Campbell Soup Co. is embracing a direct store and integrated project delivery model to “unlock the full potential” of its iconic snack brands, including Goldfish, Lance and Late July, at a time when some Americans’ enthusiasm for snacking may be slowing....
Campbell Soup Co.’s decision to buy premium pasta sauce brand Rao’s parent company Savos Brands for $2.7bn does not reflect negatively on the health of the iconic soup company’s core business or ability to drive organic growth, but rather is a “perfect...
Campbell Soup Company continues to reap the benefits of consumers’ shifting shopping habits, reporting solid sales and share gains in the second fiscal quarter of 2023.
Campbell Soup Co. is pushing through a fourth round of “very targeted” price increases – the largest in more than a year – to offset core inflation, which continues to rise and reached its highest point in more than year, executives revealed during the...
While Campbell Soup Co. has valiantly held on to or gained market share in most of the categories where it plays, a few brands saw consumption and market share slide slightly in the company’s third quarter as some consumers began to trade down and shift...
With the $151 billion US snack business projected to grow 3% to 4% in the next 12 months, Campbell Soup Co. is adopting an aggressive multi-prong strategy to increase its share while simultaneously increasing and sustaining its margins by double digits.
Campbell Soup Co. is banking on another round of price-increases next month, persistent consumer demand and a recently bolstered workforce to help it overcome lower than expected sales in the first quarter and a ‘tough’ upcoming second quarter to ultimately...
With soup sales beginning to cool closer to pre-pandemic levels in the last quarter of fiscal 2021, Campbell Soup Co. is heating up the category, literally and figuratively, with innovations across its Pacific, Well Yes! and namesake soup brands to maintain...
Feeling good about where Campbell Soup Co landed in fiscal 2021 “amidst the difficult environment,” company executives anticipate fiscal 2022 “will be a complicated transitional year” as inflation, labor shortages and other supply chain challenges persist....
After selling to Campbell’s in 2013 for $249m, organic baby food maker Plum Organics has been acquired by Sun-Maid Growers of California, which is expanding its portfolio to provide more options for its target audience: "the balancer mom," says...
The Campbell Soup Co. is flipping the script on “diversity and inclusion” to focus first on inclusion on the grounds that an inclusive environment will better attract and sustain diversity.
With in store sampling off the table during the pandemic, the non-alcoholic spirits brand Ritual Zero Proof drove “explosive” growth in 2020 and has high hopes for 2021 with help from partnerships with established CPG brands, including most recently Campbell’s...
Campbell Soup Company is experiencing continued demand for its pantry brands, most notably its soup products, which have increased household penetration with consumers and are gaining deeper traction with millennials, said CEO Mark Clouse during the company’s...
Under normal circumstances the Campbell Soup Co.’s 12% organic sales increase, 13% operating profit increase and strong double-digit consumption growth across all core brands in the fourth quarter would be lauded as great – but during the pandemic, when...
While not everyone is convinced that recent surging sales for some legacy food brands mean ‘Big Food’ is staging a comeback, some habits developed during the pandemic could be sustained, and brands such as Campbell Soup are well-placed to exploit them,...
Food trendspotting is a round-the-clock practice for Campbell’s executive chef, Maria Gamble and her culinary team, who are tasked with finding ways to incorporate new flavors, textures, and ingredients into the company’s product portfolio that will spark...
As consumers increasingly opt to follow a healthy lifestyle, they are demanding more gluten-free, low-carb, whole grain, organic and paleo diet products. However, there will always be a way to find an excuse to give in to indulgence, especially when it...
Campbell Soup Company has appointed Craig Slavtcheff as its new vice president of research and development (R&D) leading the company’s entire R&D division, including strategy, innovation, and product development.
The Campbell Soup Company continues to present its V8 vegetable and fruit juice portfolio as a modernized, functional beverage brand, most recently with the launch of V8+Hydrate, made with sweet potato juice.
Campbell Soup could take share from Kellogg in the US convenience channel after acquiring Snyder’s-Lance, as the cereal giant is abandoning the direct store delivery (DSD) model for its entire snacks division, said Euromonitor analyst Jared Koerten.
A legal dispute that threatened to derail Campbell Soup’s acquisition of Pacific Foods has been “amicably resolved,” enabling the $700m deal to go through.
A former senior VP of Global Snacks at Kraft Foods has launched the startup Farm & Oven in Boulder, Colorado, hoping to sell his vegetables- and probiotics-added snacks on Amazon by mid-December.
Chicken soup may be good for the soul, but hot cereal can fill it, and those who are food insecure, at least if it comes from The Soulfull Project – a startup that launched this summer with a mission to wipe hunger off the map.
