Consumers will no longer be able to purchase Knott's Berry Farm brand jams, jellies, jams and cookies at grocery stores.
“The Knott's Berry Farm® brand has been discontinued and is no longer sold.” Knott’s Berry Farm Foods Website MessageIt says it is operated by JM Smucker Company.
The theme park of the same name in Buena Park, California, is owned by Cedar Fair.
Ann Knott’s Berry Farm online marketplace still existsNow, people can buy their trademarked favorites at Berry Market.
Knott's famous shortbread cookies with jam centers are available for purchase at the park itself. FOX11 reported.
“The decision to discontinue Knott's Berry Farm products is consistent with our strategy to continually evaluate our portfolio and ensure we direct resources to areas with the greatest growth potential.” JM Smucker Company told FOX Business in a statement. “We are grateful to our brand’s fans and look forward to continuing to serve them through our other products.”
According to its website, Knott's history dates back to the 1920s, when Walter and Cordelia Knott came to farm 20 acres of land. Berry Stand and Mrs. Knott's Chicken Dinner Restaurant followed.
In 1940, Walter Knott began building a ghost town to entertain hungry guests lined up, and theme parks followed.
The Knotts brand was partially sold to Conagra in 1995 and then became owned by JM Smucker Company in 1998.
One of Knott's Berry Farm brand jams, seedless raspberries, is still available for purchase in 16-ounce jars on the JM Smucker Company website at the time of publishing this article.
