m. smucker company type public traded as nyse sjm s & p 500 component founded 1897 ; 119 years ago 1897 orrville ohio u.s. founder jerome monroe smucker headquarters orrville ohio united states subsidiaries big heart pet brands website jmsmucker.com the j. m. smucker company is an american manufacturer of fruit spreads ice cream toppings beverages shortening natural peanut butter and other products in north america . smucker s headquarters are located in orrville ohio . 1 contents 1 history 2 past and present slogans 3 products 4 company acquisitions 5 see also 6 references 7 external links history edit smucker s in canada the j.m. smucker company was founded in 1897 by jerome monroe smucker . the company produces many types of jellies jams and other food items . jerome was born on december 5 1858 in orrville ohio . much of his life was spent as a farmer in orville . in 1897 jerome built a cider mill that was located in orrville . fruit that was used was from trees that johnny appleseed had planted in the early nineteenth century . 2 later he prepared apple butter and sold it from the back of a horse drawn wagon . 2 3 the company was incorporated in 1921 . 4 the j. m. smucker company is a marketer and manufacturer of fruit spreads peanut butter shortening and oils ice cream toppings sweetened condensed milk and health and natural foods and beverages . j.m. smucker company brands include smucker s santa cruz organic jif laura scudder s crisco pillsbury r.w. knudsen family hungry jack white lily and martha white in the united states along with bick s five roses robin hood and shirriff in canada . the j. m. smucker company has been headquartered in orrville ohio since its founding and has been family run for four generations . since 1998 the company has appeared on fortune magazine s annual listing of the 100 best companies to work for in the united states ranking number one in 2004 . 5 in may 2008 smucker s announced it had bought the food division of knott s berry farm from conagra foods cedar fair continues to own the theme park itself . on june 4 2008 smucker s announced it would purchase the folgers coffee brand division from procter & gamble for 3.3 billion . 6 7 completion of the sale was announced on november 6 2008 . 8 throughout 2012 smucker s contributed 485 000 to a 46 million political campaign known as the coalition against the costly food labeling proposition sponsored by farmers and food producers . 9 10 11 this organization was set up to oppose a citizen s initiative in california known as proposition 37 demanding mandatory labeling of foods containing genetically modified ingredients . about 70 % of the funding for the initiative was provided by a pac and by companies with financial interests in the organic foods industry with most of the remainder coming from a handful of wealthy individuals . 12 following rejection of the proposition in the november 2012 referendum organizers called for a boycott of companies funding the campaign to defeat the referendum . 13 on august 6 2014 smuckers announced they are buying sahale snacks . 14 past and present slogans edit with a name like smucker s it has to be good smucker will make you pucker if you find a better jelly you buy it smucker company the brand you can trust there ain t no place like smucker s the only brand of jams that can make a piece of bread lively if you re hungry smucker s is the way to go smucker s may be yummy your tummy may be too but your grocer s freezer is not far from you bread jam and jelly in your belly lick your spoon and cut your bread then you will be smucker s well fed smucker s is better than welch s johnny carson former host of the tonight show once introduced his sponsor on air as with a name like smucker s it had better be good products edit jam jelly and preserves dickinson s gourmet preserves king kelly orange marmalade zest sweet mustard pickles fruit butter jam double fruit low sugar preserves simply fruit sugar free organic peanut butter jif jif to go goober pb & j smucker s natural with honey adams natural laura scudder natural organic sandwiches grape pb & j strawberry pb & j grilled cheese peanut butter and honey on wheat peanut butter uncrustables ice cream toppings magic shell microwaveable ice cream topping specialty ice cream topping spoonable ice cream topping sugar free ice cream topping sundae syrups marshmallow spoonable ice cream topping specialty items crosse & blackwell traditional english foods fruit syrup habitant canada