Talk:The J.M. Smucker Company

Schmuckers

I heard that the company used to be called "Schmuckers," (German for Jewlers), but that the name was changed because of the negative assocations of the word "schmuck."

That is not true. The family's name was at one time spelled Schmucker, but at other times it was spelled Smoker. David Smucker the grandfather of Jerome Smucker, changed the spelling to the current Smucker. Schmucker/Smoker/Smucker is a common last name among Mennonites. The name was not changed to remove any negative assosciations.

Hilarious! Smuckers ^{It has to be good} 05:35, 22 July 2008 (UTC)

Short

Does the article strike anyone else as short? I'm asking because I'm not sure how big Smuckers is in/out of America, and wouldn't know how large the article should be. Kennard2 02:31, 2 April 2007 (UTC)

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BetacommandBot (talk) 19:48, 26 November 2007 (UTC)

Needs pictures

This article needs pictures, perhaps a picture of the headquarters and/or popular products (jams, etc) in the appropriate sections. It would greatly improve the article. --Smuckers ^{It has to be good} 01:04, 23 July 2008 (UTC)

Mutha Smuckers?

Is there a sketch from In Living Color where the jam is called Mutha Smuckers and makes people curse the paint off the wall upon eating the food? Sierraoffline444 (talk) 07:16, 5 April 2010 (UTC)

Additional history section feedback

A) This project is for my History class. The object of the project is to pick something that is local history and add to it. It has to be something that is pre 1900. The revision is due by 11 P.M. on October 13th. I am asking for constructive feedback from any interested members of the Wikipedia community.

B)This is what I have so far to help the pre 1900 history of the J.M. Smucker Company. The Smucker Company was founded by Jerome Monroe Smucker.The company produces many types of jellies, jams, and other food items. Jerome was born on December 5th 1858 in Orville Ohio. Much of his life was spent as a farmer in Orville.In 1897 Jerome built a cider mill that was located in Orville. Apple cider was made at the mill and so was apple butter. . This subject is proving to be a challenge. I have not been able to find much information so far. (Gsxr999 (talk) 02:01, 30 September 2014 (UTC)).

References

Infobox

Hi, Wikipedia editors! This is Kyle from The J.M. Smucker Co. I have a few updates for the infobox for others to consider.

Revenue: Change "$7.3 billion (2017)" to "$7.83 billion (2019)"

Number of employees: Change "7,140 (2017)" to "7,000 (2019)"

Logo: The logo in the infobox is out of date, as the company changed their corporate logo in September 2020. Since I am a new editor, I cannot yet upload the company's logo for fair use. I would be happy to provide an image that can be used, or wait until my account is confirmed so I can do it myself.

Questions? Let me know here, as I will watch this Talk page. Thanks! KyleSmuckerCompany (talk) 20:37, 6 October 2020 (UTC)

References

Requested move 20 October 2020

The following is a closed discussion of a requested move. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made in a new section on the talk page. Editors desiring to contest the closing decision should consider a move review after discussing it on the closer's talk page. No further edits should be made to this discussion.

The result of the move request was: not moved. Arbitrarily0 ^(talk) 04:24, 14 November 2020 (UTC)

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The J.M. Smucker Company → The J. M. Smucker Company – Spaced initials (per article text and WP:MOS). Move over redirect. cherkash (talk) 17:56, 20 October 2020 (UTC) —Relisting. (t · c) buidhe 22:00, 27 October 2020 (UTC)

This is a contested technical request (permalink). GeoffreyT2000 (talk) 23:52, 20 October 2020 (UTC)

• https://www.jmsmucker.com/about seems to brand it without the space. -Kj cheetham (talk) 18:27, 20 October 2020 (UTC)
• Rename to Smucker's. Clear common name. -- Necrothesp (talk) 10:26, 21 October 2020 (UTC)
• Keep. The company's new corporate identity omits the space and drops "Smucker's" from the logo. - Eureka Lott 14:26, 21 October 2020 (UTC)
• Keep. I agree with Eureka Lott. ~mitch~ (talk) 16:57, 21 October 2020 (UTC)
• Comment. See WP:OFFICIALNAME. The company's "corporate identity" is irrelevant to its title on Wikipedia. The only thing that matters is its WP:COMMONNAME. -- Necrothesp (talk) 22:04, 21 October 2020 (UTC)
  • I see no indication that Smucker's is a common name for the company. While it's occasionally used to refer to the company as a whole, in most cases it refers to the line of jams/jellies/etc. The majority of media reports use the company's full name. - Eureka Lott 02:38, 28 October 2020 (UTC)

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Smoker's

I heard they were originally named Smoker's. Wolf O'Donnel (talk) 04:57, 7 January 2021 (UTC)

Hostess buyout

Please please please. Bring back the Suzy Q’s 2603:6081:2C01:906:3CC1:394B:4E7D:AC1F (talk) 15:33, 11 September 2023 (UTC)

Hostess Purchase

This Wall Street Journal article states that Smucker's deal to purchase Hostess was $4.6 billion, but I see other credible sources like The New York Times and Associated Press say it was $5.6 billion. Perhaps the $1 billion differential was an editorial mistake by The Wall Street Journal. Does anyone see a reason why the sources differ on the amount of the acquisition? Some of everything (talk) 23:07, 11 September 2023 (UTC)

A couple of weeks have passed, and the vast majority of credible sources (beyond The New York Times and the Associated Press) state the acquisition amount was $5.6 billion in a cash and stock deal. Perhaps the difference is the $900 million in debt that J.M. Smucker will assume from Hostess. Some of everything (talk) 18:07, 27 September 2023 (UTC)