Skippy (peanut butter)

Skippy
Product typePeanut butter
OwnerHormel Foods
CountryUnited States
Introduced1932; 92 years ago (1932)
MarketsWorldwide
Previous ownersJoseph L. Rosefield
CPC International
Bestfoods Corporation
Unilever
Websitewww.peanutbutter.com

Skippy is an American brand of peanut butter manufactured in the United States and China. First sold in 1932,[1] Skippy is currently manufactured by Hormel Foods,[2] which bought the brand from Unilever in 2013.[3] It is the best-selling brand of peanut butter in China and second only to the J.M. Smucker Company's Jif brand worldwide.[4]

  1. ^ Michaud, Jon (2012-11-28). "A Chunky History of Peanut Butter". The New Yorker. ISSN 0028-792X. Retrieved 2016-06-06.
  2. ^ Hormel. "SKIPPY® Brand". www.hormelfoods.com. Retrieved 2016-06-06.
  3. ^ Hormel (31 January 2013). "Hormel Foods closes acquisition of U.S. Skippy® peanut butter business". www.hormelfoods.com. Retrieved 2016-06-06.
  4. ^ Isidore, Chris (January 3, 2013). "Spam maker buys Skippy peanut butter". CNN Money. CNN. Retrieved 2013-01-03.