| Jay Catherwood Hormel | |
| Birth Date: | 11 September 1892 |
| Birth Place: | Austin, Minnesota, U.S. |
| Death Place: | Austin, Minnesota, U.S. |
| Spouse: | Germaine Dubois |
| Children: | 3, including Geordie and James |
| Parents: | George A. Hormel Lillian Belle Gleason |
| Relatives: | Smokey Hormel (grandson) |
Jay Catherwood Hormel (September 11, 1892 - August 30, 1954) was the son of George A. Hormel, founder of Hormel Foods, and was head of the company from 1929 to 1954.
Hormel was born in Austin, Minnesota, in 1892.
In 1914, Hormel left college to work for the Hormel company. He continued to work there with only a brief interruption to serve in the military during World War I. In 1929, he was named president of Hormel.
Hormel married Germaine Dubois in 1922. Hormel had three sons: George Albert "Geordie" Hormel, Thomas Dubois Hormel, and James Catherwood Hormel.
Hormel died on August 30, 1954, in Austin, Minnesota. H.H. Corey was named chairman of the board of Hormel a few months later. Hormel's mansion later became a children's residential treatment center.