vegetable items only ; jams fruit spreads and syrup is made by e.d. smith bicks milnot plate scapers dessert topping specialty items oils and shortening crisco flour and baking mixes hungry jack martha white pillsbury general mills licensee white lily robin hood flour in canada five roses flour in canada juices beverages and sauces natural and organic after the fall natural brew real brew in canada r.w. knudsen family also apple butter and cranberry sauce santa cruz organic also peanut butter chocolate and caramel sauce and applesauces tenderleaf tea from the makers of folgers coffee products folgers millstone dunkin donuts licensed to manufacture in retail grocery market kava cafe bustelo cafe pilon company acquisitions edit source 4 1963 mary ellen jams and jellies 1979 dickinson s gourmet preserves and jellies 1984 knudsen & sons fruit and vegetable juices 1988 good morning marmalade canada shirriff dessert toppings and marmalades canada 1989 henry jones foods jams and jellies australia sold in 2004 to spc ardmona . australia 15 1994 laura scudder peanut butter after the fall juices 1998 adams peanut butter 2002 jif peanut butter crisco oils 2004 international multifoods corporation 16 pillsbury flour products and frosting hungry jack pancake mixes syrup and potato side dishes pet milk products martha white baking mixes and ingredients robin hood flour canada red river cereal canada bick s pickles and condiments canada golden temple indian foods canada 2006 white lily brand flour products 2007 eagle family foods 17 eagle brand borden milk products none such mincemeat kava acid neutralized coffee king kelly orange marmalade 18 2008 knott s berry farm jams jellies and preserves 19 europe s best frozen fruit and vegetables canada 20 carnation canadian brand milk products canada folgers coffee company coffee products 2010 millstone coffee company coffee products 21 rowland coffee roasters coffee products 22 2011 sara lee north american foodservice coffee and tea operations coffee products 23 2015 big heart pet brands 24 see also edit ohio portal companies portal food portal sealed crustless sandwich a patented smucker product reverse morris trust an acquisition method favored by smucker . references edit 1 100 best companies to work for 2008 j. m. smucker snapshot a b smucker s history the j.m. smucker company . jerome m. smucker . ohio history central . a b smucker company timeline fortune 100 best companies to work for 2004 list smucker s to buy folgers coffee the marketing doctor says smuckers buys folgers marketing doctor blog . june 6 2008 . the j. m. smucker company announces completion of folgers merger who s funding prop 37 labeling for genetically engineered foods propositions elections 2012 . kcet . retrieved 2014 01 25 . california secretary of state calaccess campaign finance . cal access.sos.ca.gov . retrieved 2014 01 25 . breaking news corporations stab organic consumers in the back familiar brands funding attack and consumers right to gmo labeling cornucopia institute . cornucopia.org . 2012 08 16 . retrieved 2014 01 25 . chico news & review follow the money feature story local stories december 13 2012 . anh calls for international boycott of prop 37 no campaign companies . anh europe.org . 2012 11 14 . retrieved 2014 01 25 . the j. m. smucker company to acquire sahale snacks inc. a leader in premium branded nut and fruit snacks . businessweek . august 6 2014 . retrieved august 25 2014 . spc to acquire ixl for 51 m . the age . www.theage.com.au . 2004 05 12 . retrieved 2014 03 11 . international multifoods shareholders approve merger with the j.m. smucker company eagle family foods why did food maker leave california j. m. smucker company acquires knott s berry farm r food brand from conagra j.m. smucker acquires montreal based europe s best sitemap millstone coffee . millstone.com . 2011 03 22 . retrieved 2014 01 25 . cuban coffee brand may pour into mainstream . npr . retrieved 2014 01 25 . 2 dead link mackinnon jim 2015 02 03 . j.m. smucker adds major pet food brands in transformational 5.8 billion purchase . akron beacon journal . retrieved 2015 02 04 . external links edit j.m. smucker co. corporate website v t e the j.m. smucker company human food crisco crosse & blackwell dunkin donuts coffee eagle brand five roses flour folgers goober hungry jack jif knott s berry farm martha white millstone pet pillsbury robin hood flour r.w. knudsen family smucker s big heart 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