C-Fresh sales down 8% in Q2 driven by lower sales of carrots, Bolthouse Farms refrig beverages, Garden Fresh Gourmet
Packaged fresh food is bang on trend as consumers seek more convenient fresh and healthy options, says Campbell Soup CEO Denise Morrison. But it’s taking longer than expected for the company’s brands in this segment to deliver a positive impact on the...
A lot has changed since Abraham and Mahala Stouffer transformed their buttermilk and biscuits stand in 1920s Ohio into a chain of restaurants spanning the rustbelt, which then expanded into one of the first frozen TV dinner giants in the nation by the...
Juice in focus at BevNET Live: From V8 to Evolution Fresh, Suja & Bolthouse Farms
Brands, like celebrities and artists, have to stay true to their core essence to retain their integrity, but must also “change and shed personas” from time to time to stay relevant, says Campbell Soup’s beverage VP Kelli McCusker.
Campbell Soup Company continues to be impacted by restructuring costs and falling sales. But an uptick in organic sales buoyed the company as it embarks on a previously announced plan to restructure its portfolio as it released its fourth quarter 2015...
Check out who’s moving onwards and upwards at Unilever, Campbell Soup, McCormick, Runa, Barry Callebaut, IFF and ADM in FoodNavigator-USA’s latest round-up of new hires in food and beverage.
While there were some bright spots in Campbell Soup's fourth quarter results, its performance in core categories such as ready-to-serve soup was a bit lackluster, CEO Denise Morrison told analysts Monday.
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The Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI) today threatened to sue Campbell's Soup Company alleging that it makes misleading statements about the juice content, nutritional value and healthfulness of V8 juices sold in the US.
How does an $8 bn packaged food and beverage business known for everything from condensed soup to fresh juices, skillet sauces to packaged snacks navigate the dynamic world of culinary trends? By building a team of chefs, marketers, food scientists and...
Check out who’s moving onwards and upwards in the festive season with the latest FoodNavigator-USA round-up of movers and shakers in the food industry.
Campbell Soup has posted a 30% slide in first quarter profits to $172m and downgraded its guidance for the full year. Revenue declined 1.8% to $2.17bn.
Check out who’s moving onwards and upwards as we head into the holiday season with the latest FoodNavigator-USA round-up of movers and shakers in the food industry.
The ‘exceptional momentum’ of Campbell’s Chunky soup range looks set to continue as the company launches three more ‘pub-inspired’ soups to coincide with the kick-off of the new NFL season.
A strategy of rationalizing production, refocusing brands, key acquisitions and expanding into higher growth segments and markets is succeeding in reinvigorating Campbell Soup Company’s growth potential, CEO Denise M. Morrison told a meeting of analysts...
A colder than normal winter, a strategic acquisition along with operational efficiencies helped Campbell Soup Company post a 15% rise in sales for the third quarter, the company announced Monday.
“Intense competitive activity in a sluggish shelf stable juice category” hit second quarter sales in Campbell Soup’s US beverage business, with revenues dipping 3% owing to the lackluster performance of V8 original vegetable juice, said bosses Friday.
Campbell Soup's acquisition of Bolthouse Farms will create a new $1.2bn healthy beverages platform combining Campbell's V8 veg/fruit brand and Bolthouse's super-premium chilled beverages and boost Campbell’s presence in faster-growing fresh...
The Campbell Soup Company aims to become one of the most socially responsible consumer goods companies in the world, with initiatives like ‘Facts Up Front’ featuring prominently in its strategies.
The Campbell Soup Company saw its profit fall 5.4% on declining soup volumes and higher costs in the third quarter, although sales in its US beverages and snacking segments were up.
February 2012: Job cuts at PepsiCo and ADM, Pringles to go to Kellogg, volumes dive at Smucker, Kellogg and Campbell Soup unveil a wave of new products, and battle lines are drawn in the sodium reduction debate.
“Post-holiday pressure” is to blame for lackluster sales figures across most packaged food categories in January according to Campbell Soup boss Denise Morrison.
Campbell Soup Company has reported a 5% drop in net earnings in the first quarter as soup demand continues to fall in the United States, although the company is beginning to see the first fruits of a turnaround program.
Many consumers are rejecting processed food and reconnecting with their food supply – and major food manufacturers are getting on board with a new wave of products dubbed ‘artisanal'.
The Campbell Soup Company is launching 35 new products this fall with bolder flavors and new ingredient combinations, as the company addresses a 9% slump in soup sales.
The Campbell Soup Company has settled a lawsuit for $1.05m, in which four New Jersey women claimed that the company’s ‘less sodium’ claim on tomato soup was misleading.
Analysts have welcomed Campbell Soup’s new focus on innovation and brand building to reverse its flagging fortunes in the soup fixture, but warned it could take time before the strategy delivers tangible results.