
21 hours ago - By Geoff Mulvihill, Associated Press Writer
Price-conscious grocery shoppers are being choosy about what they buy to cook at home, even from the value-oriented Campbell Soup Co. Complete Story...
Oct 9 - By Associated Press
Campbell Soup Co. President and Chief Executive Douglas Conant received a slight pay cut in fiscal 2009 while his company's profit shrunk amid a deep global recession, according to an analysis by The Associated Press.

Sep 10 - By Geoff Mulvihill, Associated Press Writer
The Campbell Soup Co., hurt lately by rising ingredient prices and a strong U.S. dollar but boosted by shoppers looking for cheap meals, is expecting a more stable economy — and more conventional soup-selling challenges.
Sep 9 - By Geoff Mulvihill, Associated Press Writer
Campbell Soup Co. reports the results for its fiscal fourth quarter on Friday. The following is a summary of key developments and analyst opinion related to the period.
Jul 22 - By Associated Press
A man has sued a local Claim Jumper restaurant claiming he ordered French onion soup and bit into a condom instead of melted cheese. Zdenek Philip Hodousek filed the lawsuit Tuesday in Orange County Superior Court seeking unspecified damages over fears he may have contracted a disease.
Jul 16 - By Associated Press
An analyst on Thursday boosted his estimates for Campbell Soup Co., saying he is optimistic about the soup maker's near-term potential to beat expected earnings.
Jul 15 - By Geoff Mulvihill, Associated Press Writer
Campbell Soup Co. officials said Wednesday that they expect to surpass their long-range earnings growth target this year despite a down economy and continued investment in its fledgling businesses in China and Russia.
May 22 - By Geoff Mulvihill, Associated Press Writer
Campbell Soup Co. has been trying to assure investors that the company is having a strong year even though soup sales were down for the third quarter.

May 21 - By Associated Press
A Georgia man was sentenced to 100 years in prison for poisoning his two children to extort money from Campbell Soup Co.
May 21 - By Emily Fredrix, AP Food Industry Writer
Campbell Soup Co. said Thursday that its third-quarter profit fell sharply from last year, when it sold its Godiva Chocolatier brand, but its adjusted profit rose 3.6 percent even as its sales slumped.

Feb 23 - By Geoff Mulvihill, Associated Press Writer
The Campbell Soup Co. is selling more recession-friendly soups, pasta sauces and Goldfish crackers, but it's finding that a strong dollar has hurt its profits overseas.
Feb 17 - By Geoff Mulvihill, Associated Press Writer
The first Campbell soup is getting a lower-sodium makeover.

Jan 30 - By The Associated Press, Only on msnbc.com
Record unemployment, stock market gyrations, economic anxiety: For my generation, these grim tidings have a familiar ring. So does the voice of a new president offering hope in the first 100 days of his administration. Then as now, there were people who were for him and people against him — but whatever your politics are, the parallels are undeniable.I was 9 years old when Franklin Delano Roosevelt took office in March 1933. The country was deeply mired in the Depression, but my family was luckier than many: My father was a coal miner. Depression or no Depression, people needed coal to heat their homes and to cook (we had a coal stove), and in northeastern Pennsylvania, the mines stayed open.I also had a grandmother and three bachelor uncles who were all helping keep food on the table. But I can remember other men not so fortunate coming to our door, looking for something to eat. My grandmother always sent them around to the back door, and she always gave them food — but never money.
Dec 6 - By Associated Press
You know the economy is ailing when a Manhattan fashion boutique starts offering free soup.
Nov 24 - By The Associated Press
Here's a look at how Campbell Soup Co.'s divisions performed in its first fiscal quarter:

Nov 24 - By Emily Fredrix, AP Food Industry Writer
Campbell Soup Co.'s higher soup sales were watered down by commodity hedging losses in its first fiscal quarter, as the soupmaker said Monday that profits fell 3.7 percent even as more cash-strapped consumers reached for its brands.
Nov 24 - By Geoff Mulvihill, Associated Press Writer
The Campbell Soup Co. reported Monday that its first-quarter profit fell 3.7 percent, but sales rose as people bought more condensed soup — a product that tends to do well when the economy sputters.
Nov 24 - By Emily Fredrix, AP Food Industry Writer
Campbell Soup Co.'s higher soup sales were watered down by commodity hedging losses in its first fiscal quarter, as the soupmaker said Monday that profits fell 3.7 percent even as more cash-strapped consumers reached for its brands.
Oct 13 - By Geoff Mulvihill, Associated Press Writer
Campbell Soup Co. found that selling its products to soup lovers in other countries isn't as easy as it seems.

Oct 3 - By Audra Ang, Associated Press Writer
Everyone needs some chicken soup for the soul — even pandas.

Sep 11 - By Geoff Mulvihill, Associated Press Writer
The Campbell Soup Co. said Thursday its profit rose 46 percent from a year ago, as it raised prices on many of its products and got a lift from an extra week in the latest reporting period.
Sep 2 - By Geoff Mulvihill, Associated Press Writer
Ever look at a food label and wonder what an ingredient with a big name — say maltodextrin — is?
Jul 1 - By Associated Press
Campbell Soup Co. has bought the Wolfgang Puck soup business in a move that quickly expands the company's organic soup options.
May 19 - By Geoff Mulvihill, Associated Press Writer
Declining soup sales and higher prices for ingredients contributed to a difficult quarter for the Campbell Soup Co., even though a gain on the sale of its Godiva Chocolatier brand sweetened its bottom line.
Feb 18 - By Geoff Mulvihill, Associated Press Writer
The Campbell Soup Co.'s kid-oriented soups, which feature characters such as Dora the Explorer and Batman on the cans, are getting their second sodium reduction in three years, the company announced Monday.