A row of Hormel Chili is shown on a supermarket shelf in North Andover, Mass. Thursday, Aug. 20, 2009. Hormel Foods Corp. said Thursday its third-quarter profit rose 49 percent to beat estimates as costs fell, but sales and volume dropped as consumers limited their spending on more expensive items like microwavable meals. The Austin, Minn. AP Photo logo AP Photo 30 months ago

A row of Hormel Chili is shown on a supermarket shelf in North Andover, Mass. Thursday, Aug. 20, 2009. Hormel Foods Corp. said Thursday its third-quarter profit rose 49 percent to beat estimates as costs fell, but sales and volume dropped as consumers limited their spending on more expensive items like microwavable meals. The Austin, Minn.