Houston Chronicle

Name that company

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I began as a provisions market in Austin, Minn., in 1891. I developed the world’s first canned ham in 1926. By the late 1930s, I offered my workers guaranteed annual wages, a joint-earnings plan, and an employee profit-sharing trust. During World War II, I shipped hundreds of millions of cans of meat overseas, mostly to the U.S. military. Today, with a market value recently near $26 billion, I oversee brands such as Skippy, Spam, Dinty Moore, Applegate, Justin’s, Austin Blues barbecue, Black Label bacon, Herb-Ox, Chi-Chi’s, Don Miguel, Jennie-O, House of Tsang, Wholly Guacamole and Vital Cuisine. Who am I?

Last week’s answer: The Hartford

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