery company that includes Welch’s® fruit snacks.
“We’re excited to have Jason join us and take on this new role — an important step in advancing our marketing capabilities and driving growth across all segments of our business,” said John Ghingo, President of Hormel Foods. “Jason brings deep expertise in global brand building, innovation and digital strategy across well-known brands, and his leadership will help us unlock the full potential of our iconic brands and accelerate our long-range growth ambitions.”
This role is focused on advancing marketing capabilities across the company and enabling enterprise-wide growth. Levine will concentrate on areas such as brand strategy, digital capabilities, and creating marketing platforms that scale across channels and markets. Enterprise business analytics — spanning revenue growth management and brand and shopper analytics — will now be aligned with the company’s Brand Fuel function, its hub for innovation, consumer and shopper insights, brand diagnostics, e-commerce, digital content and brand communications. Under Levine’s leadership, this integration will support the strategic use of data and technology to enable impactful brand marketing, innovation and consumer-driven growth across channels and markets.
Levine’s appointment underscores the company’s commitment to placing consumers at the center of its strategy and driving sustainable growth.
Levine brings more than two decades of experience in marketing leadership across global food and consumer packaged goods companies. He served as Chief Marketing Officer for North America at Mondelēz International, overseeing a multibillion-dollar portfolio of brands and driving large-scale innovation, including the launch of new snack platforms and omnichannel marketing programs. He also held marketing leadership roles at Kraft Foods Group, where he contributed to brand development and portfolio growth initiatives. Most recently, Levine held senior roles at PIM Brands, Whisps Snacks, and Sabra Dipping Company, where he led category expansion, introduced new product lines and advanced digital engagement strategies.
Levine earned his MBA from Tulane University and a bachelor’s degree in business from Northeastern University.
About Hormel Foods — Inspired People. Inspired Food.™
Hormel Foods Corporation, based in Austin, Minnesota, is a global branded food company with approximately $12 billion in annual revenue. Its brands include PLANTERS®, SKIPPY®, SPAM®, HORMEL® NATURAL CHOICE®, APPLEGATE®, 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 one of the best companies to work for by U.S. News & World Report, one of America’s most responsible companies by Newsweek, recognized by TIME magazine as one of the World’s Best Companies 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.
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