Who owns Smucker's?
Smucker's is owned by J.M. Smucker (the United States, NYSE: SJM).[1]
Evidence: The J. M. Smucker Company Annual Report on Form 10-K filed 2026-06-09, SEC EDGAR, 9 June 2026. Verified from filings; last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- The J. M. Smucker Company verified
- Owner HQ
- 🇺🇸 United States, Orrville, Ohio
- Origin
- 🇺🇸 United States, Orrville, Ohio
- Founded
- 1897
- Category
- Food › Condiments, sauces & seasonings › Sweet spreads & nut butters
- Parent ticker
- NYSE: SJM
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About Smucker's
Smucker's jams, jellies and preserves are the largest brand of their kind in the United States. Its long-running advertising line, that with a name like Smucker's it has to be good, is one of the more effective examples of a company turning an awkward name into an asset.
What J.M. Smucker's annual report says about Smucker's
Sentences about Smucker's from J.M. Smucker's latest annual filing[1], copied word for word.
We continue to partner with Akron Children's Hospital in support of the Smucker's Berry Good Reading Program, which provides books to children during annual well visits.
How often J.M. Smucker names Smucker's in its annual report
A plain count of the times the name appears in the text of each annual report, not counting the start of a sentence. A brand that an owner writes about more is usually one it treats as central. The brand is named less often than it was three years earlier.
Ownership timeline of Smucker's
- Current owner J.M. Smucker [1] verified
Where Smucker's sits in J.M. Smucker
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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Other brands owned by J.M. Smucker
J.M. Smucker controls 9 brands on Brandtree, 5 of them in food.
Also in food
- Hostess (1919)
- Jif (1958)
- Smucker's Uncrustables (1995)
- Twinkies (1930)
Other brands in sweet spreads & nut butters, and who owns them
The 36 brands in sweet spreads & nut butters on Brandtree belong to 25 owners. The largest is Halwani Bros, with 4; J.M. Smucker has 2.
| Brand | Owner | Owner based in |
|---|---|---|
| Halwani Brothers | Halwani Bros | 🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia |
| Hero | Hero Group | 🇨🇭 Switzerland |
| Maple Grove Farms | B&G Foods | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Bega Peanut Butter | Bega | 🇦🇺 Australia |
| Chocolion | Patisen | 🇸🇳 Senegal |
| Highland Sugarworks | Rogers Sugar | 🇨🇦 Canada |
| Matina | Cevital Agro-Industrie | 🇩🇿 Algeria |
| Comvita | Comvita | 🇳🇿 New Zealand |
About the owner: J.M. Smucker
J.M. Smucker is a publicly listed company headquartered in Orrville, Ohio, United States, founded in 1897. Brandtree records 9 brands under its control, and it is listed as NYSE: SJM.
J.M. Smucker was founded in 1897 in Orrville, Ohio, where Jerome Smucker pressed cider and made apple butter, selling it from a wagon with his signature on each lid as a guarantee. It is now built on three legs: coffee, pet food and consumer spreads, and the family still holds significant voting power.
J.M. Smucker: full profile, brands and acquisition history →
🇺🇸 Smucker's and other American brands
Brandtree records a controlling owner for 2,549 brands that began in the United States. 478 of them (19%) are now controlled by a company headquartered in another country; Smucker's is not one of them.
Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of Smucker's?
The parent company of Smucker's is J.M. Smucker, a publicly listed company headquartered in the United States.
Is Smucker's American?
Yes. Smucker's originated in the United States in 1897 and its owner, J.M. Smucker, is also headquartered in the United States.
Is Smucker's still owned by J.M. Smucker?
Yes. As of 9 October 2026, Smucker's is still owned by J.M. Smucker. The ownership record was last checked against primary sources on that date.
Sources (1) & corrections
Last verified . Every ownership fact above is backed by one of these primary documents. Numbers in brackets in the text refer to this list.
- [1] The J. M. Smucker Company Annual Report on Form 10-K filed 2026-06-09 — SEC EDGAR, SEC Form 10-K, published 9 June 2026; retrieved 16 September 2026.
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