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Campbell Soup Company (also known as Campbell's) is a well-known American
United States

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 producer of canned soups and related products. Campbell's products are sold in 120 countries around the world. It is headquartered in Camden
Camden, New Jersey

The City of Camden is the county seat of Camden County, New Jersey, New Jersey, in the United States. It is located just across the Delaware River from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania....
, New Jersey
New Jersey

New Jersey is a state in the Mid-Atlantic States and Northeastern United States regions of the United States. It is bordered on the north by New York, on the east by the Hudson River and the Atlantic Ocean, on the southwest by Delaware, and on the west by Pennsylvania....
.

bell's was founded in 1869 by Joseph A. Campbell and Abraham Anderson, an icebox
Icebox

An Icebox was the common appliance for providing refrigeration in the home before safe refrigerants made compact mechanical refrigerators useful....
 manufacturer. The company was originally called the "Joseph A. Campbell Preserve Company" and produced canned tomato
Tomato

The Tomato is an herbaceous, usually sprawling plant in the Solanaceae or nightshade family, as are its close cousins Nicotiana, potatoes, aubergine , chilli peppers, and the poisonous Atropa belladonna....
es, vegetable
Vegetable

The term "vegetable" generally means the Eating parts of plants. The definition of the word is traditional rather than scientific, however, and therefore the usage of the word is somewhat arbitrary and subjective, as it is determined by individual cultural customs of food selection and food preparation....
s, jellies
Fruit preserves

Fruit preserves refers to fruits or vegetables that have been prepared and canning for long term storage. The preparation of fruit preserves traditionally involves the use of pectin as a gelling agent, although sugar or honey may be used as well....
, soups, condiment
Condiment

In the United Kingdom, a condiment used to be confined to salt, pepper, mustard and vinegar. Use of the term condiment has broadened and now is generally considered to be any prepared edible Chemical substance or mixture, often Food preservation or Fermentation , that is added in relatively small quantities, most often at the table...
s, and minced meat
Minced meat

Minced meat may refer to:* Ground meat - meat that has been minced or groundMinced meat may be confused with:* Mincemeat - a conglomeration of bits of meat, dried fruit and spices, commonly does not contain any meat...
s.

By 1896, Anderson left the partnership, leaving Campbell to reorganize and form a new company, Joseph Campbell & Co.






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Campbell Soup Company (also known as Campbell's) is a well-known American
United States

The United States of America is a Federal government constitutional republic comprising U.S. state and a federal district. The country is situated mostly in central North America, where its Contiguous United States and Washington, D.C., the Capital districts and territories, lie between the Pacific Ocean and Atlantic Oceans, Borders of the U...
 producer of canned soups and related products. Campbell's products are sold in 120 countries around the world. It is headquartered in Camden
Camden, New Jersey

The City of Camden is the county seat of Camden County, New Jersey, New Jersey, in the United States. It is located just across the Delaware River from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania....
, New Jersey
New Jersey

New Jersey is a state in the Mid-Atlantic States and Northeastern United States regions of the United States. It is bordered on the north by New York, on the east by the Hudson River and the Atlantic Ocean, on the southwest by Delaware, and on the west by Pennsylvania....
.

History

Campbell's was founded in 1869 by Joseph A. Campbell and Abraham Anderson, an icebox
Icebox

An Icebox was the common appliance for providing refrigeration in the home before safe refrigerants made compact mechanical refrigerators useful....
 manufacturer. The company was originally called the "Joseph A. Campbell Preserve Company" and produced canned tomato
Tomato

The Tomato is an herbaceous, usually sprawling plant in the Solanaceae or nightshade family, as are its close cousins Nicotiana, potatoes, aubergine , chilli peppers, and the poisonous Atropa belladonna....
es, vegetable
Vegetable

The term "vegetable" generally means the Eating parts of plants. The definition of the word is traditional rather than scientific, however, and therefore the usage of the word is somewhat arbitrary and subjective, as it is determined by individual cultural customs of food selection and food preparation....
s, jellies
Fruit preserves

