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See Also: Green Bean Casserole Recipe and Trivia
CAMPBELL’S SOUP TRIVIA
Campbell Soup Company started out as a canning company in New Jersey in 1869. It was founded by an icebox maker (Abram Anderson) and a fruit merchant (Joseph Campbell). Later, Arthur Dorrance replaced Anderson, and it was a nephew of Dorrance, chemist John, who invented condensed soup in 1897. This gave the company a decided advantage over competitors because shipping costs were much reduced, which enabled it to become one of the first food companies to have national distribution. The soups won a gold medal at the Paris Exposition in 1900, and the medal has been on the label since then.
The label on one of Campbell's original products, canned tomatoes, showed a giant tomato being hauled by two men.
Campbell Soup Company sells more than 100 million cans of pork and beans a year.
The colors of Campbell's Soup labels, red and white, come from the colors of the Cornell University football team.
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