The J.M. Smucker Company

The J.M. Smucker Company
Company typePublic
Industry
Founded1897; 127 years ago (1897) in Orrville, Ohio, U.S.
FounderJerome Monroe Smucker
Headquarters,
U.S.
Area served
Worldwide
Key people
ProductsConsumer foods, pet food, coffee
RevenueDecrease US$8.18 billion (2024)
Increase US$1.31 billion (2024)
Increase US$744 million (2024)
Total assetsIncrease US$20.3 billion (2024)
Total equityIncrease US$7.69 billion (2024)
Number of employees
9,000 (2024)
Subsidiaries
Websitejmsmucker.com
Footnotes / references
Financials as of April 30, 2024.[2]

The J.M. Smucker Company, also known as Smuckers, is an American manufacturer of food and beverage products. Headquartered in Orrville, Ohio,[3] the company was founded in 1897 as a maker of apple butter.[4] J.M. Smucker currently has three major business units: consumer foods, pet foods, and coffee.[5] Its flagship brand, Smucker's, produces fruit preserves, peanut butter, syrups, frozen crustless sandwiches, and ice cream toppings.[6]

Among J.M. Smucker's other food and coffee brands are Bick's Pickle, Café Bustelo, Carnation Milk (Canada), Crosse & Blackwell, Dunkin',[7] Five Roses (Canada), Folgers, Golden Temple (Canada), Jif, Knott's Berry Farm, Laura Scudder's, Robin Hood (Canada), Santa Cruz Organic,[6] and Smucker's Uncrustables.[6] Pet food brands include Meow Mix and Milk-Bone, among others.[8] In 2023, Smuckers acquired Hostess Brands, the makers of Twinkies, in a $5.6 billion cash and stock deal.[9] Listed on the New York Stock Exchange,[10] J.M. Smucker ranks 426th on the Fortune 500, with an estimated 2022 market value of $14.6 billion.[11]

  1. ^ "The J.M. Smucker Co. Introduces an Updated Corporate Identity to Better Reflect its Growth, Diverse Portfolio" (Press release). The J.M. Smucker Company. September 23, 2020. Retrieved October 16, 2020.
  2. ^ "FY 2024 Annual Report (Form 10-K)". U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. June 18, 2024.
  3. ^ "100 Best Companies to Work For 2008: J. M. Smucker". CNN.com. 2008.
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  11. ^ "J.M. Smucker". Fortune 500. 2022.