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*  Preserving a Way of Life. by Kent H. Wadsworth with Jeffrey Simpson. The J. M. Smucker Company by Chronicle Books LLC, San Francisco, California. 2011. 222 p. <ref>Genealogy Wayne Business Smuckers </ref>
 
*  "With a Name Like..." by William Donohue Ellis. The J. M. Smucker Company, Orrville, Ohio. 1987. 161 p. <ref>Genealogy Family History Smucker </ref>
 
*  "With a Name Like..." by William Donohue Ellis. The J. M. Smucker Company, Orrville, Ohio. 1987. 161 p. <ref>Genealogy Family History Smucker </ref>
  

Revision as of 15:24, 28 May 2021

J. M. Smucker Company, The
Trading name SJM
Type Canned Fruits & Vegetables; Dry, Condensed, Evaporated Products; Food Products; Food Preparation; Pickles, Sauces, & Salad Dressings; Syrups
Industry Manufacturing
Fate Active
Founded Orrville, Ohio (1897 (1897))
Founder(s) Jerome Monroe Smucker
Headquarters Orrville, Ohio, United States
Number of locations 1 Strawberry Lane, Orrville, Ohio
Key people Jerome Monroe Smucker
Products Fruit spreads, ice cream toppings, syrups, peanut butters, shortening & oils, sweetened condensed milk, health & natural foods and beverages, plus low sugar & sugar free items
Brands Smucker's, Smucker's Uncrustables, Jif, Folgers, Pillsbury, Eagle Brand, Dunkin Donuts, Cafe' Bustelo, R. W. Kudsen, Adams, Crisco, Crosse & Blackwell, Dickinson's, Folger's Gourmet, Hungry Jack, Kava, Knott's, Laura Scudder's, Magnolia, Martha White, Medaglia D'oro, Millstone Coffee Co., Natural Brew, None Such, PET, Pilon, Sahale Snacks', Santa Cruz Organic, Smucker's Natural, Smucker's Toppings, Tru Roots, White Lily -- For a complete listing click here.
Employees Over 7,000
Subsidiaries Eagle Brand; Big Heart Pet Brands; Rank Hovis McDougall; Ainsworth Pet Nutrition, LLC; Espresso Disposition Corporation 1; Smucker Foodservice, Inc.; Enray Inc.; Santa Cruz Natural Inc.; Smucker Services Co.; Europes Best LLC; The Dickinson Family, Inc.; J. M. Smucker LLC; Ainsworth Pet Nutrition, LLC; The White Lily Foods Co.; Smucker Direct, Inc.; Smucker Foods of Canada Co.; Smucker Manufacturing Inc.; JMS Foodservice, LLC; Millstone Coffee, Inc.; Martha White Foods, Inc.; EB International Inc.; NU Pet Co.; Smucker Fruit Processing Co.; Sahale Snacks, Inc.; Simply Smucker's, Inc.; The Folger Coffee Co.; The Folger Coffee; Knudsen & Sons, Inc.; RHM Corporation; IMC U.S. Inc.; JM Smucker (Scotland) ltd; Smucker Quality Beverages, Inc.; SPF Holdings II, LLC; King Kelly LLC; Milnot Co.; Fantasia Confections, Inc.; Folger Coffee Co. LLC; IMC North America, Inc.; CAFE Holding, LLC; TTT APN, LLC; Europes Best International LLC; Dpc Pet Specialities Llc; Smucker Brands, Inc.; Eagle Family Food Holdings, Inc.; Smucker Sales & Distribution;
Website www.smucker.com

Locations

City Directories

Comprehensive History

President and Chief Executive Officer

Jerome Monroe Smucker,

Jerome Monroe Smucker,

Jerome Monroe Smucker

William E. Smucker,

William E. Smucker

Paul H. Smucker,

Paul H. Smucker

Timothy P. Smucker,

Timothy P. Smucker

Richard Kim Smucker, August 2011 - April 2016

Richard K. Smucker, August 2011 - April 2016

Richard Kim Smucker

Mark T. Smucker, 2016-Present

Mark T. Smucker, May 1, 2016-

Mark T. Smucker

Brands

Coffee Brands

SOURCE: Our Coffee Brands [1]

Food Brands

SOURCE: Our Consumer Food Brands [2]

Pet Brands

SOURCE: Our Pet Food and Pet Snacks Brands [3]

Slogans

  • 1962 - With a name like Smucker's, it has to be good! - created by Lois Wyse, an advertising executive, author, and columnist.

