The J.M. Smucker Company is looking to take a bite out of Trader Joe's.
The two iconic brands appear to be locking horns in a legal battle over peanut butter and jelly treats, with Smucker's getting territorial over its frozen sandwiches.
'Our focus is solely on protecting the unique trademarked design.'
The lawsuit was filed in a federal court in Ohio on Monday and alleges that the Trader Joe's product Crustless Peanut Butter & Strawberry Jam Sandwiches is infringing on Smucker's trademark surrounding the Uncrustables brand.
Smucker's said the crustless peanut butter and jam sandwich sold by Trader Joe's mimics the "distinctive" features of its own sandwich, right down to the product look, branding, and lettering on the box.
Smucker's takes issue with the Trader Joe's sandwich having a round shape with crimped edges, according to Reuters, which also noted that the imagery of a bitten sandwich that reveals the filling is also an alleged infringement.
As reported by "Good Morning America," J.M. Smucker also said the Trader Joe's packaging is in violation of the Smucker's trademark because the blue lettering is allegedly similar to that of an Uncrustables box; Smucker's says the color is the same hue as its own.
Smucker's told ABC News that it "actively monitor[s] the marketplace" and enforces its federally registered trademarks to "protect the distinctive Uncrustables sandwich design and round shape."
The representative remarked, "Our focus is solely on protecting the unique trademarked design that represents the high quality associated with the Uncrustables brand and preventing consumer confusion caused by imitation."
Trader Joe's has yet to provide public comment about the lawsuit and did not immediately respond to a request for comment from Blaze News.
As of 2024, the Uncrustables brand is worth a reported $1 billion and has seen significant popularity among Major League Baseball players, for example.
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The Uncrustables campaign has been so successful with MLB that some players claim to be huge consumers of the product.
In 2023, San Francisco Giants second baseman Thairo Estrada reportedly ate an Uncrustables before every game.
In April 2025, Philadelphia Phillies star right fielder Nick Castellanos was spotted eating one of the snacks mid-game.
In Canada, the brand partnered with Canadian-Dominican Toronto Blue Jays first baseman Vladimir Guerrero Jr., who once coined the term "J&PB" after hilariously reversing the common term due to his broken English.
"Good Morning America" reported that the Trader Joe's product is sold in a pack of four for $3.79, while a four-pack of Uncrustables from J.M. Smucker costs $4.79.
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President Trump has achieved a success previously unheard of. That is, he has simultaneously received praise from both Republicans and Democrats for negotiating the unprecedented Israel-Hamas ceasefire and bringing all the hostages home.
Even former president Joe Biden had something positive to say.
“I am deeply grateful and relieved that this day has come — for the last living 20 hostages who have been through unimaginable hell and are finally reunited with their families and loved ones, and for the civilians in Gaza who have experienced immeasurable loss and will finally get the chance to rebuild their lives,” Biden wrote in a post on social media.
“The road to this deal was not easy. My Administration worked relentlessly to bring hostages home, get relief to Palestinian civilians, and end the war. I commend President Trump and his team for their work to get a renewed ceasefire deal over the finish line,” he continued.
Former president Bill Clinton also chimed in to sing Trump’s praises, writing in a statement posted to X: “The horrors of the October 7, 2023 attack on Israel, and the conflict they reignited, have resulted in unbearable human loss. It has been hard to watch and nearly impossible to rationalize.”
“I’m grateful that a ceasefire has taken hold, that the last 20 living hostages have been freed, and that desperately needed aid has begun to flow into Gaza. President Trump and his administration, Qatar, and other regional actors deserve great credit for keeping everyone engaged until the agreement was reached,” he added.
And comedian Jimmy Kimmel even had something nice to say about the president, though he laid the sarcasm on quite thick.
“What a day for Donald Trump. You know what? He finally did something positive today, and I want to give him credit for it, because I know he’s not the type to take credit for himself,” Kimmel said on “Jimmy Kimmel Live.”
