39-638: Arnotts can refer to; Arnott's Group , an Australian biscuit and salted snack food company Arnotts (Ireland) , a department store in Dublin, Ireland Arnotts (Scotland) a department store in Glasgow and group of department stores in Scotland. A trading name of House of Fraser which is no longer in use. Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with
78-714: A 43,000sqm automated distribution centre at its Huntingwood site. The original Arnott's logo depicted a multi-coloured parrot sitting atop a T-shaped perch, eating a cracker biscuit. During a radio interview on ABC, William Arnott's great-great-great-grandson stated that the logo represents the proverb "Honesty is the best policy" where the phrase was constructed from "On his T, is the best pol' (polly) I see". Arnott's are well known in Australia and internationally for producing several quintessentially Australian biscuits. Some of their major products include: Campbell Soup Company The Campbell's Company (recently changed from
117-652: A 75 per cent stake in Diver Foods. Arnott's established the Good Food Partners division to manage operations from the two acquisitions. In May 2021, Arnott's acquired the New Zealand cracker company 180degrees. In June 2023, Arnott's opened a new factory in Avondale , New Zealand. It marked the company's return to manufacturing in the country after a 25-year absence. In August 2023, Arnott's opened
156-796: A Brisbane biscuit manufacturer, forming William Arnotts, Morrow Pty Ltd. In the 1960s, a series of amalgamations and acquisitions in the Australian market resulted in the creation of the Australian Biscuit Company Pty Ltd. This included Arnotts and other companies such as Brockhoff Biscuits , Arnott-Motteram and Menz in South Australia , Guest's Biscuits in Victoria, and Mills and Ware in Western Australia . The Australian Biscuit Company
195-485: A citizens' initiative, known as Proposition 37 , demanding mandatory labeling of foods containing genetically modified ingredients sold in California. In January 2016, the company decided to support mandatory labeling and announced they would label their products that contained GMO additives. Campbell's owns numerous brands that it markets worldwide. Among these are the following: The company's flagship brand and
234-410: A nephew of company president Dorrance, began working for the company at a wage of $ 7.50 a week ($ 253 in 2022 dollars). Dorrance, a chemist with degrees from MIT and Göttingen University , Germany, developed a commercially viable method for condensing soup by halving the quantity of its heaviest ingredient: water . He went on to become president of the company from 1914 to 1930, eventually buying out
273-415: A pot of water, four savory rice lines as well as four savory pasta and sauce packets. The items were not sold in cans but instead in packets and boxes. Later in 2011, the canned varieties also returned to supermarket shelves with refreshed labels and new lines. In 2012, Campbell announced plans to buy Bolthouse Farms , a maker of juices, salad dressings, and baby carrots, for $ 1.55 billion. Analysts said it
312-565: A wholly owned subsidiary of the Campbell Soup Company. This caused a significant amount of controversy in Australia, based on the desire for such an Australian icon to remain in Australian hands, and a fear that Campbell's would Americanise the products. Manufacturing of Arnott's biscuits, however, remained in Australia, and as part of a long-term expansion plan, Arnott's closed its Melbourne factory in September 2002. At
351-606: Is headquartered in Camden , New Jersey. The classic red-and-white can design used by many Campbell's branded products has become an American icon, and its use in pop art was typified by Andy Warhol 's series of Campbell's Soup Cans prints. The company was started in 1869 by Joseph A. Campbell , a fruit merchant from Bridgeton , New Jersey, and Abraham Anderson , an icebox manufacturer from South Jersey . They produced canned tomatoes , vegetables , jellies , soups, condiments , and minced meats . In 1876, Anderson left
390-454: Is an Australian producer of biscuits and snack food . Founded in 1865 by William Arnott , they are the largest producer of biscuits in Australia and a subsidiary of KKR . In 1847, Scottish immigrant William Arnott opened a bakery in Morpeth, New South Wales . Later in 1865 he moved to a bakery on Hunter Street, Newcastle , providing bread, pies and biscuits for the townspeople and
429-483: The Americana collectible advertising market. Perhaps best known are the " Campbell's Kids " designed by illustrator Grace Drayton . Ronald Reagan was a spokesman for V8 when Campbell's acquired the brand in 1948. In addition to collectible advertising, the company has had notable commercial sponsorships. Among them was Orson Welles 's The Campbell Playhouse , which had previously been The Mercury Theatre on