Historical documents

  • Preserving a Way of Life. by Kent H. Wadsworth with Jeffrey Simpson. The J. M. Smucker Company by Chronicle Books LLC, San Francisco, California. 2011. 222 p. [4]
  • "With a Name Like..." by William Donohue Ellis. The J. M. Smucker Company, Orrville, Ohio. 1987. 161 p. [5]

Timeline

  • 1897 - Build a cider mill, using fruit from trees planted by Johnny Appleseed in the early 19th century to produce apple cider and apple butter. Apple butter was the first product.
  • 1897 - The J. M. Smucker Company was established by Jerome Monroe Smucker [6]
  • 1907 - The J. M. Smucker House was built by Jerome M. Smucker. His family lived there from 1907 until Jerome's death in 1948 [7]
  • 1912 - Reached $59,000 in sales [8]
  • 1920s - Smucker Plant [9]
  • 1921 - Incorporated
  • 1935 - Expanded operations
  • 1938 - Smucker's Apple Butter Jar received the Wolf Award. The award was presented annually at the National Packaging Show for best package design. [10]
  • 1942 - Distributed fruit spreads to Los Angeles, CA
  • 1947 - Reached $4.1 million in sales
  • 1948 - Founder, Jerome Monroe Smucker, passed away
  • 1959 - Stock became public with over 165,000 common shares issued
  • 1962 - Marc and Lois Wyse, Wyse Advertising, created the "With a name like Smucker's, it has to be good" slogan. [11]
  • 1962 - Mason Adams became voice of Smucker's advertising
  • 1963 - Began to sell ketchup
  • 1964 - Kellogg's began to add Smucker's jam in their Pop-Tarts
  • 1965 - Stock listed on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE)
  • 1965 - National Television spot conducted on NBC's Tonight and Today shows (featuring Smucker's Ice Cream Toppings). [12]
  • 1965 - Began to manufacturer peanut butter
  • 1968 - Company had 5,000 shareholders, 850 employees and 7 production facilities [13]
  • 1968 - Introduced Goober peanut butter and jelly stripes [14]
  • 1970 - Introduced the Company's first TV commercial. The advertisement was filmed in Orrville, Ohio, and helped raise national awareness of the Smucker's brand [15]
  • 1970 - Willard Smucker passed away [16]
  • 1972 - Opening of Smucker's Shops in the Market House at Walt Disney World, Florida [17]
  • 1972 - Smucker celebrated its 75th anniversary
  • 1979 - New packaging introduced, featuring the gingham cap. [18]
  • 1979 - Acquired Dickinsons [19]
  • 1980s - late, Produced and marketed products internationally
  • 1998 - Beginning of being listed in FORTUNE magazines annual listing of "100 Best Companies to Work For in the United States"
  • 1982 - Purchased Magic Shell product line
  • 1983 - The J. M. Smucker Company's stock split (2 for 1). [20]
  • 1984 - Acquired R. W. Knudsen Family. [21]
  • 1990 - Acquired
  • 1996 - Introduction of "Boys" television campaign. [22]
  • 1998 - Paul Smucker passed away
  • 1998 - Acquired menUSAaver Inc. (the manufacturer of a frozen peanut butter and jelly sandwich).
  • 1998 - Acquired Adams and Smucker's Uncrustables. [23]
  • 1999 - Grand Opening for the Smucker's store.
  • 2002 - Acquired JIF
  • 2002 - Acquired Crisco shortening and oil business
  • 2002 - Announced that Smucker's will be the title sponsor of Stars on Ice (America's premiere figure skating production). [24]
  • 2004 - Awarded the Parent Television Council's "Seal of Approval" for advertising. [25]
  • 2004 - Fortune magazine named The J. M. Smucker Company as the number one company in the "100 Best Companies to Work For" list. [26]
  • 2004 - Acquired the Pillsbury baking, Hungry Jack, Martha White, Robin Hood, Bick's, Golden Temple, and Red River brands from International Multifoods. [27]
  • 2005 - Mason Adams, the "voice of Smucker's" for over 30 years, passed away. [28]
  • 2006 - Willard Scott became new "voice of Smucker's" [29]
  • 2006 - Acquired Five Roses and White Lilly. [30]
  • 2007 - Acquired Borden, Eagle Brand, Kava, and None Such. [31]
  • 2008 - May, Purchased the food division of Knott's Berry Farm from ConAgra Foods
  • 2008 - June 4, Acquired Folgers coffee brand division from Proctor & Gamble.
  • 2008 - Nov. 6, Folgers sale completed
  • 2008 - Company included on Standard & Poor's 500 Index of the largest U.S. corporations. [32]
  • 2009 - Mark T. Smucker and Paul Smucker Wagstaff were elected to the Company's Board of Directors. [33]
  • 2009 - Tim and Richard Smucker were selected cowinners of Market Watch's "CEO of the Year." [34]
  • 2010 - Reached agreement with Green Mountain Roasters and Keurig Incorporated to introduce a line of Folgers and Millstone K-cup portion packs for use in Keurig single-serve brewers. [35]
  • 2010 - The J. M. Smucker Company chosen number one best on Parent Television Council "Top 10 Best and Worst Advertisers" for 2009-2010. [36]
  • 2011 - Construction of One Strawberry Central complete in Orrville, Ohio. [37]
  • 2011 - Construction began on new state-of-the-art manufacturing facility in Orrville. [38]
  • 2011 - Smucker included in the Fortune magazine's annual list of America's largest companies. [39]
  • 2015 - Acquired Big Heart Pet brands

