Talk:The J.M. Smucker Co.

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I heard that the company used to be called "Schmuckers," (German for Jewlers), but that the name was changed because of the negative assocations of the word "schmuck."

That is not true. The family's name was at one time spelled Schmucker, but at other times it was spelled Smoker. David Smucker the grandfather of Jerome Smucker, changed the spelling to the current Smucker. Schmucker/Smoker/Smucker is a common last name among Mennonites. The name was not changed to remove any negative assosciations.

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