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#1732791756588468-692: The Campbell Soup Company and doing business as Campbell's ) is an American company, most closely associated with its flagship canned soup products. Through mergers and acquisitions , it has grown to become one of the largest processed food companies in the United States with a wide variety of products under its flagship Campbell's brand as well as other brands including Pepperidge Farm , Snyder's of Hanover , V8 , and Swanson . With its namesake brand Campbell's produces soups and other canned foods, baked goods, beverages, and snacks. It
507-576: The Air . After the program's adaptation of The War of the Worlds became a sensation for accidentally starting a mass panic due to its realism, Campbell's took over as sponsor of the radio theater program in December 1938. The shutdown of Campbell's original plant in Camden, New Jersey , plant No. 1, was announced in 1989, with production to end on the night of March 1, 1991; the plant was officially closed
546-558: The Camden plant. Workers received one week's payment for each year of employment as well as six months of paid medical benefits, and half the cost for an additional six months. Salaried workers received one week's pay for each year of employment. Production was moved to plants in Napoleon, Ohio ; Paris, Texas ; and Maxton, North Carolina . In November 2007, Campbell's Soup sold Godiva to Yildiz Holding . In March 2008, Campbell's Soup
585-559: The Campbell family. In 1898, Herberton Williams, a Campbell's executive, convinced the company to adopt a carnelian red and bright white color scheme, because he was taken by the crisp carnelian red color of the Cornell University football team's uniforms. To this day, the layout of the can, with its red and white design and the metallic bronze medal seal from the 1900 Paris Exhibition , has changed very little, with
624-456: The Campbell's name is used to market soups, sauces, and canned meals. Product lines under the brand include: An American baked-goods company founded in 1937, it was acquired by Campbell's in 1961. The Pepperidge Farm brand is used by Campbell's to market the following: An American salsa company founded in 1947, Pace was acquired by Campbell's in 1995. The Pace brand is used by Campbell's to market salsas and picante sauce . Late July Snacks
663-607: The NYSE to the Nasdaq Global Select Market starting on August 16 at the market close. Trading on Nasdaq began on August 19, 2024. On August 26, 2024, Campbell's announced it completed the sale of its Pop Secret popcorn business to Our Home, an independent snack company. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. On September 11, 2024, Campbell's announced its intention to change its name to The Campbell's Company pending shareholder approval. The name change
702-407: The United States, and 380 jobs were lost as a result. Denise Morrison served as the company's president and CEO from 2011 through 2018. On December 21, 2018, Mark Clouse , former CEO of Pinnacle Foods , was announced as Campbell's CEO effective January 22, 2019. Having sold over $ 450 million a year worth of Chunky Soup from 2004 to 2017, Campbell's asked for a trademark on "Chunky", which
741-546: The United States, the move drew criticism from anti-Muslim critics in the United States. Several bloggers called for a boycott of the company, but Campbell's spokesman John Faulkner stated at the time that the company did not notice any effect on its sales as a result. In July 2011, Campbell's Soup decided to once again sell its product in the UK. Symingtons began manufacturing the brand under license. The new lineup consisted of twelve cup soups, five simmer soups designed to be cooked in
780-425: The corporation public and increased its brand portfolio to include Pepperidge Farm's breads, cookies, and crackers, Franco-American's gravies and pastas, V8 vegetable juices, Swanson broths, and Godiva's chocolates . David Johnson was president and CEO from 1990 until 1997. Campbell Soup has invested heavily in advertising since its inception, and many artifacts of its promotional campaigns have proven valuable in
819-590: The exception of the French phrase on the top of the bronze seal that said "Exposition-Universelle-Internationale" which was changed to the English name of the exhibition as "Paris International Exposition". Campbell Soup became one of the largest food companies in the world under the leadership of William Beverly Murphy . He was elected executive vice president of Campbell Soup in 1949 and was president and CEO from 1953 to 1972. While at Campbell's Soup Company, he took