Gallery

Business Letterheads

Business Photos

Logos

Company Logos
Brand Logos

Newspaper articles

Newspaper full-text articles

Newspaper ads

Newspaper citations with no attached images

References

  1. J.M. Smucker website. 2021.
  2. J.M. Smucker website. 2021
  3. J.M. Smucker website. 2021
  4. Genealogy Wayne Business Smuckers
  5. Genealogy Family History Smucker
  6. Preserving a Way of Life. Kent H. Wadsworth with Jeffrey Simpson. Published exclusively for The J. M. Smucker Company by Chronicle Books LLC, 2011, Front & Back end pages.
  7. Preserving a Way of Life. Kent H. Wadsworth with Jeffrey Simpson. Published exclusively for The J. M. Smucker Company by Chronicle Books LLC, 2011, Front & Back end pages.
  8. Preserving a Way of Life. Kent H. Wadsworth with Jeffrey Simpson. Published exclusively for The J. M. Smucker Company by Chronicle Books LLC, 2011, Front & Back end pages.
  9. Preserving a Way of Life. Kent H. Wadsworth with Jeffrey Simpson. Published exclusively for The J. M. Smucker Company by Chronicle Books LLC, 2011, Front & Back end pages.
  10. Preserving a Way of Life. Kent H. Wadsworth with Jeffrey Simpson. Published exclusively for The J. M. Smucker Company by Chronicle Books LLC, 2011, Front & Back end pages.
  11. Preserving a Way of Life. Kent H. Wadsworth with Jeffrey Simpson. Published exclusively for The J. M. Smucker Company by Chronicle Books LLC, 2011, Front & Back end pages.
  12. Preserving a Way of Life. Kent H. Wadsworth with Jeffrey Simpson. Published exclusively for The J. M. Smucker Company by Chronicle Books LLC, 2011, Front & Back end pages.
  13. Preserving a Way of Life. Kent H. Wadsworth with Jeffrey Simpson. Published exclusively for The J. M. Smucker Company by Chronicle Books LLC, 2011, Front & Back end pages.
  14. Preserving a Way of Life. Kent H. Wadsworth with Jeffrey Simpson. Published exclusively for The J. M. Smucker Company by Chronicle Books LLC, 2011, Front & Back end pages.
  15. Preserving a Way of Life. Kent H. Wadsworth with Jeffrey Simpson. Published exclusively for The J. M. Smucker Company by Chronicle Books LLC, 2011, Front & Back end pages.
  16. Preserving a Way of Life. Kent H. Wadsworth with Jeffrey Simpson. Published exclusively for The J. M. Smucker Company by Chronicle Books LLC, 2011, Front & Back end pages.
  17. Preserving a Way of Life. Kent H. Wadsworth with Jeffrey Simpson. Published exclusively for The J. M. Smucker Company by Chronicle Books LLC, 2011, Front & Back end pages.
  18. Preserving a Way of Life. Kent H. Wadsworth with Jeffrey Simpson. Published exclusively for The J. M. Smucker Company by Chronicle Books LLC, 2011, Front & Back end pages.
  19. Preserving a Way of Life. Kent H. Wadsworth with Jeffrey Simpson. Published exclusively for The J. M. Smucker Company by Chronicle Books LLC, 2011, Front & Back end pages.
  20. Preserving a Way of Life. Kent H. Wadsworth with Jeffrey Simpson. Published exclusively for The J. M. Smucker Company by Chronicle Books LLC, 2011, Front & Back end pages.
  21. Preserving a Way of Life. Kent H. Wadsworth with Jeffrey Simpson. Published exclusively for The J. M. Smucker Company by Chronicle Books LLC, 2011, Front & Back end pages.
