Did Smuckers buy Knotts Berry Farm?

ORRVILLE, Ohio, May 13, 2008 --The J.M. Smucker Company (NYSE: SJM) today announced that it has acquired the Knott's Berry Farm® food brand from ConAgra Foods, Inc. (NYSE: CAG). Knott's Berry Farm produces and markets high quality jams, jellies and preserves in the retail, gift boxes, and foodservice channels.



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In 1995, the Knott family sold the food specialty business to ConAgra Inc, which later re-sold the brand to The J.M. Smucker Company in 2008. In 1997, the Knott family sold the amusement park operations to Cedar Fair.

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The J.M. Smucker Company, also known as Smuckers, is an American manufacturer of food and beverage products. Headquartered in Orrville, Ohio, the company was founded in 1897 as a maker of apple butter. J.M. Smucker currently has three major business units: consumer foods, pet foods, and coffee.

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But to be technically accurate, you have to give credit to a different Walt(er) and an entirely different enterprise. Disneyland opened in Anaheim in 1955, but Knott's Berry Farm, established by Walter Knott in Buena Park, can trace its history all the way back to 1920, and its incarnation as a theme park to 1940.

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Knott's Berry Farm Vs Disneyland Comparison: Family Rides Both of these titans of the theme park world are ostensibly geared towards kids, though Disneyland definitely has the upper hand here, both in terms of pester-power, instantly recognizable characters and child-friendly attractions.

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Beyond the festival and the 8-foot-tall boysenberry sculptures, what surprised me about Knott's was the sheer quantity of rides. Knott's is only 57 acres, compared with Disneyland's 100 acres, but there are so many more rides at the berry farm.

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Personally, the food there is so good, it is expensive but it is so worth it! And there are a variety of shops you can buy stuff and also go onto so many rollercoasters. And by the way, Knotts berry farm started in the 1920's and the history of the farm is great. I read all about it.

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Knott's Scary Farm or Knott's Halloween Haunt is a seasonal Halloween event at Knott's Berry Farm in Buena Park, California.

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