Exhibit 23

Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statement (Form S-8 No. 333-102810) pertaining to the Hormel Foods Corporation Tax Deferred Investment Plan B of our report dated April 22, 2011, with respect to the financial statements and supplemental schedule of the Hormel Foods Corporation Tax Deferred Investment Plan B included in this Annual Report (Form 11-K) for the year ended October 31, 2010.

	/s/ Ernst & Young LLP
Minneapolis, Minnesota
April 22, 2011