Fruit preserves refers to fruits or vegetables that have been prepared and canning for long term storage. The preparation of fruit preserves traditionally involves the use of pectin as a gelling agent, although sugar or honey may be used as well....
, soups, condiment
Condiment

In the United Kingdom, a condiment used to be confined to salt, pepper, mustard and vinegar. Use of the term condiment has broadened and now is generally considered to be any prepared edible Chemical substance or mixture, often Food preservation or Fermentation , that is added in relatively small quantities, most often at the table...
s, and minced meat
Minced meat

Minced meat may refer to:* Ground meat - meat that has been minced or groundMinced meat may be confused with:* Mincemeat - a conglomeration of bits of meat, dried fruit and spices, commonly does not contain any meat...
s.

By 1896, Anderson left the partnership, leaving Campbell to reorganize and form a new company, Joseph Campbell & Co. In 1897, a nephew of one of the new Campbell partners, Dr. John T. Dorrance, began working for the company at a wage of $7.50 a week. Dorrance, a gifted chemist with degrees from MIT and Göttingen University, Germany
Germany

Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a country in Central Europe. It is bordered to the north by the North Sea, Denmark, and the Baltic Sea; to the east by Poland and the Czech Republic; to the south by Austria and Switzerland; and to the west by France, Luxembourg, Belgium, and the Netherlands....
, developed a commercially viable method for condensing soup by halving the quantity of its heaviest ingredient: water
Water

Water is a common chemical substance that is essential for the survival of all known forms of life. In typical usage, water refers only to its liquid form or States of matter, but the substance also has a solid state, ice, and a gaseous state, water vapor or steam....
.

Soup was not a popular staple in the American diet at the turn of the 20th century, but it was in Europe
Europe

Europe is, conventionally, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally divided from Asia to its east by the water divide of the Ural Mountains, the Ural , the Caspian Sea, and by the Caucasus Mountains to the southeast....
. However, Dorrance's condensed soups quickly became successful among the public for their convenience and their price, 10 cents a can. The product competed at the Paris Exposition
Exposition Universelle (1900)

The Exposition Universelle of 1900 was a world's fair held in Paris, France, to celebrate the achievements of the past century and to accelerate development into the next....
 in 1900 and was awarded a gold medal, an image of which still appears on the label.

In 1898, Herberton Williams, a Campbell's executive, convinced the company to adopt a cherry red and bright white color scheme, because he was taken by the crisp colors of the Cornell University
Cornell University

Cornell University located in Ithaca, New York, USA, is a private university with four Statutory college. Its two medical campuses are in New York City and Education City, Qatar....
 football team's uniforms.To this day, the layout of the can, with its red and white design and the metallic gold medal seal from the 1900 Paris Exhibition, has changed very little. Campbell Soup became one of largest food companies in the world
World

World is a common name for the planet Earth seen from a human worldview, as a place inhabited by human beings. It is often used to signify the sum of human experience and history, or the 'human condition' in general....
 under the leadership of William Beverly Murphy
William Beverly Murphy

William Beverly Murphy was a United States of America food businessman. He was the president and CEO of Campbell Soup Company between 1953 and 1972....
. He was elected executive vice president of Campbell Soup in 1949 and was president and CEO from 1953 to 1972. While at Campbell's Soup Company, he took the corporation public and increased its brand portfolio to include Pepperidge Farm's breads, cookies, and crackers, Franco-American's gravies and pastas, V8 vegetable juices, Swanson broths, and Godiva's chocolates.

