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Fortune
Chris Morris

A former Hormel Foods employee allegedly made off with top-secret sausage recipes and market intel—then joined rival Johnsonville

Grilled sausages (Credit: Getty Images)
  • Hormel is suing Johnsonvlle, alleging a former employee supplied trade-secret recipes and market intelligence. Last year, Americans spent $8.5 billion on sausages and hot dogs.

Call it a brat battle or a sausage subterfuge. Whatever the label, there’s a standoff brewing in the sausage world.

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