SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): ~~January~~ April 616, 2004

INTERNATIONAL MULTIFOODS CORPORATION

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware	1-6699	41-0871880
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

110 Cheshire Lane, Suite 300, Minnetonka, Minnesota		55305
(Address of principal executive offices)		(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (952) 594-3300

Not applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

Item 75. ~~Financial~~Other ~~Statements and Exhibits.~~Events

In connection with the previously announced merger agreement between International Multifoods Corp. (c“Multifoods”) ~~Exhibits~~ and The J.M. Smucker Company (“Smucker”), Multifoods and Smucker filed a pre-merger notification with the U.S. Federal Trade Commission as required under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976 (the “Act”). On April 16, 2004, the 30-day statutory waiting period under the Act expired. Regulatory review under the Act was one of the conditions necessary to the consummation of the proposed merger, and that condition has now been satisfied. The proposed merger remains subject to other various closing conditions, including the approvals by Multifoods’ and Smucker’s shareholders.

~~99.1 Press~~ Important ~~release~~Legal ~~of International Multifoods Corporation dated January 6, 2004.~~Information

~~Item~~ In 12connection with the proposed merger, Smucker has filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) a joint proxy statement-prospectus and other relevant documents concerning the proposed transaction. Investors ~~Results~~are urged to read the joint proxy statement-prospectus and other relevant documents filed with the SEC because they contain important information on the proposed transaction. Copies of ~~Operations~~the documents filed with the SEC are available free of charge at the SEC’s website, www.sec.gov. In addition, stockholders and ~~Financial~~investors ~~Condition~~in Multifoods or Smucker may obtain free copies of the documents filed with the SEC by directing their requests to: International Multifoods Corp. Investor Relations, 110 Cheshire Lane, Minnetonka, Minnesota 55305-1060, (Telephone: 952-594-3385) or to The J. M. Smucker Company, Attention: Investor Relations, One Strawberry Lane, Orrville, Ohio 44667, (Telephone: 330-682-3000).

~~On January 6~~ Multifoods, ~~2004,~~Smucker ~~International~~and ~~Multifoods~~their ~~Corporation~~respective ~~(the~~directors ~~“Company”)~~and ~~reported~~executive ~~its~~officers ~~financial~~may ~~results~~be ~~for~~deemed ~~it’s~~to ~~third~~be participants in ~~quarter~~the ~~ended~~solicitation ~~November~~of ~~29,~~proxies ~~2003~~in respect of the proposed transaction. ~~See~~Information regarding Multifoods’ directors ~~the~~and ~~Company~~executive officers and descriptions of their interests in Multifoods is contained in Multifoods’s ~~press~~proxy ~~release~~statement dated ~~January~~May 615, ~~2004~~2003, which is ~~furnished as~~filed ~~Exhibit 99~~with the SEC.1 Information regarding Smucker’s directors and ~~incorporated~~executive byofficers ~~reference~~and descriptions of their interests in ~~this~~Smucker ~~Current~~is ~~Report~~contained onin ~~Form~~the joint proxy statement-prospectus. Shareholders may obtain additional 8information about the interest of the directors and executive officers in this transaction by reading the proxy statement-Kprospectus.

The press release includes presentations of earnings before unusual and one-time items and free cash flow, both of which are non-GAAP financial measures. Presenting earnings before unusual and one-time items provides insight into the results of operations of the Company and facilitates comparisons between the results of operations of the Company for the current, past and future periods. Free cash flow measures available cash flow from operations after capital expenditures. Presenting free cash flow provides insight into the amount of cash available to fund such things as debt reduction or acquisitions. Management believes that the presentations of earnings before unusual and one-time items and free cash flow are useful to investors for these reasons.2

2SIGNATURE

~~SIGNATURE~~Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

	INTERNATIONAL MULTIFOODS CORPORATION


Date: April 20, 2004	By	/s/ Dennis R. Johnson
		Dennis R. Johnson
		Vice President and Controller

	INTERNATIONAL MULTIFOODS CORPORATION
Date: January 6, 2004	By	/s/ John E. Byom
		John E. Byom
		Senior Vice President, Finance and Chief Financial Officer

EXHIBIT INDEX

99.1 Press release of International Multifoods Corporation dated January 6, 2004.

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