YEAR ENDED OCTOBER 25, 2003
HORMEL FOODS CORPORATION
Austin, Minnesota
 
Item 15(a) (1), (2) and (3) and Item 15 (c) and (d)
 
 
 
 
LIST OF FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES
HORMEL FOODS CORPORATION 
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
The following consolidated financial statements of Hormel Foods Corporation included in the Annual Stockholders' Report for the Registrant to its
stockholders for the year ended October 25, 2003, are incorporated herein by reference in Item 8 of Part II of this report:
Consolidated Statements of Financial Position
—October 25, 2003, and October 26, 2002.
Consolidated Statements of Operations
—Years Ended October 25, 2003, October 26, 2002 and October 27, 2001.
Consolidated Statements of Changes in Shareholders' Investment
—Years Ended October 25, 2003, October 26, 2002, and October 27, 2001.
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
—Years Ended October 25, 2003, October 26, 2002, and October 27, 2001.
Notes to Financial Statements
—October 25, 2003.
Report of Independent Auditors
FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES
The following consolidated financial statement schedule of Hormel Foods Corporation required pursuant to Item 15(d) is submitted herewith:
Schedule II—Valuation and Qualifying Accounts and Reserves...F-3
All other schedules for which provision is made in the applicable accounting regulation of the Securities and Exchange Commission are not required
under the related instructions or are inapplicable, and therefore have been omitted.
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SCHEDULES OMITTED
Condensed parent company financial statements of the registrant are omitted pursuant to Rule 5-04(c) of Article 5 of Regulation S-X.
 
 
 
 
 
SCHEDULE II—VALUATION AND QUALIFYING ACCOUNTS AND RESERVES
HORMEL FINANCIAL SERVICES CORPORATION
(In Thousands) 
Note (1)
—Uncollectible accounts written off.
Note (2)
—Recoveries on accounts previously written off.
Note (3)
—Increase in the reserve due to the inclusion of The Turkey Store Company accounts receivable.
Note (4)
—Increase in the reserve due to the inclusion of Diamond Crystal Brands accounts receivable.
 
 
 
 
 
LIST OF EXHIBITS
HORMEL FOODS CORPORATION 
 
2.1
(1)
Agreement and Plan of Merger and Plan of Reorganization dated January 22, 2001, by and among Hormel, Badger Acquisition
Corporation, Jerome Foods, Inc. and Jerome K. Jerome. (Incorporated by reference to Hormel's Current Report on Form 8-K
dated March 9, 2001, File No. 001-02402.)
3.1
(1)
Certificate of Incorporation as amended to date. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3A-1 to Hormel's Annual Report on Form 10-
K/A for the fiscal year ended October 28, 2000, File No. 001-02402.)