The J.M. Smucker Co.

Our fiscal year 2025 Q1 performance was marked by both sales and earnings growth as we made continued progress on our strategic priorities and maintained the momentum of our leading brands. If you haven’t had the opportunity, you can read our Q1 press release and listen to prepared remarks at https://lnkd.in/gkRVfm_J. 

In acknowledging the amazing efforts of our employees’ charitable actions, we not only celebrate their achievements, but also hope to amplify the ripple effect of their positive influence. Today, we’d like to recognize Cindy Wise, who is one of our most active employee volunteers. Cindy has volunteered her time with Forever Amber Acres Animal Sanctuary since 2019 and is on their Board of Directors. At the sanctuary, she helps to rescue and rehabilitate horses, and then reintroduces them to equine therapy programs to serve military veterans and first responders. Please join us in thanking Cindy for making a difference!

Our amazing team at Jif® and the trailblazing flavor experts at Insomnia Cookies have teamed up to create a delicious, innovative new cookie! This limited time flavor will be made with nutty, classic Jif Peanut Butter plus a sweet grape jelly filling. While the Insomnia brand might be known for its late-night aesthetic, peanut butter and jelly is a staple flavor when we think of fall and back-to-school. This cookie has arrived just in time to kick off that exciting time of year and is available at any Insomnia Cookies location now until September 1.

Instant coffee innovation isn’t new to the Folgers® brand, but after decades on the market, we're glad to give the Folgers Instant family a moment in the spotlight with new creative content. The new recipes and videos support the instant coffee lineup by showcasing the ease, convenience and variety of the products. DIY coffee isn’t going anywhere, and Folgers is excited to offer options and support consumers in finding their favorite at-home drink.

We are proud to have recently been recognized by Forbes as one of America’s best employers for women in 2024. We strive for inclusion and diversity in our workplace and want to support all of our employees in reaching their professional and personal goals. Thank you to the women in our workforce for leading us to success and contributing to our incredible culture.

In the sweet baked snacks industry, we've come to depend on classics like chocolate and vanilla. But our team at Hostess® saw an opportunity to spark curiosity through an innovative and intriguing new partnership with social media influencer, Taylor Calmus (Dude Dad). This collaboration brought about the category’s first-ever mystery flavored baked good! Now through October, consumers can find the secret mystery flavor Twinkie exclusively at Walmart and submit their guesses via the Hostess Instagram account.

Our Uncrustables® brand is thrilled to be an official sponsor of the 2024 Little League® World Series. Fans at both the softball and baseball events can visit the innovative “Dig-in-Dugout” for Uncrustables-themed games and samples of the official PB&J of the LLWS. We hope all young athletes and fans have a wonderful time, and best of luck to all involved!

Our Hostess® team is always on the lookout for interesting flavor combinations and innovative partnership opportunities. Recently, the team introduced a limited-time Cherry Slurpee® flavored filling as part of a new promotion that runs through 08/28/24, in which 7-Eleven® shoppers can buy any Slurpee® and get any Twinkies® 2-pack for just $1.49.

Every intern we’ve been fortunate to employ has contributed meaningful work to the daily operations of our business, all while bringing unique perspectives and experiences that impact our company in a big way. We have 126 interns employed across our campuses this summer, and we’re proud of the accomplishments they’ve made. Today, on National Intern Day, we want to thank our past, current, and future interns for their hard work. We hope you enjoy hearing about their experiences as much as we did!

Introducing our new look! Our Uncrustables® team recently took on the task of creating bold new packaging that would elevate the box and wrapper design we’ve grown to recognize, while also holding true to the history and roots of the brand. The new design focuses on highlighting all of our favorite Uncrustable components- the convenience, the circle crimp, and of course, the signature gingham. Our consumers played an important role in creating the new design and we’re excited for them to see the results on store shelves.