Campbell Soup Company ( New York Stock Exchange (June 2003) The New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) is one of the largest stock exchanges in the world. The NYSE is operated by the not-for-profit corporation New York Stock Exchange, Inc, with its main building located at 18 Broad Street, at the corner of... NYSE: CPB  (http://www.nyse.com/about/listed/lcddata.html?ticker=CPB)) (also known as Campbell's) is undeniably the most well-known producer of Canned soup is soup that comes packaged in a can. It can be condensed, in which case it is prepared by adding water (or sometimes milk), or it can be ready-to-eat meaning just that, warm and eat. Canned soup can be prepared stovetop or in the microwave. Campbell... canned soups and related products in the The United States of America — also referred to as the United States, the U.S.A., the U.S., America¹, the States, or (archaically) Columbia — is a federal republic of 50 states located primarily in central North America (with the exception of two states: Alaska and Hawaii... United States (and possibly the world). Campbell's products are sold in 120 countries around the world. They are headquarted in Riverfront State Prison The City of Camden is the county seat of Camden County, New Jersey in the United States. It is located just across the Delaware River from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 79,904. Camden is the home of... Camden, New Jersey.

Overview

Campbell's is best known as producers of condensed soup. In recent years it has grown to include numerous consumer food products in addition to its condensed food line, such as non-condensed specialty soups, dried soup mix, gravies, and more. Over the years, Campbell's has purchased other American food lines such as Franco-American, Pepperidge Farm, Vlasic, Swansons's, Mrs. Paul's, Prego, Godiva, and Marie's.

According to company figures, in 1994 the top three sellers were Chicken Noodle, Cream of Mushroom, and Tomato, and consumers purchased almost 2.5 billion cans of soup per year.

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To celebrate this, just recently (2004) the company released a series of 4 limited edition cans with different labels than the regular red and white one. The new ones were in silkscreen colors, the top half being one shade and bottom another. Orange and pink were one combination, and shades of blue another. This marked one of the only times thus far in the company's 100+ year history that the labels have deviated from their standard look.

The cans appeared on the east coast and slowly made their way as far west as Ohio via Giant Eagle shopping stores.

History

Campbell's was founded in 1869 is a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). Events March 1 - North German Confederation issues 10gr and 30gr value stamps, printed on goldbeaters skin May 4 - Naval Battle of Hakodate in Japan. May 10 - Transcontinental Railroad completed at Promontory, Utah. May 15 - Woman... 1869 by Joseph Campbell, a fruit merchant, and Abraham Anderson, an icebox manufacturer. The company was originally called the "Joseph A. Campbell Preserve Company" and produced canned Binomial name Solanumlycopersicum Linnaeus ref. ITIS 521671 The tomato is a plant in the Solanaceae or nightshade family. The taxonomic name is either Solanum lycopersicum or Lycopersicon esculentum depending on the reference. Originating in South and Central America, the tomato is now grown world-wide for its brightly coloured (usually... tomatoes, Vegetables on a market Vegetable is a nutritional and culinary term denoting any part of a plant that is commonly consumed by humans as food, but is not regarded as a culinary fruit, nut, herb, spice, or grain. In common usage, vegetables include the leaves (e.g. lettuce), stems (asparagus... vegetables, Jelly is a sweet or savoury food gel, usually made through the addition of gelatin or pectin. Sweet food gels include gelatin desserts such as Jell-O and blancmange or fruit jam. Savoury food gels include aspic or plain gelatine. Vegetarians & Vegans make jelly not with gelatine (which comes... jellies, Soup is a savoury liquid food that is made by boiling ingredients, such as meat, vegetables and beans in stock or hot water, until the flavor is extracted. Boiling was not a common cooking technique until the invention of waterproof containers about 5,000 years ago. Over the centuries, the... soups, A condiment is a garnishment applied to food in the form of a sauce, powder, spread, or similar delivery medium. Condiments are typically smeared with knives, squirted, or sprinkled onto other foods. Commerically prepared condiments are usually packaged in glass or plastic jars. Plastic has displaced glass in a number... condiments, and minced meats.

