Our corporate story

The J.M. Smucker Company was founded in 1897 when the Company's namesake and founder sold his first product - apple butter - from the back of a horse-drawn wagon. Today, over a century later, the company is the market leader in fruit spreads, peanut butter, flour, pickles, canned milk, shortening and oils, ice cream toppings, health and natural foods and beverages in North America under such icon brands as Smucker's®, Jif®, Robin Hood®, Bick's®, Carnation®, Eagle Brand®, and Crisco®.

For over 110 years, The J.M. Smucker Company has been headquartered in Orrville, Ohio, and it has been family run for four generations. The J.M. Smucker Company has been recognized as one of the top companies in FORTUNE Magazine's 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 company remains rooted in the Basic Beliefs of Quality, People, Ethics, Growth, and Independence established by its founder and namesake more than a century ago. The J.M. Smucker Company has over 4,500 employees worldwide and distributes products in more than 45 countries.

Jerome Monroe Smucker lived the last 40 years of his life in this 1907 house, located less than 500 feet from the Company's corporate headquarters. The residence remained in the Smucker family until it was sold in 1962. In 1981, the J.M. Smucker Company repurchased the house and began restoring it to its authentic, turn-of-the-century condition.