March 30/Austin, Minn./Business Wire -- Hormel Foods Corporation named Scott Aakre vice president of corporate innovation and new product development, and Whitney Velasco-Aznar is joining the company and assuming Aakre’s previous position as vice president of marketing for Grocery Products.
“We welcome Whitney and look forward to the marketing acumen she will add for our Grocery Products portfolio, which includes the SPAM® family of products and Hormel® chili. Scott’s new position will allow him to focus on our corporate innovation processes and new product development,” said Jeffrey M. Ettinger, chairman of the board, president and chief executive officer at Hormel Foods. “We welcome Whitney and look forward to the marketing acumen she will add for our Grocery Products portfolio, which includes the SPAM® family of products and Hormel® chili.”