Mrs. Smith's

Mrs. Smith's
IndustryFrozen food
Founded1925
in Pottstown, Pennsylvania
FoundersAmanda Smith
Headquarters
United States
ParentSchwan Food Company
WebsiteOfficial site

Mrs. Smith's Pies (a.k.a. Mrs. Smith's Bakeries) is one of the largest frozen pie brands in the United States.

History

The company was founded by Amanda Smith, a homemaker from Pottstown, Pennsylvania. Her son Robert P. started selling slices of Amanda's own deep-dish, fruit-filled pies door-to-door, and at the local YMCA lunch counter. Later he added a mobile route and a small store. The demand for her pies led to the formation of the company "Mrs. Smith's Delicious Home Made Pies, Inc." in 1925.[1] There were four Mrs. Smith's Pies bakeries serving the Northeast United States by 1930, including 2 bakeries in Pennsylvania: one in York, and one in the Logan neighborhood of Philadelphia. There were also two Mid-Atlantic bakeries located in Silver Spring, Maryland and Portsmouth, Virginia.[2]

The company began producing frozen pies in 1952, five years after Amanda Smith died.[3] Amanda's grandson Robert C. Smith (d. 2010) held various executive positions at the company before being named president in 1972.[3] The company went public in May 1972.[4]

In 1976, the Kellogg Company purchased Mrs. Smith's Pies for $56 million.[3][5] Kellogg's sold its bakery division to The J.M. Smucker Co. in 1994 for $84 million.[6] In May 1996, after a deal to sell the unit to ConAgra fell through, Smucker sold it to Flowers Foods.[7] In 2003, the brand was purchased by the Schwan Food Company.[8] The Mrs. Smith's Pies plant in Pottstown, Pennsylvania served as a landmark and significant employer for the better part of the twentieth century. Today, the plant is used to manufacture Mrs. Smith's pie tins. However the main pie plant was razed to make way for a residential development. Following the closure of the Pottstown pie facility in 1998, production of Mrs. Smith's pies was relocated to Stilwell, Oklahoma.[9]


References

  1. ^ Van Atta, Burr (22 May 1986). Robert Smith, Mrs. Smith's Pie Co. Founder, Philadelphia Inquirer
  2. ^ "5 of 11 New Stock Issues Advance in Quiet Week". The New York Times. 1972-05-27. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2021-06-15.
  3. ^ a b c Downey, Sally A. (15 November 2010). Robert C. Smith, 85, chairman of pie firm, Philadelphia Inquirer
  4. ^ Sikora, Martin J. (25 February 1976). Frozen Pies and Corn Flakes: Mrs. Smtih, Kellogg Co. Are Merging, Evening Independent (Knight Newspapers copy)
  5. ^ Steinbreder, H. John. HOW KING KELLOGG BEAT THE BLAHS Fortune (August 29, 1988). Retrieved on 7-18-09.
  6. ^ (23 November 1995). Smucker, Profits Off, Is Selling Its Mrs. Smith's Frozen Pie Line, The New York Times (Bloomberg Business News copy)
  7. ^ (2 May 1996). Thomasville's Flowers to buy Mrs. Smith's pies, Albany Herald (Associated Press copy)
  8. ^ Griffin, David. "Schwan Food Company acquires part of Mrs. Smith's Bakeries". www.newson6.com. Retrieved 2024-01-24.
  9. ^ The (Oklahoma City) Journal Record. "Mrs. Smith's transfers work to Stilwell facility", 1 May 1998. Article archived at CBS Interactive Business Network (retrieved 20 November 2010).

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