Luis Marconi has over 17 years of experience at Hormel Foods, currently serving as Group Vice President of Grocery Products. Through innovation, branding, and productivity, he has reinvented the grocery products portfolio to focus on growing categories like Mexican foods and nut butters. Under his leadership, grocery products is positioned for long-term growth of 3% in top line sales and 6% in bottom line profits.
Luis Marconi's Long-Term Growth Strategy for Grocery Products
1. Luis MarconiGroup Vice President,
Grocery Products Hormel Foods Career History
2016: Group Vice President, Grocery Products
2012: Vice President, Grocery Products Marketing
2009: Managing Director, MegaMex Foods Joint Venture
2006: Manager of International Joint Ventures, Grocery Products
2000: Manager of International Sales and Marketing, HFIC
Favorite Hormel Foods Product
17 Years with
Hormel Foods
4. Mexican
Foods
‘09 to ‘12
Grocery Products
Reinventing
REINVENTING GROCERY PRODUCTS
Nut
Butters
‘12 to ’16
Simple
Meals
Before ‘08
Our Purpose: To Inspire Consumers With Tasty & Simple Foods
Our Drivers: Innovation, Branding & Productivity
BRAND
5. New Consumer
Aligning With the
REINVENTING GROCERY PRODUCTS
IRI Buyer Index Latest 52 weeks ending 3-19-2017
Simple Meals
BOOMER
CONSUMPTION INDEX
110
Mexican Foods
MILLENNIAL
CONSUMPTION INDEX
125
Nut Butters
GEN-X
CONSUMPTION INDEX
108
8. Meaningful Innovation
Translating Insights into
REINVENTING GROCERY PRODUCTS
Peanut Butter
Out Of The Jar
Fresh Guacamole
+ Snacking
Salsa
+ Guacamole
Nut Butters
On-The-Go
15. Scaling Up & Innovating
A LONG-TERM GROWTH STORY
IRI Last 52 weeks ending on 3-19-2017
2013 2016
16.5
18.5
Hormel Foods
Nut Butter Market
Share %
+ 2.0
Nut Butters
16. Nut Butters A LONG-TERM GROWTH STORY
TODAY
SKIPPY® brand spreads simple fun!
Innovation leader
Iconic brand equity
GOING FORWARD
SKIPPY YIPPEE!® Brand building
Snacking innovation
Distribution runway
IRI Last 52 weeks ending on 4-9-2017
Household Penetration (%)
24.9
2013 2016
Dollar Share (%)
16.9
19.5
2013 2016
24.0
17. Almond
Butter
Peanut
Butter
Confection
ACV 60% 16% 26%
Chg. L52 Weeks +7pp +7pp +8pp
Nut Butters A LONG-TERM GROWTH STORY
ON TRACK
• Completion of strategic integration
• Points of distribution +31% since acquisition
IRI Total MULO Ave Weekly ACVL12W Ending 3/19/17HHP and Dollar Share: IRI scan & panel - Total US Calendar Years 2014 and 2016
Points of Distribution: HRL 2017 POD tracker 3.1.2017
2.9
5.4
12.4
25.0
2014 2016 2014 2016
BRAND
Household Penetration (%) Dollar Share (%)
19. A LONG-TERM GROWTH STORY
IRI Last 52 weeks ending on 4-9-2017
Outgrowing a Growing Category
3%
10%
12%
Mexican Foods Herdez Wholly
Growth %
Mexican
Foods
5.7
6.4
7.5
9.2
2013 2016 2013 2016
Mexican Foods
+ 1.8
+ 2.8
Retail Sales Household Penetration (%)
BRAND
BRAND
20. Mexican Foods A LONG-TERM GROWTH STORY
TODAY
Fastest growing salsa
Guacamole salsa innovation
Authentic equity
GOING FORWARD
Increasing brand awareness
Exploring authentic flavors
Distribution in the East
IRI Last 52 weeks ending on 4-9-2017
2013 2016
($m)
$45M
$59M
Retail Sales
21. A LONG-TERM GROWTH STORY
TODAY
#1 Guacamole in America
Superfood
Innovative
GOING FORWARD
Lifestyle brand
Innovation in refrigerated dips
Distribution
IRI Last 52 weeks ending on 4-9-2017
40%
Peer 1
15%
Peer 2
10%
Private
Label
8%
Other
27%
Mexican Foods
BRAND
23. 3% Top Line & 6% Bottom Line
Grocery Products Will Grow
A LONG-TERM GROWTH STORY
Mexican
Foods
Outgrow A Growing
Category
Our Drivers: Innovation, Branding & Productivity
Simple
Meals
Nurture Category
Defining Legacy Brands
Nut
Butters
Scale Up & Innovate
In Snacking
Our Purpose: To Inspire Consumers With Tasty & Simple Foods
BRAND