Campbell Soup invested heavily in advertising
Advertising

Advertising is a form of communication that typically attempts to persuade potential customers to Purchasing or to consume more of a particular brand of Product or Service ....
 since its inception, and many of its promotional campaigns have proven value in the Americana
Americana

Americana refers to artifacts of the culture of the United States, the history of the United States and folklore of the United States resultant from its westward expansion....
 collectible advertising market. Perhaps best known are the "Campbell Kids" who though color scheme represented the recognizable soup. Ronald Reagan
Ronald Reagan

Ronald Wilson Reagan was the List of Presidents of the United States President of the United States and the 33rd Governor of California . Born in Illinois, Reagan moved to Los Angeles, California in the 1930s, where he was an actor, president of the Screen Actors Guild , and a spokesman for General Electric ....
 was a spokesman for V8
V8 (beverage)

V8 Vegetable Juice is a trademark name for beverage products sold worldwide and made from either eight vegetables or a mixture of both fruits and vegetables....
 when it was first introduced. A "pretty groovy deal" in 1968 offered a paper Souper Dress available for $1.00 and two labels. Also produced were Campbell's Menu Books and Help for the Hostess series of cookbooks. One of the longest lasting recipes, but certainly odd to modern tastebuds, is the recipe for a maroon colored Tomato Soup Cake.

In addition to collectible advertising, the company has also had notable commercial sponsorships. Among these was The Campbell Playhouse
The Campbell Playhouse

The Campbell Playhouse was a CBS radio drama series directed by and starring Orson Welles. Produced by John Houseman, it was a sponsored continuation of the Mercury Theatre....
, which had previously been Orson Welles
Orson Welles

George Orson Welles , better known as Orson Welles, was an Academy Award-winning United States actor, director, writer and producer, who worked extensively in film, theatre, television, and radio....
' Mercury Theatre On The Air. Campbell's took over as sponsor of the radio theatre program in December of 1938.

In the UK and Ireland, the cans will be rebranded as Batchelors Condensed Soup from March 2008(since the license for the brand name expires in mid 2008) but labels will carry: "Formerly Campbell's. Same great taste." Premier Foods
Premier Foods

Premier Foods plc is a United Kingdom-based food manufacturer headquartered in St Albans. It is listed on the London Stock Exchange and is a former constituent of the FTSE 250 Index....
, St. Albans, Hertfordshire
Hertfordshire

Hertfordshire is a Ceremonial counties of England and Metropolitan and non-metropolitan counties of England Counties of England in the East of England region of England....
 bought Campbell Soup Company in the UK and Ireland, for £ 450m ($ 830m), but not the brand. 22 flavours will be branded as Batchelors but recipes will remain the same. Also, US-based Campbell Soup Company will still produce Campbell's Condensed Soup but cannot sell the product in the UK for another 5 years. Over the years various flavors were created to eat at the table or to go.

In Pop Art

The ubiquitous red-and-white icon became fodder for Andy Warhol
Andy Warhol

Andrew Warhola , more commonly known as Andy Warhol, was an United Statesn Painting, Printmaking, and filmmaker who was a leading figure in the Art movement known as pop art....
, the 1960s pop counter-culture artist, in his famous series of iconic Campbell's Soup Can images from 1962 to 1968. Each can, hand painted to perfection and almost machine like in quality glorified the simplistic white and red cans with their gold seal as an American icon. Every detail was considered just as the original down to the gold and black script of the word ‘SOUP’ to the simple red print of each flavor. These images are some of the artist's best work, many of which are on display at the Andy Warhol Museum in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

To celebrate this, in 2004, the company released a series of four limited edition cans, with different labels than the regular red and white. The new ones were in silkscreen colors, the top half being one shade and bottom another. Orange and pink
Pink

Pink is a pale red color; the use of the word for the color was first recorded in the late 17th century, describing the flowers of Dianthus, flowering plants in the genus Dianthus. Pink itself is a combination of red and white....
 were one combination, and shades of blue another. This marked one of the few times thus far in the company's 100+ year history that the labels have deviated from their standard look.

