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No soup for you? Campbell plunges on poor sales
CNN ^ | November 21, 2017 | Paul R. La Monica

Posted on 11/21/2017 8:25:40 AM PST by ilovesarah2012

When the thing your company is named for is no longer selling all that well, that's a big problem. Just ask Campbell Soup, which reported lousy earnings Tuesday because of weak soup sales. Shares of Campbell Soup (CPB) plunged more than 7% after the food giant said that soup sales in the U.S. fell 9% from a year ago. The company also lowered its earnings outlook for fiscal 2018.

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TOPICS: Business/Economy
KEYWORDS: campbell; campbellsoup; cpb; nutrition; soup; trends
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To: ilovesarah2012

Are they still doing gay commercials?

I eat Amy’s organic soups and chilis. They’re vegetarian, but at least they’re cleaner than Campbell’s and Progresso.


101 posted on 11/21/2017 11:04:15 AM PST by Tolerance Sucks Rocks (Environ-MENTAL-ism is MENTAL)
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To: Tolerance Sucks Rocks

Don’t know. Haven’t seen any of their commercials recently.


102 posted on 11/21/2017 11:05:35 AM PST by ilovesarah2012
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To: freespirit2012
Campbell’s is an NFL sponsor...

Whoa - add that to my list of 'do NOT buy' items...

103 posted on 11/21/2017 11:36:51 AM PST by GOPJ (https://www.reddit.com/r/StumpSheet/comments/6ec3z1/fake_hate_crimes_official/)
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To: Covenantor

Mmmmmmm mmmmm mmmmm. Now I’m hungry.

And thanks for the link.

I had some excellent home made potato soup last week.


104 posted on 11/21/2017 11:42:36 AM PST by laplata (Liberals/Progressives have diseased minds.)
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To: mikeus_maximus

“Campbell’s tried to appropriate our cultural heritage for their queer agenda. They killed their appeal in about 5 seconds, and now they’re dead to me”.

Exactly!

There are numerous examples and the NFL is one.

They’re doing all they can to wipe out America culture and heritage and we’re seeing push back.


105 posted on 11/21/2017 11:47:16 AM PST by laplata (Liberals/Progressives have diseased minds.)
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To: Attention Surplus Disorder

I use the low salt varieties but frankly I stopped eating their soup because every joint in my body hurts after I do. Seriously.


106 posted on 11/21/2017 11:57:49 AM PST by Let's Roll ("You can avoid reality, but you cannot avoid the consequences of avoiding reality" -- Ayn Rand)
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To: ilovesarah2012

I make my own soup. It’s easy and way better.


107 posted on 11/21/2017 12:01:28 PM PST by TangledUpInBlue
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To: laplata

Progresso has been very aggressive on pricing lately.


108 posted on 11/21/2017 12:02:05 PM PST by AppyPappy (Don't mistake your dorm political discussions with the desires of the nation)
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To: 4yearlurker
Campbells is okay.....many recipes call for their cream of mushroom or cream of chicken soups and for a quick fix, tomato soup made with milk is okay....

but I'm moving away from most canned foods anyway, especially the vegetables, and I won't buy soup anymore....I'm working thru my survivalist pantry one can at a time...

109 posted on 11/21/2017 12:02:24 PM PST by cherry
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To: ilovesarah2012

Try to make my own soup. But, if I have to use canned, Progresso’s low sodium soups work for me.


110 posted on 11/21/2017 12:06:04 PM PST by MWestMom (If you believe in everything, you believe in nothing and you will fall for anything.)
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To: TangledUpInBlue

Now that it’s soup season, I need to start doing that.


111 posted on 11/21/2017 12:12:09 PM PST by ilovesarah2012
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To: AppyPappy

I’ve noticed that. Good for them....smart marketing.


112 posted on 11/21/2017 12:13:49 PM PST by laplata (Liberals/Progressives have diseased minds.)
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To: fuzzylogic

Even at the food pantry, people prefer “Trader Joe’s” or “Progresso” to Campbell’s. LOL! :-)


113 posted on 11/21/2017 12:22:51 PM PST by left that other site (For America to have CONFIDENCE in our future, we must have PRIDE in our HISTORY... DJT)
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To: RicocheT
“Campbell’s cream of mushroom soup is the best starter...”

It's what holds my tuna and noodle cassarole together. Yum, yum!

114 posted on 11/21/2017 12:31:36 PM PST by beelzepug (The permanent political class that runs this country is...the great(est) danger we face)
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To: ilovesarah2012
They decided that they did not want me as a customer and said so.

I am obliging them.

115 posted on 11/21/2017 12:34:42 PM PST by Harmless Teddy Bear (Not a Romantic, not a hero worshiper and stop trying to tug my heartstrings. It tickles! (pink bow))
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To: HamiltonJay
I got into an argument with a Campbell rep when they changed their formula when the Wookie was co prez.

I told him that I was a customer for close to 70 years and their soup was inedible. I went for Progresso he lost a lot of customers. He told me that I should add more salt.

116 posted on 11/21/2017 12:51:29 PM PST by Little Bill (VN 65 - 68)
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To: Little Bill

Campbells rep was not wrong. The reason the soup was bad was Obama had forced them to take the salt out. Replacing it was the right fix.


117 posted on 11/21/2017 1:07:04 PM PST by Buckeye McFrog
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To: ilovesarah2012

It’s really very easy. They pretty much cook on their own too after a certain point. I have several “go to” recipes that I enjoy - in addition to the annual Turkey and Ham/Bean varieties.


118 posted on 11/21/2017 1:10:21 PM PST by TangledUpInBlue
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To: Little Bill

Basically that’s the reality.. with the chicken noodle anyway, they decided to market “low sodium” so it basically as ZERO flavor, if you add salt to it tastes like what you remember....

So they know what the problem is, and they refuse to fix it..

The other thing is the cost.. I’m sorry, but cambells is to canned soup what banquet/michelinas are to frozen dinners low end cheap... but their product has shrunk and their prices are outrageous... $1.50 on sale for a can of condensed soup is beyond insane.... Anymore its retailing closer to $2 or more a can, which makes no sense... I can go get a mid range frozen dinner for $2.50 or less, and can get a low end frozen dinner around $1-$1.50... I am not going to pay that much for basic low end soup.

Even when I use it as an ingredient like creme of mushroom... I’m not paying $1.50 or $2 a can for cream of mushroom, I can get the store brand for under a buck and it works just as well in the casserole etc.

I wish retailers would tell WAL MART to stuff it and go back to 1lb cans of things.... And just not sell to walmart.


119 posted on 11/21/2017 1:12:26 PM PST by HamiltonJay
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To: DAVEY CROCKETT
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I didn’t know about the two daddy’s, but 1.59 is too much for a can of soup..

120 posted on 11/21/2017 1:31:16 PM PST by Mastador1 (I'll take a bad dog over a good politician any day!)
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