Foodservice Sales Intern - Summer 2027 - Campus Recruiting

Hormel Foods Corporation, based in Austin, Minnesota, is a global branded food company with over $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 and one of America’s most responsible companies by Newsweek, was 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. For more information, visit www.hormelfoods.com [http://www.hormelfoods.com/].

Job Title

Foodservice Sales Internship

Job Purpose: Sales interns in our Foodservice area are responsible for calling on a variety of customers with the objective of increasing sales for their area team.

Foodservice Sales The Foodservice Group is responsible for the sales and marketing of all products to both commercial and non-commercial foodservice operations. The primary customer is the foodservice distributor, who buys our products and re-distributes them to foodservice operators such as restaurants, hotels, schools, hospitals, etc. You will spend much of your time bringing new products, usage ideas, and merchandising ideas to the operators, and educate distributor personnel on why they should be selling Hormel products.

Responsibilities

• Add products into distribution and expand the usage of existing Hormel Foods

products

• Implement marketing strategies for Hormel products
• Receive training on Hormel Foods products, selling techniques, route

building, and business planning

• Build a business plan for the territory and report results
• Work with Hormel Foods sales and account management to gain new product

placements

• Impact and contribute meaningful w