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~~the ~~(Date~~Securities ~~of earliest~~Exchange ~~event~~Act ~~reported): April 16, 2004~~of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): April 26, 2004

INTERNATIONAL MULTIFOODS CORPORATION

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware	1-6699	~~41-0871880~~	41-0871880
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	~~(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)~~	(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~~Registrant’s telephone 5.number, ~~Other~~including ~~Events~~area code: (952) 594-3300

~~In connection with the previously announced merger~~Not agreement between International Multifoods Corp. (“Multifoods”) 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.applicable

~~Important~~(Former name or former ~~Legal~~address, ~~Information~~if changed since last report)

In connection 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 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 the documents filed with the SEC are available free of charge at the SEC’s website, www.sec.gov. In addition, stockholders and investors 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).

Item 7.		Financial Statements and Exhibits.

	(c)	Exhibits.

		99.1	Press release of International Multifoods Corporation dated April 26, 2004.

Item 9.		Regulation FD Disclosure

~~Multifoods~~On April 26, ~~Smucker~~2004, ~~and~~International ~~their~~Multifoods ~~respective~~Corporation ~~directors~~(“Multifoods”) ~~and~~announced ~~executive~~that ~~officers~~a ~~may~~special bemeeting ~~deemed~~of toshareholders will be ~~participants~~held ~~in the~~on ~~solicitation~~June of17, ~~proxies~~2004 into ~~respect~~consider ofand ~~the~~approve ~~proposed transaction. Information regarding~~ Multifoods’ ~~directors~~previously ~~and~~announced ~~executive~~merger ~~officers~~agreement ~~and~~with ~~descriptions~~The ofJ.M. ~~their~~Smucker ~~interests~~Company in(“Smucker”). The ~~Multifoods~~record ~~is contained~~date infor ~~Multifoods’~~the ~~proxy~~special ~~statement~~meeting ~~dated~~of shareholders ~~May~~is 15May 3, ~~2003, which is filed with the SEC~~2004. ~~Information regarding~~See ~~Smucker~~Multifoods’s ~~directors~~press ~~and~~release ~~executive~~dated ~~officers~~April ~~and~~26, ~~descriptions~~2004, ofwhich ~~their interests in Smucker~~ is ~~contained~~furnished ~~in the joint proxy statement-prospectus~~as Exhibit 99. ~~Shareholders~~1 ~~may obtain additional information about the interest of the directors~~ and ~~executive~~incorporated ~~officers~~by reference in this ~~transaction~~ byCurrent ~~reading~~Report ~~the~~on ~~proxy statement~~Form 8-~~prospectus~~K.

2Important Legal Information

~~SIGNATURE~~Smucker has filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) a joint proxy statement-prospectus and other relevant materials regarding the proposed merger transaction. Investors are urged to read the joint proxy statement-prospectus and any other relevant documents filed by Smucker or Multifoods with the SEC because they contain important information about Smucker, Multifoods and the proposed transaction. Investors may obtain free copies of the documents filed with the SEC at the website maintained by the SEC at www.sec.gov. In addition, investors may obtain free copies of the documents filed with the SEC by Multifoods by requesting them in writing from International Multifoods Corp., 110 Cheshire Lane, Minnetonka, Minnesota 55305-1060, Attention: Investor Relations, or by telephone at 952-594-3385.

~~Pursuant~~Multifoods and its directors and executive officers may be deemed to be participants in the ~~requirements~~solicitation of ~~the~~proxies ~~Securities~~from ~~Exchange~~Multifoods’ ~~Act~~shareholders ofwith ~~1934,~~respect to the ~~registrant~~proposed ~~has~~merger. Information ~~duly~~about ~~caused~~the ~~this~~directors ~~report~~and executive toofficers beof ~~signed~~Multifoods and their ownership of Multifoods shares is onset ~~its~~forth ~~behalf~~in bythe joint proxy statement-prospectus filed with the ~~undersigned~~SEC ~~hereunto~~on ~~duly~~April 5, ~~authorized~~2004.

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

3SIGNATURE

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 26, 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 April 26, 2004.

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