Five Finalists Announced in Ninth Annual Jif® Most Creative Peanut Butter Sandwich Contest™

Kid Chefs to Head to New York to Compete in Live Judging Event for $25,000 Scholarship Fund

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Feb 22, 2011, 08:44 ET

ORRVILLE, Ohio, Feb. 22, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- The makers of Jif® Peanut Butter announced today the five finalists in the Ninth Annual Jif Most Creative Peanut Butter Sandwich Contest™. America voted to help select five finalists who will now travel to New York on March 18 to compete in a live judging event for a $25,000 college scholarship fund. The four runners-up will each receive a $2,500 scholarship fund.

Jif Contest Finalist

Adeline F., 6 1/2, Deland, FL – BLT PB & Sweet Style!
Landon J., 10, La Porte, IN – Re-invented Chicken 'N Waffles with PBQ Sauce
Margalit M., 8, Raleigh, NC – Wushu Chicken Tacos
Mia B., 7, Pittsburgh, PA – Snails on Rails
Paige H., 10, Carmel, CA – Sa-Taysty

For complete recipes, visit www.jif.com.

"What better way to reward imagination and culinary creativity than with a scholarship fund?" said Maribeth Badertscher, Vice President, Corporate Communications, The J.M. Smucker Company. "Jif is a brand committed to fostering family memories in the kitchen. As a company, we are proud of the continued excitement the Jif Most Creative Peanut Butter Sandwich Contest receives every year and look forward to meeting the finalists in New York!"

The Peanutty Road to the Finals

Parent and kid chef teams across America entered original peanut butter sandwich recipes from August through November 2010. Each recipe underwent an initial round of judging to determine 10 semi-finalists, who participated in an online vote between January 10 and February 3. The top five finalists were selected based on a combination of online votes and the scores from the preliminary judging round.

The Final Event

The judging event on March 18, 2011, offers the five finalists the opportunity to showcase their sandwiches to a panel of judges. Each child will demonstrate how to prepare his/her sandwich and the judging panel will rate each based on creativity, nutritional balance, taste, appearance and ease of preparation.

Jif Moms Voice Their Choice Contest™

The makers of Jif Peanut Butter also announce Bridget S. from Murrells Inlet, SC as the winner of the Jif Moms Voice Their Choice Contest. Between August and November 2010, moms across the country entered stories about how they make the best choices for their families on www.jif.com. Bridget won a trip for two to New York and a seat on the judging panel for the Jif Most Creative Peanut Butter Sandwich Contest. Visit www.jif.com to learn more.

About The J. M. Smucker Company

For more than 110 years, The J.M. Smucker Company (NYSE: SJM) has been committed to offering consumers quality products that help families create memorable mealtime moments. Today, Smucker is a leading marketer and manufacturer of fruit spreads, retail packaged coffee, peanut butter, shortening and oils, ice cream toppings, sweetened condensed milk, and health and natural foods beverages in North America. Its family of brands includes Smucker's®, Folgers®, Dunkin' Donuts®, Jif®, Crisco®, Pillsbury®, Eagle Brand®, R.W. Knudsen Family®, Hungry Jack®, White Lily® and Martha White® in the United States, along with Robin Hood®, Five Roses®, Carnation®, Europe's Best® and Bick's® in Canada. The Company remains rooted in the Basic Beliefs of Quality, People, Ethics, Growth and Independence established by its founder and namesake more than a century ago. The Company has appeared on FORTUNE Magazine's list of the 100 Best Companies to Work For in the United States 13 times, ranking number one in 2004. For more information about the Company, visit www.smuckers.com.

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