AUSTIN, Minn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--During the annual Barclays Back-to-School Consumer Conference in Boston, Mass., Jeffrey M. Ettinger, chairman of the board, president and chief executive officer at Hormel Foods Corporation (NYSE:HRL), offered insights on the company’s strategies for driving growth including innovation efforts, expanding business in China and the success of its recent acquisitions. Ettinger also highlighted consumer trends in portable and nutritious foods, multicultural flavors a