INVESTMENTS IN AND RECEIVABLES FROM AFFILIATES (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Jul. 29, 2012

INVESTMENTS IN AND RECEIVABLES FROM AFFILIATES

Schedule of investments in and receivables from affiliates

(in thousands)	Segment	% Owned	July 29, 2012	October 30, 2011
MegaMex Foods, LLC	Grocery Products	50%	$  216,076	$  205,523
Purefoods-Hormel Company	All Other	40%	59,442	65,140
San Miguel Purefoods (Vietnam) Co. Ltd.	All Other	49%	12,819	17,442
Other	Various	Various	8,448	7,593
Total			$  296,785	$  295,698

Schedule of equity in earnings of affiliates

		Three Months Ended		Nine Months Ended
(in thousands)	Segment	July 29, 2012	July 31, 2011	July 29, 2012	July 31, 2011
MegaMex Foods, LLC	Grocery Products	$   9,489	$   4,323	$  25,614	$	16,011
Purefoods-Hormel Company	All Other	1,167	1,017	5,636	3,821
San Miguel Purefoods (Vietnam) Co. Ltd.	All Other	(1,127)	109	(3,495)	(902)
Other	Various	294	113	885	209
Total		$  9,823	$  5,562	$  28,640	$	19,139