Smucker Building New Manufacturing Facility and Distribution Center in Alabama

The company will invest $1.1 billion to accelerate Smucker’s Uncrustables sandwiches growth, demonstrating its commitment to meet increasing demand for the highly successful product and deliver on its strategy to focus on growth brands.

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J.M. Smucker has announced it will invest $1.1 billion to build a new manufacturing facility and distribution center in McCalla, Ala., dedicated to the production of Smucker’s Uncrustables sandwiches. Construction of the facility is expected to begin no later than January 2022, with production commencing in calendar year 2025.

Construction of the facility and production will occur in three phases, creating up to 750 jobs. Financial investments and job creation will align with each of the three phases and are contingent on the approval of tax and business incentives and the closing of the transaction to purchase the property where the facility will be located.

The new facility marks the third manufacturing location dedicated to the Smucker’s Uncrustables brand, along with existing facilities in Scottsville, Ky., and Longmont, Colo. This new facility, and a completed expansion at the Longmont location, will support the company’s strategy to more than double its current production capacity.


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The ongoing demand for the frozen handheld sandwich has driven the brand’s growth over time to approximately $500 million in annual net sales, demonstrating double-digit net sales growth annually over the past decade. With increased production capacity, the company expects to grow the Smucker’s Uncrustables brand over the next five years to approximately $1 billion in annual net sales.

“Our Smucker’s Uncrustables brand continues to be one of the fastest-growing in our portfolio and in the food sector more broadly. We are proud of the success the brand has achieved, due in no small part to the tremendous efforts of our employees, and we’re excited to take advantage of the opportunities and growth our investments will enable,” says President and Chief Executive Officer Mark Smucker.


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