In an attempt to market to moms who feel pressure to prepare after school snacks that are wholesome, Smucker’s is giving away 80,000 Uncrustables Sandwiches. Smucker’s says that these sandwiches are convenient, portable and have a taste that everyone in the home can enjoy.
Said Maribeth Badertscher of Smucker’s: “We are excited to offer hard-working parents a chance to take a ’snack break’ and offer their children a good-for-you after school snack with a great homemade taste.”
At MomCentral.com, there was a survey that found that nearly 70% of moms feel stress when it comes to after school snacks.
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With a name like Smucker’s, their profit and revenue has to be good, right? Apparently so. Their latest quarterly report was very good.
After profiting $42.3 million last year at this time, Smucker’s saw their profit just to $98.1 million. The jump in revenue was even more impressive — from $663.7 million last year to $1.05 billion this year.
Most analysts point to last year’s purchase of Folgers coffee as the biggest reason for the improvement.
“We are off to a strong start this year,” said Richard Smucker, the company’s co-CEO, “with good results in our core Smucker business and the addition of …read more