By 1896 was a leap year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). Events January - April January 4 - Utah is admitted as the 45th U.S. state. January 5 - An Austrian newspaper reports that Wilhelm Röntgen discovered a type of radiation later known as X-rays. January 12 - H... 1896, Anderson left the partnership, leaving Campbell to reorganize and form a new company, Joseph Campbell & Co. In Events January 1 - Brooklyn, New York merges with New York City. January 4 - A British force is ambushed by Chief Ologbosheri, son-in-law of the Oba of Benin. This leads to a Punitive Expedition against Benin. February 2 - Harrisburg, the Pennsylvania state capitol, is destroyed by fire. February 18... 1897 a nephew of one of the new Campbell partners, Dr. John T. Dorrance, began working for the company at a meager wage of $7.50 a week. John, a gifted chemist with degrees from M.I.T. and Gottingen, Germany, developed a commercially viable method for condensing soup by halving the quantity of its heaviest ingredient: water.

Soup was not a popular staple in the American diet at the turn of the century, as it was in Europe. 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 Exhibition in 1900 is a common year starting on Monday. Events January January 1 - Nigeria becomes a British protectorate January 2 - John Hay announces the Open Door Policy to promote trade with China. January 2 - Chicago Canal opens. January 5 - Irish leader John Edward Redmond calls for a revolt against British rule... 1900 and was awarded a gold medal, an image of which still appears on the label.

In 1898 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). Events January January 1 - New York City annexes land from surrounding counties, creating the City of Greater New York. The city is geographically divided into five boroughs: Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens, The Bronx, and Staten Island. January 13 - Emile... 1898, Herberton Williams, a Campbell's executive, convinced the company to adopt a red and white color scheme because he was taken by the crisp colors of the For other uses of the name Cornell, see Cornell (disambiguation). Cornell University is a private university located in Ithaca, New York, USA, and a member of the Ivy League. Cornell was founded in 1865 by Ezra Cornell, a businessman and a pioneer in the telegraph industry, and Andrew Dickson White... Cornell University This article deals with the history and development of the different sports around the world known as Football. For links to specific articles on each type of football, please see the list at the bottom of this article. Football is the name given to a number of different team sports... football team's uniforms. To this day, the layout of the can, with its red and white design and the gold medal seal from the 1900 Paris Exhibition, has changed very little.

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Brands

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

Soups

• Campbell's Chunky™ Soups: Uncondensed soups with large portions of vegetables and other ingredients
• Campbell's Condensed Soups: Campbell's flagship line
• Campbell's Fun Favorites Soups
• Campbell's Healthy Request® Soups: Soups with lower quantities of ingredients such as For other meanings of the word salt see table salt or salt (disambiguation). In chemistry, salt is a general term used for ionic compounds composed of positively charged cations and negatively charged anions, so that the product is neutral and without a net charge. These ions can be inorganic (Cl... sodium
• Campbell's Kitchen Classics™ Soups
• Campbell's Select™Soups
• Campbell's Soup at Hand® Soups: Drinkable soups in special Microwave oven A microwave oven is a kitchen appliance employing microwave radiation primarily to cook food. History The idea for using microwaves to cook food was discovered by Percy Spencer who was working for Raytheon and was building magnetrons for radar sets. One day he was working on an active... microwave-safe cans
• Tomato Soup Lovers

Meal Kits

• Campbell's Supper Bakes® Meal Kits

Juices

• Campbell's Tomato Juice

Franco-American is a former brand name of the Campbell Soup Company. The original Franco-American Food Company was founded by Alphonse Biardot, who had immigrated from France to the United States in 1880. In 1886 he and his two sons opened a commercial kitchen in Jersey City, New Jersey... Franco-American

• Campbell's® Gravies
• Campbell's SpaghettiO's® Pasta: O-shaped Spaghetti is a typical Italian dish comprised of long, thin, round pasta. It is frequently served in a tomato-based sauce, which may also contain olive oil, seasonings, including herbs (especially oregano and basil), and vegetables (for example green peppers, onions and mushrooms). It may also be topped with any... spaghetti line, a kid favorite

Pace

• Pace® Foods: A popular line of This article is for sauces, for other uses of Salsa see Salsa Note: This page contains phonetic information presented in the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) using Unicode. See IPA in Unicode if you have display problems. In Spanish, Salsa can refer to any type of sauce, but in English it... salsas

Pepperidge Farm

• A brand of homemade-style cookies and snack crackers. Pepperidge Farm also markets gourmet cookies.

Prego

• Prego® Pasta Sauces

Swanson

• Swanson® Broth

V8 Beverages

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• V8 Vegetable Juice
• V8 Splash® Juice Drinks

Food Services

• Campbell Food Service: School cafeteria service

Reference

• Collins, Douglas (1994). America's Favorite Food: The Story of Campbell Soup Company. Harry N. Abrams. ISBN 0810925923

External links

• Campbell Soup Company (http://www.campbellsoup.com/)
• Andy Warhol Museum (http://www.warhol.org)