The cans
Tin can

A tin can, also called a tin or a can, is an air-tight Packaging and labelling for the distribution or storage of goods, composed of thin metal, and requiring cutting or tearing of the metal as the means of opening....
 appeared on the east coast
East Coast of the United States

The East Coast of the United States, also known as the "Eastern Seaboard" or "Atlantic Seaboard", refers to the easternmost coastal states in the central and northern United States, which touch the Atlantic Ocean and stretch up to Canada....
 and slowly made their way as far west as Ohio
Ohio

Ohio is a Midwestern United States U.S. state of the United States. As part of the Great Lakes region , Ohio has long been a cultural and geographical crossroads in North America....
 via Giant Eagle
Giant Eagle

Giant Eagle, Inc., is an United States supermarket chain with stores located in Pennsylvania, Ohio, West Virginia, and Maryland. Giant Eagle was founded in 1918 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania....
 supermarket
Supermarket

A supermarket is a self-service Retailing#Retail types offering a wide variety of food and household merchandise, organized into departments....
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Health

Many canned soups, including Campbell's condensed and Chunky varieties, contain relatively high quantities of sodium
Sodium

Sodium is an element which has the symbol Na , atomic number 11, atomic mass 23 amu , and a common oxidation number +1. Sodium is a soft, silvery white, highly reactive element and is a member of the alkali metals within "group 1" ....
 and thus are not desirable for those on low-sodium diets. However, Campbell's Chunky, Healthy Request and other soups, as well as their V-8 and Tomato juices, have reduced sodium levels.. These soups use sea salt
Sea salt

Sea salt, obtained by the evaporation of seawater, is used in cooking and cosmetics. Historically called bay salt, its mineral content gives it a different taste from table salt, which is pure sodium chloride, usually refined from mined rock salt or from sea salt....
 as one of the methods in lowering sodium. In the fall of 2007, Campbell's was awarded a Certificate of Excellence for their efforts in lowering sodium levels, from Blood Pressure Canada.. By autumn 2009, Campbell's claims it will have lowered the sodium content in 50% of its soups range.

Brands

Campbell's owns numerous brands, categorized for different lines. Many of Campbell's brands are listed below.

Soups

  • Campbell's Condensed Soups: Campbell's flagship line
  • Campbell's Chunky Soups: Uncondensed soups with large portions of vegetables and other ingredients; especially known for its commercials starring famous NFL players and sometimes their mothers (who want to ensure their sons are "eating good"). The official soup and chili sponsor of the NFL and the NFL Players Association.
  • Campbell's Fun Favorites Soups
  • Campbell's Healthy Request Soups: Soups with lower quantities of ingredients such as sodium
    Salt

    A salt, in chemistry, is defined as the product formed from the neutralisation reaction of acids and base . Salts are ionic compounds composed of cations and anions so that the product is electrically electric charge ....
  • Campbell's Kitchen Classics Soups
  • Campbell's Select Harvest Soups (Prior to 2008, this line was called “Select”.  In 2008, the line was renamed “Select harvest” and given newly restyled labels.)
  • Campbell's OrientalSoups: Chinese Oriental Soups
  • Campbell's Soup at Hand Soups: Drinkable soups in special microwave
    Microwave oven

    A microwave oven, or a microwave, is a kitchen appliance that cookings or heats food by dielectric heating. This is accomplished by using microwave radiation to heat water and other dipole within the food....
    -safe cans
  • Campbell's Velish: Name used in Australia for range of vegetarian soups
  • Campbell's Country Ladle: Name used in Australia for range of home style soups
  • Tomato Soup Lovers
  • Simply Home Soups
  • Wolfgang Puck Soups: Campbell bought the soup business from Wolfgang Puck
    Wolfgang Puck

    Wolfgang Johann Puck is an Austrians celebrity chef, restaurant, and businessman based in Los Angeles. Wolfgang Puck restaurants, catering services, cookbooks and licensed products are run by Wolfgang Puck Companies, with three divisions....
     Worldwide Inc. in an agreement that allows Campbell to use the Wolfgang Puck brand on soup, stock and broth products in North America
    North America

    North America is the northern continent of the Americas, situated in the Earth's northern hemisphere and almost totally in the western hemisphere....
     as well as the option to expand the brand into other areas.


