Country Crock is a US food brand owned by Flora Food Group. It was originally used for spreads such as margarine (and cheese for a limited time), but later extended to side dishes, particularly mashed potatoes and pasta, made by Hormel under license.
The original Shedd's brand was a product of Shedd-Bartush Foods based in Detroit. It made and marketed margarine (beginning in 1945)[1] and Shedd's peanut butter as well as salad dressing and prune juice.[2] It merged in 1959 with Beatrice Foods[3] before they sold the Shedd's business to Unilever in 1984 following Beatrice's merger with Esmark. The peanut butter business was sold to Algood Food Company.[4]