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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

2 daddies commercial...another good reason not to buy it. I quite because of the price.


21 posted on 11/21/2017 8:39:10 AM PST by ColdOne ((I miss my poochie... Tasha 2000~3/14/11~ Best Election Ever! It is offical, we are at war!)
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To: ilovesarah2012

It is so simple to make your own soup, not to mention more delicious and nutritious. Whip up a big pot and freeze the extra for a later date.


22 posted on 11/21/2017 8:39:33 AM PST by Lizavetta
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To: Attention Surplus Disorder

So much sodium in everything. I don’t know why. But my point is they kowtowed to 3% and are paying the price.


23 posted on 11/21/2017 8:39:53 AM PST by ilovesarah2012
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To: ilovesarah2012

Mixing soup and politics is not a wise move. Soup is an institution. You have to actually try hard to muck it up.


24 posted on 11/21/2017 8:40:52 AM PST by blackdog
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To: laplata

Progresso recently had some GREAT coupons. I got several cans really cheap. Good soup too!


25 posted on 11/21/2017 8:41:42 AM PST by PJ-Comix ("Match me, Sidney.")
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To: ilovesarah2012
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Open wide, Billy...

26 posted on 11/21/2017 8:43:05 AM PST by Snickering Hound
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To: ilovesarah2012

And their soups have so much sodium that I refuse to buy their products!


27 posted on 11/21/2017 8:44:13 AM PST by hsmomx3
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To: ilovesarah2012

Too many variations on the theme, it’s hard to find regular don’t screw with it cream of mushroom when the aisle in inundated with low fat, low cal, low salt, old fashioned... Eventually you see the real stuff, way down at the bottom hidden like they’re ashamed of it. And it’s mostly empty because that’s the only version people actually want.


28 posted on 11/21/2017 8:44:13 AM PST by discostu (Things are in their place, The heavens are secure, The whole thing explodes in my face)
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To: ilovesarah2012

I think lots of companies are into subtle and not so subtle social engineering. I haven’t seen the Campbell’s soup 2 daddies commercial but I have seen a Tide white husband/black wife, Clearblue Easy white husband/black wife and an Ikea lesbian commercial. Why are these companies targeting a miniscule group of buyers?


29 posted on 11/21/2017 8:44:24 AM PST by tuffydoodle ("Never underestimate the total depravity of the average human being.")
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To: Snickering Hound

Oh gross.


30 posted on 11/21/2017 8:45:27 AM PST by tuffydoodle ("Never underestimate the total depravity of the average human being.")
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To: USCG SimTech

Salt. You nailed it.

The excessive salt content in Campbell’s Soup makes it taste terrible.


31 posted on 11/21/2017 8:46:13 AM PST by Responsibility2nd
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To: tuffydoodle

It’s the creative people at the Ad agencies... Like Hollywood writers often gay always lib.


32 posted on 11/21/2017 8:47:27 AM PST by KSCITYBOY (The media is corrupt)
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To: GraceG

Home made soup, for me! Not hard to do and I know what goes into it!


33 posted on 11/21/2017 8:48:16 AM PST by Redleg Duke (He is leading us in Making America Great Again!)
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To: LRoggy
Their legacy soups are just not attractive in today’s healthy eating approach.

I start with Progesso lentil soup, add tons of chopped vegetables, microwave, and add fresh spice. Use 2 or 3 cans of lentil soup a week now.

34 posted on 11/21/2017 8:48:52 AM PST by CaptainMorgantown
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To: ilovesarah2012

I forgot why I’m boycotting Campbells Soup and Home Depot....but, I still do.


35 posted on 11/21/2017 8:49:26 AM PST by blam
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"I forgot why I’m boycotting Campbells Soup and Home Depot....but, I still do."

....Also, Kelloggs.

36 posted on 11/21/2017 8:50:35 AM PST by blam
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To: ilovesarah2012

I cannot believe I shorted CPB stock about 62 (using puts) early in the year...it is an extremely boring stock that generally does not move much.....those puts expired worthless or I exited at a loss, cannot recall. Up at 62 the stock had a PE of almost 30....against a market norm of 15-17. For soup. Yeah, soup.


37 posted on 11/21/2017 8:50:38 AM PST by Attention Surplus Disorder
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To: ColdOne
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Actual Responses from Campbells

 

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38 posted on 11/21/2017 8:51:41 AM PST by Responsibility2nd
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To: ilovesarah2012

Same here. I guess there are a lot more of us, huh?


39 posted on 11/21/2017 8:52:07 AM PST by Bigg Red (Vacate the chair! Ryan must go. Dump McConnman, too.)
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To: Jeff Chandler

Hah! I personally knew Soupy and his wife in his later years.


40 posted on 11/21/2017 8:52:52 AM PST by BlueStateRightist (Government is best which governs least.)
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