text: Logistics, Inc., based in St. Charles, Illinois, operates distribution centers for the Company in Dayton, Ohio, and Osceola, Iowa. 
  
  The Company's turkey slaughter and processing operations are located in Barron, Wisconsin; Faribault, Minnesota; Melrose, Minnesota; Montevideo, 
  Minnesota; Pelican Rapids, Minnesota; and Willmar, Minnesota. 
  
  **Patents and Trademarks**
  
  There are numerous patents and trademarks that are important to the Company's business. The Company holds seven foreign and 47 U.S. issued 
  patents. Some of the trademarks are registered and some are not. In recognition of the importance of these assets, the Company created a subsidiary, 
  Hormel Foods, LLC, in 1998 to create, own, maintain and protect most of the Company's trademarks and patents. Some of the more significant owned or 
  licensed trademarks used in the Company's segments are: 
  
  HORMEL, ALWAYS TENDER, AMERICAN CLASSICS, AUSTIN BLUES, BLACK LABEL, CARAPELLI, CHI-CHI'S, CURE 81, CUREMASTER, DAN'S 
  PRIZE, DIAMOND CRYSTAL, DI LUSSO, DINTY MOORE, DUBUQUE, EL TORITO, FAST 'N EASY, HERB-OX, HERDEZ, HOMELAND, HOUSE OF 
  TSANG, JENNIE-O TURKEY STORE, KID'S KITCHEN, LAYOUT, LITTLE SIZZLERS, MARRAKESH EXPRESS, MARY KITCHEN, OLD 
  SMOKEHOUSE, PATAK'S, PELOPONNESE, PILLOW PACK, QUICK MEAL, RANGE BRAND, ROSA GRANDE, SANDWICH MAKER, SPAM, STAGG, 
  SWEET THING, THICK & EASY and WRANGLERS. 