Minnesota-Based Hormel Sues Wisconsin’s Johnsonville Over ‘Trade Secrets’
June 23, 2025 | 1 min to read
Hormel Foods, Inc. is suing Johnsonville and two employees, accusing its Sheboygan Falls-based rival, of conspiring to steal “trade secrets.”
Hormel is seeking unspecified monetary damages and is asking for the return and deletion of confidential data. The breakfast sausage maker is seeking unspecified monetary damages and is demanding the recipes be returned, according to court documents.
“Johnsonville appears to have undertaken a coordinated effort to interfere with Hormel’s employment relationships and obtain Hormel’s confidential, proprietary and trade secret information,” Minnesota-based Hormel said in its complaint, describing the sausage market as “increasingly competitive.”
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