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J.M. Smucker’s New McCalla, Alabama, Uncrustables Plant Opens

Nov. 10, 2024

Long-awaited new facility is the third to produce the fast-growing frozen sandwich brand.

For fans of J.M. Smucker Co.’s Uncrustables products, the news is good, as Smucker celebrated the opening of its new processing plant in McCalla, Ala., a long-awaited capital project that will allow the company to feed the growing demand for the crust-free frozen sandwich products.

The company hosted a grand opening event for the 900,000-sq.-ft. manufacturing facility located some 24 miles from Birmingham and 35 miles from Tuscaloosa along Interstate 20.

“We have grown Uncrustables from a $12 million brand to one delivering approximately $800 million in annual net sales last fiscal year,” Mark Smucker, chair of the board, president and CEO of J.M. Smucker Co., said at the event. “With the new facility now open, we are well positioned to realize our goal of $1 billion in annual net sales by the end of fiscal year 2026.”

The facility was announced almost exactly three years ago, with the original intent to open in 2025. It’s the latest big-ticket investment for Smucker in terms of increasing capacity to meet demand for Uncrustables. The company expanded production at the original Scottsville, Ky., Uncrustables plant, added a new plant in Longmont, Colo., in 2019, and expanded the Longmont facility as well.

“Since the launch of Uncrustables more than two decades ago, we have invested to support the incredible momentum of this business and established a beloved brand that will continue to drive meaningful growth for the long-term,” said Rebecca Scheidler, senior vice president and general manager, Frozen Handheld and Spreads, The J.M. Smucker Co. “This new facility and our team in McCalla will play a critical role in the next chapter of our story as we drive and nurture this brand to its full potential.”

About the Author

Andy Hanacek | Senior Editor

Andy Hanacek has covered meat, poultry, bakery and snack foods as a B2B editor for nearly 20 years, and has toured hundreds of processing plants and food companies, sharing stories of innovation and technological advancement throughout the food supply chain. In 2018, he won a Folio:Eddie Award for his unique "From the Editor's Desk" video blogs, and he has brought home additional awards from Folio and ASBPE over the years. In addition, Hanacek led the Meat Industry Hall of Fame for several years and was vice president of communications for We R Food Safety, a food safety software and consulting company.