Folgers® Coffee Brightens Your Day With The Aroma Of Good News

Folgers® Coffee Creates The Best Part™, an Online Community for Fans to Share Good News

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Oct 07, 2013, 09:02 ET

ORRVILLE, Ohio, Oct. 7, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- The Best Part of Wakin' Up™ has always been Folgers® in your cup and now there is another way to brighten your entire day. The makers of Folgers coffee are excited to announce the launch of The Best Part, a new interactive way to read and share positive news through social news feeds.

Facebook, Twitter and Instagram users can like and follow The Best Part to receive positive, fun and optimistic content. The aroma of good news is sure to become the best part of each and every day. Fans are invited to join the social conversation by sharing their own inspiring content, such as a meaningful personal story or photo of an act of kindness. Folgers will share some inspiring fan posts to motivate others!

"The Best Part community is an opportunity for those who share the Folgers optimistic outlook to join together and brighten days everywhere," said Maribeth Burns, Vice President, Corporate Communications, The J.M. Smucker Company. "We hope to see this community grow and have a positive impact on people's lives."

The Best Part is also introducing a new Folgers Wakin' Up alarm app. The app greets you with upbeat tunes, positive pieces of good news and inspiring comments from The Best Part community that can be shared via Facebook, Twitter, or email to brighten someone else's day.

Join The Best Part community at Facebook.com/FolgersBestPart, @bestpart on Twitter and @bestpart on Instagram.

Download the Folgers Wakin' Up alarm app at the App Store(SM) or find it on Google Play™.

About The J. M. Smucker Company
For more than 115 years, The J.M. Smucker Company has been committed to offering consumers quality products that bring families together to share memorable meals and 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^®, Café Bustelo^®, Cafe Pilon^®, White Lily^® and Martha White^® in the United States, along with Robin Hood^®, Five Roses^®, Carnation^® 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. For more information about the Company, visit www.smuckers.com.

The J. M. Smucker Company is the owner of all trademarks referenced herein, except for the following, which are used under license: Pillsbury® is a trademark of The Pillsbury Company, LLC; Carnation® is a trademark of Societe des Produits Nestle S.A.; and Dunkin' Donuts® is a registered trademark of DD IP Holder, LLC.

Dunkin' Donuts® brand is licensed to The J. M. Smucker Company for packaged coffee products sold in retail channels such as grocery stores, mass merchandisers, club stores, and drug stores. This information does not pertain to Dunkin' Donuts® coffee or other products for sale in Dunkin' Donuts® restaurants. K-Cup® and K-Cups® are trademarks of Keurig, Incorporated.

App Store is a registered Service Mark of Apple, Inc. Google Play is a trademark of Google Inc.

SOURCE The J.M. Smucker Company