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Campbell Soup Reports Quarterly Earnings of 33 Cents Per Share
7:56AM 9/03/2010
Campbell Soup Company (CPB) reported net earnings of 33 cents per share for the quarter ended Aug. 1, compared with adjusted net earnings of 30 cents per share a year earlier.
The improvement in earnings was driven by a lower effective tax rate and a reduction in weighted average diluted shares...
Campbell Soup May Bid for United Biscuits Unit
6:53AM 8/23/2010
Campbell Soup Co. (CPB) may make a £1.5 billion ($2.3 billion) bid for the biscuit-making unit of British company United Biscuits.
Campbell is interested in the biscuit business, which makes up around three quarters of the company, and is less keen on United Biscuits' snack unit, Reuters...
Are Other Simple Meals Eating Campbell Soup's Lunch?
8:35AM 4/07/2010
Faced with rising competition from pizza and other simple meals, Campbell Soup is being forced to promote its brands just as the weather is warming and few consumers are looking for something hot to eat. It is the latest in a series of bad breaks to hit the food company.
HVP Salmonella recall is expanding rapidly -- thousands of products could be affected
12:20PM 3/04/2010
A recent string of food recalls over the potential for Salmonella poisoning that started with little detail or connection has grown into a massive series of recalls affecting potentially thousands of products using an obscure ingredient that is tainted: Hydrolyzed Vegetable Protein (HVP).
HVP, a...
Sure it warms you up on a cold winter's day. It's also been the subject of many a Seinfeld joke. And it's even been credited with curing the common cold (I'm sure my grandmother's had that power). But soup's ability to generate revenue is the most likely reason it's earned a month all to itself.
Dollar stores force big brands to compete for your food dollars
1:00PM 5/22/2009
Last week I bought a 13-ounce package of whole grain Primo pasta and a large can of Primo Spaghetti sauce for $2 at my local dollar store, Dollarama. At the grocery store, these two items together would have cost almost $3.
It's no wonder that major marketers are beginning to see $1 as the...
I'm eating leftover take-out wonton soup as I write this blog post about saving money by eating soup. Typical amount an office worker spends on lunch: $6.60. Cost of my soup: $1.50. When I make soup from scratch, the cost per-portion is even less than that. I can dole out huge portions filled with...
As I've been working on these Peasant food posts, I've gotten a lot of good ideas from readers. Carol, a truly impressive home economist, pointed out that having a "soup night" once a week was a great way to save on groceries, use up leftovers, and provide your family with a delicious, nourishing,...
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