Trading Partner: Hormel Foods
If you are looking to implement Hormel Foods as a Trading Partner within your Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) network, this article will provide you with an understanding of the requirements, preliminary and next steps, as well as commonly used transaction types.
EDI IDs
Hormel Foods utilizes the following EDI IDs for identification purposes. These EDI IDs are made up of a Qualifier and an ID which will be sent within their Interchange Control Header, ISA segment, on your inbound transactions. This allows Transaction Manager to be able to identify the Sender and Receiver of any sent/received EDI transaction.
The table, below, lists the most common EDI IDs used by Hormel Foods.
X12 Qualifier | EDI ID | Primary ID? |
08 | 9256510000TST | Yes |
08 | 9256510000 | No |
Hormel Foods will expect a specific EDI ID based on your business relationship with them. Selecting the wrong EDI ID will result in EDI Transactions not being sent or received.
You will need to work with Hormel Foods to determine the proper EDI ID to use.
Preliminary Steps
To initiate the EDI Setup process, Hormel Foods vendors will be required to email [email protected] and supply the following details:
Vendor Name
Third Party Provider = TrueCommerce
Direct Trading Partner Testing
Hormel Foods requires you to complete compliance testing before Go-Live. Please refer to the Next Steps section in this article for detailed instructions and expectations. If you prefer, TrueCommerce can conduct and complete compliance testing on your behalf.
Commonly used Transactions
The table, below, lists the most commonly used EDI transactions with Hormel Foods.
EDI Transaction |
Next Steps
Once the purchase of the Hormel Foods plug-in is complete, your Implementation Specialist will reach out to schedule time to complete and/or coordinate a plan for compliance testing and/or Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system integration testing.
Related Documentation
rev. 8/7/2026