Hormel joins cancer specialists to develop line of ready-made foods for chemo patients

The products for cancer patients are under the purview of Hormel Health Labs, a subsidiary of Hormel Foods Corp. By the time Hormel entered the picture, a consortium — made up of private organizations and medical centers like Mayo Clinic, John Hopkins, Cedar-Sinai and Dana-Farber Cancer Institute — had outlined nutrition and food specifications for a company to produce.