  22. Preserving a Way of Life. Kent H. Wadsworth with Jeffrey Simpson. Published exclusively for The J. M. Smucker Company by Chronicle Books LLC, 2011, Front & Back end pages.
  23. Preserving a Way of Life. Kent H. Wadsworth with Jeffrey Simpson. Published exclusively for The J. M. Smucker Company by Chronicle Books LLC, 2011, Front & Back end pages.
  24. Preserving a Way of Life. Kent H. Wadsworth with Jeffrey Simpson. Published exclusively for The J. M. Smucker Company by Chronicle Books LLC, 2011, Front & Back end pages.
  25. Preserving a Way of Life. Kent H. Wadsworth with Jeffrey Simpson. Published exclusively for The J. M. Smucker Company by Chronicle Books LLC, 2011, Front & Back end pages.
  26. Preserving a Way of Life. Kent H. Wadsworth with Jeffrey Simpson. Published exclusively for The J. M. Smucker Company by Chronicle Books LLC, 2011, Front & Back end pages.
  27. Preserving a Way of Life. Kent H. Wadsworth with Jeffrey Simpson. Published exclusively for The J. M. Smucker Company by Chronicle Books LLC, 2011, Front & Back end pages.
  28. Preserving a Way of Life. Kent H. Wadsworth with Jeffrey Simpson. Published exclusively for The J. M. Smucker Company by Chronicle Books LLC, 2011, Front & Back end pages.
  29. Preserving a Way of Life. Kent H. Wadsworth with Jeffrey Simpson. Published exclusively for The J. M. Smucker Company by Chronicle Books LLC, 2011, Front & Back end pages.
  30. Preserving a Way of Life. Kent H. Wadsworth with Jeffrey Simpson. Published exclusively for The J. M. Smucker Company by Chronicle Books LLC, 2011, Front & Back end pages.
  31. Preserving a Way of Life. Kent H. Wadsworth with Jeffrey Simpson. Published exclusively for The J. M. Smucker Company by Chronicle Books LLC, 2011, Front & Back end pages.
  32. Preserving a Way of Life. Kent H. Wadsworth with Jeffrey Simpson. Published exclusively for The J. M. Smucker Company by Chronicle Books LLC, 2011, Front & Back end pages.
  33. Preserving a Way of Life. Kent H. Wadsworth with Jeffrey Simpson. Published exclusively for The J. M. Smucker Company by Chronicle Books LLC, 2011, Front & Back end pages.
  34. Preserving a Way of Life. Kent H. Wadsworth with Jeffrey Simpson. Published exclusively for The J. M. Smucker Company by Chronicle Books LLC, 2011, Front & Back end pages.
  35. Preserving a Way of Life. Kent H. Wadsworth with Jeffrey Simpson. Published exclusively for The J. M. Smucker Company by Chronicle Books LLC, 2011, Front & Back end pages.
  36. Preserving a Way of Life. Kent H. Wadsworth with Jeffrey Simpson. Published exclusively for The J. M. Smucker Company by Chronicle Books LLC, 2011, Front & Back end pages.
  37. Preserving a Way of Life. Kent H. Wadsworth with Jeffrey Simpson. Published exclusively for The J. M. Smucker Company by Chronicle Books LLC, 2011, Front & Back end pages.
  38. Preserving a Way of Life. Kent H. Wadsworth with Jeffrey Simpson. Published exclusively for The J. M. Smucker Company by Chronicle Books LLC, 2011, Front & Back end pages.
  39. Preserving a Way of Life. Kent H. Wadsworth with Jeffrey Simpson. Published exclusively for The J. M. Smucker Company by Chronicle Books LLC, 2011, Front & Back end pages.
  40. By Smuckers, User:Stepshep - Vector taken from 1, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=11603848

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