Nicole Newell Shares the Goodness of Smuckers in Alabama
President Bruce Rogers with Nicole Newell
This week, the Rotary Club of Birmingham welcomed Nicole Newell, Operations Director of The J.M. Smucker Company’s new $1.1 billion, 900,000-square-foot plant in McCalla, Alabama. She provided an overview of the company’s 127-year history, its well-known brands such as Jif, Folgers, Dunkin’, and Meow Mix, in addition to its hallmark jams and jellies. Newell brought samples of the popular Uncrustables sandwiches for members to try. The McCalla facility features the largest single-line bakery in North America and created nearly 750 jobs in the region.
Newell emphasized Smucker’s commitment to the core values of teamwork, kindness, and doing the right thing. She also highlighted the company’s sustainability initiatives and local community partnerships, including efforts with Lawson State, the Community Food Bank of Central Alabama, and the Miracle League.
Bio for Nicole Newell
Nicole Newell serves as Operations Director of The J.M. Smucker Company’s new $1.1 billion, 900,000-square-foot plant in McCalla, located 19 miles southwest of Birmingham. The consumer-packaged goods company, headquartered in Orrville, Ohio, produces products ranging from frozen sandwiches, baked goods, peanut butter, jams and preserves, to pet food, snacks and well-known coffee brands like Folgers and Dunkin’. The company also produces packaged goods for schools, offices, restaurants and hotels. The McCalla factory is the third facility established to produce Smucker’s Uncrustables sandwiches, increasing the company’s production capacity for the Uncrustables brand to help meet demand and creating around 750 jobs for the Jefferson County region.
Newell earned a B.S. in Chemistry from Xavier University and a M.S. in Chemical Engineering from Purdue University. She is a graduate of the Executive Development Program at The Wharton School. She previously served in Engineering, Continuous Improvement, Product Management, and Operations leadership roles at DuPont & Chemours for 25 years. She is heavily invested in her community and loves to travel with her husband Brent.