潜水简报:
- The J.M. Smucker Company saw a 5% decrease in net sales to $1.878 billion during the third quarter of its 2017 fiscal year compared to the year-ago period, according to thecompany's earnings report。一旦从收益中取出最终撤资的鹰牛奶和私人标签和私人标签罐头和炼金油产品，销量下降到3％。
- Gross profits were down 5% to4090万美元。报告表明，这是由于变更而出现的体积和混合，以及罐头牛奶业务的损失。该公司在咖啡中看到了大幅下滑 - 销售额下滑7％ - 和宠物食品，销售额减少4％。
- “加快实现协同效应的实现和集中努力降低公司的成本支持我们提供底线增长的能力，尽管我们的业务和整个行业都有顶线的柔软性，但首席执行官Mark Smucker said in一份声明。
潜入洞察力：
Fewer consumers are finding the best part of waking up to be Folger's coffee in their cup, with the J.M. Smucker Company attributing declines in the coffee segment to that legacy brand. But the company that made its name on jam and spreads hasn't put all its beans in one cup: Its more premium coffee brands, including Dunkin' Donuts and Cafe Bustelo, both posted gains during the quarter. While Dunkin' Donuts popularity as a coffee brand is building — even establishing itself as aPop-Tarts filling— coffee may become an even trickier segment for food manufacturers in the future. Adverse weather conditions in coffee-growing areas in Vietnam and Brazil couldnegatively impact the marketin months to come.
然而，Smucker的面包和黄油 - 或者，在这种情况下，花生酱和果冻 - 似乎有望改善。上个月，该公司宣布了一个new factory is coming onlineto double the manufacturing capacity of its popular Uncrustables sandwich line. According to the company, sales of the frozen peanut butter and jelly sandwiches have increased nearly 2,000% since 2000, and were worth around $200 million in 2016.
Other initiatives may help the company's bottom line in the future. Smucker's new Nature's Recipe pet food was recently launched — and although there's steep competition in that segment from Mars and Nestle, Smucker's new brand touts real and healthy ingredients. This aligns with the trend of shoppers looking for pet foods withpremium ingredients for their furry companions。
