J.M. Smucker Co. - Specimen Stock Certficate
Inv# SE1084 Specimen Stock
Ohio
Specimen Stock printed by American Bank Note Company. Available in Brown, Blue, Red or Green. Please specify color.
The J.M. Smucker Company, commonly referred to as Smuckers, is a prominent American producer of food and beverage items. Based in Orrville, Ohio, the company was established in 1897, initially specializing in apple butter production. Currently, J.M. Smucker operates through three primary business segments: consumer foods, pet foods, and coffee. Its leading brand, Smucker's, offers a variety of products including fruit preserves, peanut butter, syrups, frozen crustless sandwiches, and toppings for ice cream. Other notable food and coffee brands under J.M. Smucker include Knott's Berry Farm, Jif, Laura Scudder's, Santa Cruz Organic, Folgers, Café Bustelo, Dunkin', Smucker's Uncrustables, Bick's Pickle, Carnation, Crosse & Blackwell, Five Roses, and Robin Hood. The company's pet food brands feature Meow Mix and Milk-Bone, among others. In 2023, Smuckers completed the acquisition of Hostess Brands, known for Twinkies, in a transaction valued at $5.6 billion in cash and stock. J.M. Smucker is publicly traded on the New York Stock Exchange and holds the 426th position on the Fortune 500 list, with an estimated market value of $14.6 billion as of 2022.
The J.M. Smucker Company was established in 1897 by Jerome Monroe Smucker, who was born on December 5, 1858, in Orrville, Ohio, where he spent a significant portion of his life as a farmer. In the same year, Smucker constructed a cider mill in Orrville. The company, which eventually began producing jellies, jams, and various food products, claims to have utilized apples from local trees in Orrville that were planted by Johnny Appleseed in the early 1800s. Smucker initially prepared apple butter and sold it from a horse-drawn wagon. The company was incorporated in 1921, at which point it was selling preserves and jellies, and by 1928, it had expanded its distribution to Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Indiana. Following financial losses in 1932 and 1933, Smucker's eldest son Willard established a processing plant in Washington in 1935 for pre-processing apples, which were subsequently sent to Orrville for cooking. The introduction of its signature glass jar in 1939 led to annual sales reaching $1 million. In 1940, Smucker's launched its first range of ice cream toppings, and two years later, it began national distribution of its products. During World War II, the company encountered shortages of labor, glass, and fruit.
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