Meatballs

  • Campbell's Chunky Meatballs


Meal kits

  • Campbell's Supper Bakes Meal Kits


Juices

  • Campbell's Tomato Juice


Pace


  • Pace Foods: A popular line of salsa
    Salsa (sauce)

    Salsa is the Spanish language, Arabic language, and Italian language word that can refer to any type of sauce. In American English it usually refers to the Spice, often tomato- or maize-based hot sauces typical of Mexican cuisine, particularly those used as food dips....
    s


Pepperidge Farm

  • A brand of homemade-style cookies and snack crackers, such as Goldfish crackers
    Goldfish (snack)

    Goldfish are United States snack Cracker manufactured by Pepperidge Farm. The crackers come in several flavors and are shaped and colored like small, cartoonish goldfish....
    . Pepperidge Farm
    Pepperidge Farm

    Pepperidge Farm was founded in 1937 by Margaret Rudkin, who named the brand after her family's property in Fairfield, Connecticut, which in turn was named for the pepperidge tree, Black Tupelo....
     also markets gourmet cookies, breads, croutons, and stuffing.


Prego

  • Prego
    Prego

    Prego is a trade mark brand name pasta sauce of Campbell Soup Company. It was introduced internationally in 1981 and is based on a family recipe of one of the chefs....
     Pasta Sauces


Swanson

  • Swanson
    Swanson

    Swanson is a brand of TV dinners, broths, and canned poultry made for the North American market. The TV dinner business is currently owned by Pinnacle Foods, while the broth business is currently owned by the Campbell Soup Company....
     Broth"


V8 beverages

  • V8
    V8 (beverage)

    V8 Vegetable Juice is a trademark name for beverage products sold worldwide and made from either eight vegetables or a mixture of both fruits and vegetables....
     Vegetable Juice
  • V8 Splash Juice Drinks
  • V8 V.Fusion


Food services

  • Campbell Food Service: School cafeteria service


Other brands

  • Arnott's Biscuits Holdings
    Arnott's Biscuits Holdings

    Arnott's Biscuits Holdings , is a subsidiary of the Campbell Soup Company of United States.In Australia Arnott's is the largest producer of biscuits and the second-largest supplier of snack food....
    , Australia
    Australia

    Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the southern hemisphere comprising the Australia of the world's smallest continent, the major island of Tasmania, and numerous list of islands of Australia in the Indian Ocean and Pacific Oceans....
    's largest supplier of biscuits and second largest supplier of snack foods
  • Blċ Band (Sweden & Finland)
  • Devos Lemmens (Belgium)
  • Franco-American
  • :de:Erasco/Heisse Tasse (Germany) - owned by Campbell's since 1996, manufactured in Lübeck
    Lübeck

    L?beck is the second largest city in Schleswig-Holstein, in northern Germany, and one of the major ports of Germany. It was for several centuries the "capital" of the Hanseatic League and because of its Brick Gothic architectural heritage is on UNESCO's list of World Heritage Sites....
     (:de:Datei:WP_L%C3%BCck_Kesselhaus_L%C3%BCbeck.jpg)
  • Homepride
    Homepride

    Homepride is a United Kingdom brand of pre-prepared cooking sauces, now owned by Premier Foods, which acquired the business in 2006 from Campbell Soup Company....
     (UK)- Sold 2006
  • Liebig (France) - Purchased from Groupe Danone
    Groupe Danone

    Groupe Danone is a French food-products company based in Paris. It claims world leadership in fresh dairy products, marketed under the corporate name, and also in bottled water....
     in 1997, Liebig is the leading     aseptic
    Aseptic

    Aseptic describes a product or method that is free of microbiological organisms, that would lead to spoilage, fermentation, or contamination.The Aseptic technique is used in medical procedures and microbiology to keep processes and procedures free of cross-contamination....
     soup brand in France.
  • Oxo
    Oxo (food)

    Oxo is a brand of various food products, consisting of Bouillon cube, herbs and spices, dried gravy, and yeast extract. In the United Kingdom, Oxo products are manufactured by Premier Foods....
     (UK) - Sold 2006
  • Raguletto
  • Royco (France & Belgium)
  • StockPot Soups (Everett WA, USA)


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