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 Orrville. In 1897 Jerome built a cider mill that was located in Orrville.

"According to folklore", fruit that came from Johnny Appleseed's trees planted in the early eighteenth century, was also used for Smucker's products. Later, he prepared apple butter and sold it from the back of a horse-drawn wagon. The company was incorporated in 1921.

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. According to Statista, Smucker’s is also the best-selling jam brand in US, an estimated 151.44 million consumers in 2019.

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; Jif; Crisco,...and over the other 50 brands.

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