Hormel Foods Corp. is continuing its effort to fight hunger.

The Austin Plant of Hormel Foods Corp. announced today that it will donate $10,000 to fight hunger in the Austin community. The plant is presenting $5,000 donations to both Meals on Wheels and the Salvation Army. Hormel donated the same amount to each organization in 2011.

The Meals on Wheels program in Austin delivers more than 80 daily meals to the homebound elderly, ill and disabled throughout the community for a minimal suggested cost. The meals are delivered by volunteers.

The Salvation Army administers multiple hunger relief initiatives in Austin. These include a food shelf currently serving more than 300 families each month, a backpack program for approximately 80 children each week, and community meals five nights a week for more than 70 people.

“Thank you to our employees, whose hard work and commitment to excellence make it possible for Hormel Foods to give back to our community,” said Tim Fritz, plant manager at the Austin Plant. “On behalf of Hormel Foods, we are proud to help these fine organizations continue the great work they are doing to feed families in need.”

This donation is part of the commitment at Hormel to nourish the hungry in the United States one community at a time. For the second consecutive year, the company is giving funds to more than a dozen of its U.S. manufacturing facilities to share with nonprofits in their respective communities to fight hunger.

“We were very happy with the feedback we received last year from our plant managers, employees and the organizations we were able to support through our hunger-relief efforts,” said Julie Craven, vice president of corporate communications at Hormel. “We are proud to be making a difference in the communities where our employees live and work.”

In addition to its hunger relief efforts in these communities, Hormel is committed to helping those in need throughout the world. Through its “On Our Way to Ending Hunger” program, Hormel Foods collaborates with retailers, nonprofits and the government on hunger relief efforts, nourishes the hungry in the U.S. and abroad, and motivates individuals and corporate partners to take action to fight hunger. In fiscal 2011, Hormel donated more than $5 million.