Campbell Soup Company

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Campbell Soup Company Named as Company to Watch in the 2009 Top Companies for Leaders Study by Hewitt Associates, The RBL Group and Fortune [Press Release]
Business Wire | 2 days 1 hour 32 minutes ago
Campbell Soup Company (NYSE:CPB) has been named to the Special Recognition list as part of the 2009 Top Companies for Leaders in North America. Conducted by Hewitt Associates, a global consulting and outsourcing company, in partnership with The RBL Group, a strategic HR and leadership systems advisory firm, and Fortune, the Global Top Companies for Leaders is the most comprehensive study of organizational leadership in the world.


Campbell s KitchenSM Serves up New On-Line Experience, Builds on Rich Culinary History and Cooking Insights [Press Release]
Business Wire | 4 days 17 hours 32 minutes ago
Just in time for the holidays, Campbell Soup Company (NYSE:CPB) is making it easier than ever to answer the question “What’s for dinner?” with a major overhaul of its popular CampbellsKitchen.com website. The enhanced site has been designed to help people expand their cooking repertoire beyond the casserole, while stretching their hard-earned food dollars.


Campbell Raises Quarterly Dividend by 10 Percent [Press Release]
Business Wire | 3 days 17 hours 24 minutes ago
Campbell Soup Company (NYSE:CPB) today announced that the company's Board of Directors has approved a 10 percent increase in its quarterly dividend to $0.275 per share from $0.25 per share, effective in the second quarter of fiscal 2010. The dividend is payable on Feb. 1, 2010 to shareholders of record at the close of business on Dec. 30, 2009.


Campbell Foodservice Chefs Serve Grown Up Kids Food at March of Dimes Signature Chefs Auction [Press Release]
Business Wire | 13 days 1 hour 32 minutes ago
Campbell Soup Company (NYSE:CPB) North America Foodservice executive chefs will present delicious “grown-up kids' food,” including Mac & Cheese with Lobster & Truffle Crumbs and the World's Best Tomato Basil Bisque with Petite Grilled Fontina & Herb Panini. Campbell also will offer an exclusive culinary package for a busy mom who wants to focus on her health and that of her family at the March of Dimes® Signature Chefs Auction at The Please Touch Museum® on November 13. Campbell is the Presen...


Campbell Debuts First-Ever Times Square Billboard [Press Release]
Business Wire | 24 days 17 hours 37 minutes ago
Campbell Soup Company (NYSE:CPB) has debuted the first-ever Times Square billboard in the company’s 140-year history.


Fitch Affirms Campbell's IDRs at 'A/F1'; Outlook Stable [Press Release]
Business Wire | 15 days 18 hours 31 minutes ago
Fitch Ratings has affirmed the credit ratings of Campbell Soup Company (Campbell's) as follows:


Campbell Chefs Host "Seed to Sandwich" Cooking Class for Philadelphia Students [Press Release]
Business Wire | 34 days 2 hours 32 minutes ago
Campbell Soup Company North America Foodservice chefs will host a "Seed to Sandwich" cooking class for Richard Allen Preparatory Charter School students on Oct. 20 at Bartram's Garden in Philadelphia.


NBCU Announces New Company-Wide Initiative: 'Healthy At NBCU' [Press Release]
PRNewswire | 38 days 17 hours 22 minutes ago
...Initiative: 'Healthy At NBCU' Campbell Soup Company Signs On As First "Healthy...Zalaznick also announced that Campbell Soup Company has signed on as the first...Lisa Walker, VP Innovation, Campbell Soup Company. CONTACT: Hilary Smith...


Campbell Soup Company named to Dow Jones Index
FoodNavigator | 38 days 1 hour 39 minutes ago
Campbell Soup Company has been named to the Dow Jones Sustainability Indexes (DJSI) for the first time.


Campbell's(R) Tomato Soup Now Has Less Salt, Same Famous Flavor [Press Release]
PRNewswire | 94 days 4 hours 1 minute ago
...likely not even realize it. Campbell Soup Company is stocking supermarket shelves...ready-to-serve soups. Campbell Soup Company is a global manufacturer and...CONTACT: Juli Mandel Sloves of Campbell Soup Company, +1-856-371-6152...


Fitch: U.S. Packaged Foods Industry to Benefit from Value-Focused Consumers in 2010 [Press Release]
Business Wire | 4 days 1 hour 25 minutes ago
Fitch Ratings expects consumers to remain value conscious when making food purchase decisions in 2010, which will support the stable outlook for U.S. packaged foods companies. Although the economy has started to recover, unemployment has reached 10 percent and is expected to remain high, which will weigh heavily on consumer spending. This value focus provides both pros and cons for packaged foods companies, which benefit from consumers' propensity to eat at home more often, but face weaker op...


Campbell Soup CEO Conant's pay falls slightly in recession as company profit slid
Orlando Sentinel (Fla.) | 43 days 16 hours 33 minutes ago
CAMDEN, N.J. (AP) — 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 .


Pepperidge Farm Supports Habitat for Humanity and Celebrates Making Holiday Memories at Home with Holiday Cookie House Sweepstakes [Press Release]
Business Wire | 2 days 16 hours 18 minutes ago
The holiday season conjures countless memories spent among family and friends at home, such as gathering for time honored traditions like building cookie houses, enjoying festive meals and exchanging holiday gifts. In celebration of families making memories in homes of their own, Pepperidge Farm is proud to support Habitat for Humanity this holiday season by donating $50,000 to help eliminate poverty housing.


Campbell Soup CEO Conant's pay falls slightly in recession as company profit slid -- South Florida Sun-Sentinel.com
Sun-Sentinel (Fort Lauderdale, Fla.) | 43 days 16 hours 31 minutes ago
CAMDEN, N.J. (AP) — 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 .


New Affordable Nutrition Index is First Measurement Tool to Evaluate Affordable Nutrition [Press Release]
Business Wire | 34 days 2 hours 32 minutes ago
A new food rating system that analyzes both nutrition and cost value of food may now make it easier for people to find budget-friendly, nutritious foods in today’s tough economy. The Affordable Nutrition Index (ANI), unveiled today at the American Dietetic Association’s Food and Nutrition Conference and Expo by leading nutrition expert Adam Drewnowski, PhD, professor at the University of Washington, is the first and only tool that assesses food’s nutritional profile and cost value to create a...





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Company Overview


Company: Campbell Soup Company
Industry: Canned & Frozen Foods
Website: http://www.campbellsoup.com

Soup means M'm! M'm! Money! for Campbell Soup. The company is the world's biggest soup maker; in the US its most popular selections are chicken noodle, tomato, and cream of mushroom soups. The company also makes meal kits, Franco-American sauces and canned pasta, Pace picante sauce, Pepperidge Farm baked goods (yes, the Goldfish crackers you sneak at midnight), and V8 beverages. Its Australian division produces snack foods and its popular "down-under" Arnott's biscuit brand. Campbell products are sold in more than 120 countries. In addition to North America, its principal markets are in France, Germany, Belgium, and Australia. It has manufacturing facililites worldwide.


Key Numbers

Sales in U.S. Dollars (mil.) 7,586 (2009)
One-year % Growth in Sales -5.2 (2009)
Net Income in U.S. Dollars (mil.) 736 (2009)
One-year % Growth in Net Income -36.8 (2009)
Number of Employees 18,700 (2009)
One-year % Growth in Number of Employees -3.6 (2009)
Fiscal Year-End July