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Hormel Meats SWOT Analysis GroupF Group 1 Beijing: About Hormel FoodsHormel Foods Corporation, based in Austin, Minn., is a multinational manufacturer and marketer of consumer-branded food and meat products, many of which are among the best known and trusted in the food industry. The company leverages its extensive expertise, innovation and high competencies in pork and turkey processing and marketing to bring quality, value-added brands to the global marketplace. In each of the past nine years, Hormel Foods was named one of The 400 Best Big Companies in America by Forbes magazine. The company enjoys a strong reputation among consumers, retail grocers, foodservice and industrial customers for products highly regarded for quality, taste, nutrition, convenience and value.? 在中国的背景： Hormel Foods Corporation (NYSE:HRL), one of the nation’s largest manufacturers and marketers of consumer-branded meat and food products, today announced that it has opened an Idea and Innovation Center in China. The new center, which opened today, is devoted to creating innovative new products for Chinese consumers. The 5,000-square-foot Idea and Innovation Center is adjoined with the Hormel Foods processing facility in the Baoshan District of Shanghai. The Center will facilitate the entire creative process, from ideation to testing and manufacturing, and includes a sensory panel room for evaluation of products as well as a fully-functional duplicated plant. The Center will serve Hormel Foods facilities in both Beijing and Shanghai, and will be overseen by Rubin Lin, research and development manager for China, and Mike Forbes, manager of production for China. Hormel Foods has established a significant presence in Asia with business ventures in China, the Philippines, South Korea, Japan, and most recently, Vietnam. In 2007, Shanghai Hormel Foods was named one of China’s Top Employers for 2007, and Hormel Foods was designated as the processed meats supplier to the Training Bu