“Trump was in Israel and Egypt today to celebrate a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas. All 20 Israeli hostages are home after 738 days. Almost 2,000 Palestinian prisoners and detainees have been released, and while we’re only in the first phase of what will undoubtedly be a long and tricky process, the fact is, the bombing has stopped,” he continued.
“The hostages have been released, and Trump deserves some of the praise for that. And so I know it sounds crazy to say, but good work on that one, President Trump. Now, maybe you can not invade Portland,” he added.
However, not all of Trump’s left-wing critics were quick to praise him.
“Bernie Sanders, as you might expect, a little bit more insane,” BlazeTV host Stu Burguiere says.
“Today, we welcome the long-overdue release of the 20 remaining Israelis held by Hamas and the freeing of almost 2,000 Palestinians held in Israeli prisons,” Sanders wrote in a statement posted to social media.
“But it must be the Palestinians themselves that guide this process and determine their future,” he added.
“Here’s some news for you,” Burguiere comments. “No. No, it must not be the Palestinians that determine their future. The last time the Palestinians got to determine their future, they elected Hamas. So no, they don’t get to determine their future.”
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Mark Zuckerberg's Meta is sharing the wealth with U.S. allies in Europe and NATO.
Since late 2024, Zuckerberg's tech giant has made Llama — its own large language model — available to foreign countries within the Five Eyes security partnership between the U.S., Australia, Canada, New Zealand, and the United Kingdom. Now, Meta is expanding the access to other countries while partnering with advanced-AI military contractors.
'We're building for completely on-device deployment of AI.'
Wearable products, AI programs, and other tools are being shared with allies in France, Germany, Italy, Japan, and South Korea, in order to enhance "decision-making, mission-specific capabilities, and operational efficiency," Meta wrote.
The technology includes a partnership with Anduril, Palmer Luckey's industry-leading augmented reality defense company.
Calling the effort the "largest of its kind," Meta's partnership is meant to equip soldiers with enhanced decision-making capabilities. This is apparent with Anduril's recently released EagleEye, an AI/AR warfighter helmet.
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EagleEye represents the best of what the video game world has to offer, brought to life.
Not only does the helmet display directional mapping as if belonging to a gamer dropped into a first-person shooting game, but it also provides a form of X-ray vision that allows users to see allies and enemies on the map through coordinated data.
The AR tech also utilizes spatial audio and frequency detection to alert operators of hidden threats. Rear and flank sensors also ensure that the allied soldier is not ambushed.
Anduril's Lattice AI is also making waves, and it too looks like something gamers will recognize.
Using data from drones, sensors, and satellites, it creates a real-time 3D battlefield map. The program boasts a wide range of deployable formats, including detecting battlefield threats or intrusions on border security.
In November 2024, Meta opened-sourced its Llama model for the U.S. military and its contractors to build upon. That move is now paying off, as Meta will now share what the company EdgeRunner has built, a closed-ended chatbot for soldiers.
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EdgeRunner AI is essentially a search function for soldiers; it can be run as a local program on almost any consumer-grade device, and according to Meta, it can be used to identify safe locations for aircraft or even accurately translate languages.
"This is all part of our joint effort to ensure the warfighter has access to advanced AI technology at the tactical edge," an EdgeRunner spokesperson told Return. "What's especially unique about our work with Meta is that we're building for completely on-device deployment of AI, meaning it's running locally on your laptop, workstation, or smartphone, disconnected from the cloud."
This method avoids the necessity for uninterrupted cloud connectivity, which helps keep the data out of the enemy's hands, too.
The AI program has an all-encompassing goal and is specifically designed to be adaptable to different job titles. This means it will be coupled with logistics, maintenance, and combat roles.
Meta is spreading its footprint worldwide and said because of this, it hopes allies will deploy the AI ethically, responsibly, and in accordance with "relevant international law and fundamental principles."
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