EXHIBIT 24.1

POWER OF ATTORNEY

Each person whose signature appears below hereby constitutes and appoints each of James N. Sheehan, Jana L. Haynes, and Gary L. Jamison, with full power to each to act without the other, his or her true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent with full power of substitution, for him or her and in his or her name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign the Annual Report on Form 10-K of Hormel Foods Corporation (“Hormel”) for Hormel’s fiscal year ended October 27, 2019, and any or all amendments to said Annual Report, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, and to file the same with such other authorities as necessary, granting unto each such attorney-in-fact and agent full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he or she might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that each such attorney-in-fact and agent, or his substitute, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

Signature		Title	Date
/s/ James P. Snee		Chairman of the Board, President, Chief Executive	November 25, 2019
James P. Snee		Officer, and Director
		(Principal Executive Officer)
/s/ James N. Sheehan		Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer	November 25, 2019
James N. Sheehan		(Principal Financial Officer)
/s/ Jana L. Haynes		Vice President and Controller	November 25, 2019
Jana L. Haynes		(Principal Accounting Officer)
/s/ Prama Bhatt		Director	November 25, 2019
Prama Bhatt
		Director	November 25, 2019
Gary C. Bhojwani
/s/ Terrell K. Crews		Director	November 25, 2019
Terrell K. Crews
/s/ Glenn S. Forbes		Director	November 25, 2019
Glenn S. Forbes
/s/ Stephen M. Lacy		Director	November 25, 2019
Stephen M. Lacy
/s/ Elsa A. Murano		Director	November 25, 2019
Elsa A. Murano
/s/ Robert C. Nakasone		Director	November 25, 2019
Robert C. Nakasone
/s/ Susan K. Nestegard		Director	November 25, 2019
Susan K. Nestegard
/s/ William A. Newlands		Director	November 25, 2019
William A. Newlands
/s/ Dakota A. Pippins		Director	November 25, 2019
Dakota A. Pippins
/s/ Christopher J. Policinski		Director	November 25, 2019
Christopher J. Policinski
/s/ Jose L. Prado		Director	November 25, 2019
Jose L. Prado
/s/ Sally J. Smith		Director	November 25, 2019
Sally J. Smith
/s/ Steven A. While		Director	November 25, 2019
Steven A. White