capabilities. Going forward, 100 percent of these sales will be reported within the top-line results for the Grocery Products segment. The Company recently announced the closure of its Grocery Products plant in Stockton, California, and production from that facility will be moved to more modern facilities within the Company in the second quarter of fiscal 2015. 

Refrigerated Foods: Net sales for the Refrigerated Foods segment increased 9.4 percent for the fiscal 2014 fourth quar- ter and increased 9.2 percent for the year compared to fiscal 2013. Tonnage increased 0.6 percent for the fourth quarter and decreased 0.1 percent for the fiscal year compared to prior year results. Tonnage remained relatively even with last year, as the Company successfully managed the reduced volumes processed through its harvest facilities in the third quarter due to PEDv in the industry and its effect on raw material supplies. 

Several value-added product lines within Refrigerated Foods grew during fiscal 2014. Top-line results were driven by dou- ble-digit sales growth within the foodservice business in both the fourth quarter and fiscal year. Several value-added prod- ucts within the foodservice business delivered growth, led by sales of innovative Hormel ®  Fire Braised ™  meats and Hormel ® Bacon 1 ™  fully cooked bacon, along with continued robust sales of Hormel ®  fully cooked sausages. On the retail side of the business, improved sales performance of Hormel ®  Black Label ® bacon and Hormel ®  REV ®  wraps, along with the reformulation and packaging updates of Hormel ® side dishes introduced just under a year ago, led to restored sales growth for the fiscal year. Additionally, Hormel ®  Black Label ® bacon and Hormel ® party trays delivered sales gains in the fourth quarter. 

Segment profit for Refrigerated Foods increased 9.9 percent in the fourth quarter and 45.3 percent for the year, compared to fiscal 2013. Unusually high pork operating margins were a significant driver of the higher results for both the fourth quarter and year. Strong growth for retail and foodservice value-added products also boosted margins in fiscal 2014. 

Entering fiscal 2015, the Company expects pork operating margins to normalize as the year progresses. Commodity pork prices are anticipated to exhibit some volatility with PEDv still lingering in domestic herds, but not to the degree experienced in fiscal 2014. Strong growth in the foodservice and retail businesses is expected to offset these lower margins. The Company intends to increase pork production levels slightly over fiscal 2014. In continued support of the value-added product portfolio, the Company plans to focus advertising dollars on Hormel ®  Natural Choice ® deli meats and Hormel ® REV ®  wraps to enhance sales in the upcoming year. 

Jennie-O Turkey Store: Jennie-O Turkey Store (JOTS) net sales for the fiscal 2014 fourth quarter and year increased 10.9 percent and 4.4 percent, respectively, compared to fiscal 2013. Tonnage increased 6.6 percent for the fourth quarter and 0.1 percent for the year, compared to prior year results. JOTS value-added products continued to deliver sales gains throughout the fourth quarter and fiscal year. Retail sales 

of Jennie-O ®  lean ground turkey chubs and tray pack items experienced the greatest benefit from the Make The Switch ® advertising campaign that started early in the year featuring ground turkey tacos. High commodity turkey prices also aided top-line growth. Total harvest volume increased during the fourth quarter and fiscal year compared to the prior year. 

Segment profit for JOTS increased 45.3 percent for the fourth quarter and 22.6 percent for the year, compared to fiscal 2013. Increased value-added volume, improved product mix, stra- tegic price management, and record commodity pricing drove the improved segment profit performance compared to a year ago. The positive comparison to fiscal 2013 reflects lower overall grain costs and higher commodity turkey meat prices. Value-added growth benefited from increased advertising expenses in fiscal 2014 with a renewed focus on the Make The Switch ®  advertising campaign. These profit gains offset lower live production performance and higher fuel expenses from the extended harsh winter experienced earlier in the year. 

Entering fiscal 2015, the Company plans to increase turkey production modestly to support the value-added businesses for JOTS, following a year with a slight increase in production levels. Overall lower feed costs, although volatile, will benefit JOTS in 2015. The Company anticipates turkey prices to nor- malize during fiscal 2015, down from extremely high prices experienced in fiscal 2014. Advertising spend for JOTS more than doubled in fiscal 2014, with the Make The Switch ®  adver- tising campaign noted above. The Company plans to expand this advertising campaign into new markets in fiscal 2015. 

Specialty Foods: Specialty Foods net sales increased 30.6 per- cent for the fiscal 2014 fourth quarter and decreased 2.7 per- cent for the year compared to fiscal 2013. Tonnage increased 14.5 percent for the quarter and decreased 4.9 percent for the year, compared to prior year results. The comparative results reflect the addition of the newly acquired CytoSport business beginning in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2014, contributing $73.5 million of net sales and 32.5 million lbs. to top-line results. Along with the addition of CytoSport sales, stronger canned meat sales for HSP led to the improved top-line performance for the fourth quarter. Sales declines for the full year were largely driven by the fourth quarter 2013 expiration of the agreement allowing DCB to sell certain sugar substi- tutes into foodservice trade channels, in addition to lower nutritional sales at Century Foods International (CFI). These declines were partially offset by improved sales of nutritional products for DCB and stronger canned meat sales for HSP. 

Specialty Foods segment profit decreased 13.9 percent for the fourth quarter and 19.5 percent for the year compared to fiscal 2013. Declines in the fourth quarter were largely driven by $9.3 million of nonrecurring transaction costs and fair value adjustments related to the CytoSport acquisition. For the fis- cal year, the shortfall was primarily driven by the expiration of the sugar substitute agreement noted above. High protein raw material costs also negatively impacted results in the fourth quarter for HSP. 

