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 ABOUT J.M. SMUCKERS |
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| Business Profile |
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The Company is the market leader in fruit spreads, peanut butter, shortening and oils, ice cream toppings, and health and natural foods beverages in North America under such icon brands as Smucker’s®, Jif® and Crisco®.
In June 2004, the Company expanded its family of products to include such brands as Pillsbury® baking mixes and ready-to-spread frostings; Hungry Jack® pancake mixes, syrups and potato side dishes, Martha White® baking mixes and ingredients in the US, along with Robin Hood® flour and baking mixes, and Bick’s® pickles and condiments in Canada.
For over 107 years, The J.M. Smucker Company has been headquartered in Orrville, Ohio, and has been family-run for four generations. The J. M. Smucker Company was recognized as the top company in FORTUNE Magazine’s 2003 annual survey of The 100 Best Companies to Work For and has ranked consistently in the top 25 companies each year since FORTUNE began the list in 1998. The J.M. Smucker Company has over 4,500 employees worldwide and distributes products in more than 45 countries.
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| Business History |
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In the early 19th century, John Chapman, or "Johnny Appleseed," wandered the Ohio countryside, sowing apple seeds and securing a place in American legend.
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It was from the fruit of Johnny Appleseed's trees that Orrville, Ohio, resident Jerome Monroe Smucker first pressed cider at a mill he opened in 1897. Later, he also prepared apple butter, which he sold from the back of a horse-drawn wagon. Each crock bore a hand-signed seal as his personal guarantee of quality.
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Before long, J.M. Smucker's name became well known in its own right. The residents throughout the region – and eventually the nation – came to associate the Smucker's name with wholesome, high-quality fruit products.
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Much like Johnny Appleseed's trees, The J.M. Smucker Company has strong roots that have allowed it to grow and prosper over the last 100 years. Today, its products can be found in homes and restaurants throughout the world.
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| Values |
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| J.M. Smuckers continues to grow by adhering to its Basic Beliefs: |
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| Quality |
Quality applies to its products, its manufacturing methods, its marketing efforts, its people, and its relationships with each other. The company only produces and sells products that enhance the quality of life and well-being.
These will be the highest-quality products offered in its respective markets because the Company's growth and business success have been built on quality.
J.M. Smuckers continuously looks for ways to achieve daily improvements which will, over time, result in consistently superior products and performance.
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| People |
"We will be fair with our employees and maintain an environment that encourages personal responsibility within the Company and the community. In return, we expect our employees to be responsible for not only their individual jobs but for the Company as a whole."
J.M. Smuckers will seek employees who are committed to preserving and enhancing the values and principles inherent in the Basic Beliefs through their own actions.
Company firmly believes that the highest-quality people produce the highest-quality products and services; that the highest business ethics require the highest personal ethics; and that responsible people produce exceptional results.
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| Ethics |
The same strong, ethical values on which the Company was founded provide the standards by which it conducts the business. It accepts nothing less, regardless of the circumstances.
Therefore, it will maintain the highest standards of business ethics with the customers, suppliers, employees, and shareholders, and with the communities in which it works.
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| Independence |
The company has a strong commitment to stewardship of the Smucker name and heritage. It remains an independent company because of the desire and motivation to control its own direction and succeed on its own.
J.M. Smuckers strives to be an example of a company that is successful by operating under these Basic Beliefs within the free enterprise system.
"These time-honored principles have served as a strong foundation throughout our history, and serve as the guideposts for all our future strategy, plans, and achievements."
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| Culture |
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The J.M. Smucker Company has consistently been rated in Fortune magazine's "100 Best Companies to Work For in America." Its employees feel this way, in part, because of the Company's business practices and philosophies as expressed in the Basic Beliefs.
Of particular importance is its emphasis on people. The company will be fair with its employees and maintain an environment that encourages personal responsibility within the Company and the community. In return, it will seek employees who are committed to preserving and enhancing these values. |
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| Growth |
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| "Along with day-to-day operations, we are concerned with the potential of our Company". Growing is: |
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- Reaching for that potential, whether it is in the development of new products or new markets
- The discovery of new manufacturing or management techniques
- The personal growth and development of people and their ideas
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| The company is committed to strong, balanced growth that will protect or enhance the consumer franchise within prudent financial parameters. J.M. Smuckers wants to provide a fair return for the stockholders on their investment in the company. |
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| Products |
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| Fruit Butter |
| It all began in 1897 with a Smucker family recipe for apple butter. Today, Cider Apple Butter is still a favorite. The Fruit Butters are made by slowly cooking fruit and sugar together until a smooth, thick "butter-like" consistency is achieved. The end result has spoken for itself for more than 100 years. |
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| Jam |
| Smucker's jam is made from a luscious blend of crushed fruit and fruit puree. Try any one of the lip-smacking flavors – including the seedless varieties. |
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| Jelly |
| Smucker's jelly is made from the highest-quality fruit juice – a sweet treat for you and your family and the perfect partner for peanut butter. |
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| Low Sugar |
| Scale down your sugar ... in a fruitfully delicious way. Low Sugar Preserves contain 50 percent less sugar and calories than regular preserves with 100 percent of the great taste! |
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| Preserves |
| Smucker's preserves are made with whole or large pieces of only the highest-quality fruit – in a wide variety of scrumptious flavors. Strawberry has long been America's favorite … but try some of our other flavors for a new twist. Smucker's preserves on warm toast is one of life's simple and delicious pleasures – a great way to start (or end) your day. |
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| Simply 100% Fruit |
| Simply 100% Fruit offers the fresh fruit taste and goodness of fruit spreads made with fruit and fruit ingredients. |
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| Squeeze |
| Smucker's has turned fruit spreads upside down with New! Easy to Squeeze! packaging. Smucker's Squeeze is the perfect squeeze fruit spread that stores cap-down in your refrigerator making Smucker's Squeeze ready-to-use when you are. And since you store it upside down, you are sure to get every last ounce of Smucker's great tasting fruit spread. |
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| Sugar Free |
| Now you can have all the taste you want, without sugar – and with 80 percent fewer calories than regular preserves. That's because Smucker's Sugar Free preserves are sweetened with only NutraSweet.® |
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| Peanut Butter |
| Natural Peanut Butters and Goober Peanut Butter and Jelly are the perfect partners for Smucker's delicious jams and jellies. |
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| Ice Cream Toppings |
| "At Smucker's, we think the very best days are sundaes". That's why it has created a wide assortment of ice cream toppings sure to add delight – and a creative touch – to your favorite dessert masterpieces |
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| Specialty Items |
| Bet you didn’t know that Smucker's also makes these other specialty items to help you cook up something special. Each product carries the Smucker’s guarantee of wholesome goodness. |
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