A former Hormel Foods employee allegedly made off with top-secret sausage recipes and market intel—then joined rival Johnsonville

fortune.com/2025/06/20/hormel-sues-johnsonville-sausage-secrets

Hormel is suing Johnsonvlle, alleging a former employee supplied trade-secret recipes and market intelligence. Last year, Americans spent $8.5 billion on sausages and hot dogs.
Call it a brat battle or a sausage subterfuge. Whatever the label, there’s a standoff brewing in the sausage…

This story appeared on fortune.com, 2025-06-20 14:57:56.
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