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#1732791756588858-399: The fall of 2007, Campbell's was awarded a Certificate of Excellence from Blood Pressure Canada for their efforts in lowering sodium levels. By the fall of 2009, Campbell's claimed it had lowered the sodium content in 50% of its soups range. In March 2010, this claim was challenged; ABC News reported that the low-sodium variety of Campbell soup in fact contained the same amount of sodium as
897-517: The fresh and organic packaged foods business. In December 2017, Campbell's completed the acquisition of Pacific Foods of Oregon, LLC for $ 700 million and announced the agreement to acquire the snack company Snyder's-Lance for $ 4.87 billion in cash. The latter deal is the largest in the company's history. In January 2018, Campbell's announced the closure of their only Canadian factory, in Toronto. Production shifted to three existing facilities in
936-673: The next day, and was demolished on November 1, 1991. Plants in Pocomoke City, Maryland ; Crisfield, Maryland ; and Smyrna, Tennessee also shut down around that time. Plant No. 2, originally a tomato-processing plant, shut down in 1980. In the 1950s it had manufactured about 35% of all Campbell's products. Products included pork and beans ; tomato juice, V8 vegetable juice, Franco-American spaghetti, macaroni and cheese ; and soups (notably: bean with bacon, cream of mushroom , cream of celery, and cream of asparagus . Due to these closures 2,800 jobs were lost, around 1,000 of those from
975-424: The partnership and the company became the "Joseph A. Campbell Preserve Company". Anderson's son, Campbell Speelman, split paths with his father and continued to work at Campbell's as a creative director, originally designing the Campbell's soup cans. In 1894, Campbell retired and Arthur Dorrance became the company president. Campbell reorganized into "Joseph Campbell & Co." in 1896. In 1897, John T. Dorrance ,
1014-604: The period, such as his celebrity silkscreens of the 1960s). The silkscreens themselves have become iconic pieces of pop art, with one in particular, Small Torn Campbell Soup Can (Pepper Pot) (1962), commanding a price of $ 11.8 million at auction in 2006. Many canned soups, including Campbell's condensed and chunky varieties, contain relatively high quantities of sodium and thus are not desirable for those on low-sodium diets. However, Campbell's Chunky, Healthy Request and other soups, as well as their V-8 and Tomato juices, are claimed by Campbell's to contain reduced sodium levels. In
1053-595: The product in the UK for a further five years. Campbell's continues to be a major part of Camden, regularly participating in charity events in the community. In 2009, Campbell's completed the construction of a new and expanded headquarters in the city. In January 2010, Campbell's Canadian subsidiary began selling a line of soups that are certified by the Islamic Society of North America as being halal (prepared in accordance with Islamic law ). Although Campbell does not have any plans to sell its halal soups in
1092-403: The regular variety, and that Campbell's Healthy Request soup contained more fat than the regular variety. In July 2011, citing sinking sales, the company increased the salt content of its products again. In December 2009, Consumer Reports found that major canned food companies including Campbell's Soup were producing tinned products with bisphenol A (BPA) levels over 100 ppb in some cases;
1131-465: The same time, it expanded its facilities in Sydney , Adelaide and Brisbane . In 2002, Arnott's acquired Snack Foods Limited . In April 2008, Campbell Arnott's sold Arnott's Snackfoods to The Real McCoy Snackfood Co. and the company became known as Snack Brands Australia . In July 2019, Campbell Soup Company agreed to sell Arnott's to KKR for $ US2.2 billion. Just weeks after the sale, Arnott's
1170-571: The ships docking at the local port. Until 1975 the company was under family control with the descendants of William Arnott, including Halse Rogers Arnott and Geoffrey H. Arnott , acting as Chairman. Arnott's, in common with the majority of Australian biscuit manufacturers, operated primarily in its home state, New South Wales, but has manufacturing plants in Virginia, Queensland (manufactures only plain, cream and savoury biscuits) and Shepparton , Victoria . In 1949 it merged with Morrows Pty Ltd,
1209-558: The testing revealed that just one serving of canned food would exceed an expert's recommendation for daily exposure (0.2 micrograms per kg body weight per day). Throughout 2012, Campbell's contributed $ 500,000 to a $ 46 million political campaign known as "the Coalition Against the Costly Food Labeling Proposition, sponsored by farmers and food producers". This organization was set up to oppose
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1287-669: Was an attempt to reach younger, more affluent consumers. Since 2012, Campbell Soup has been focused on updating their image and digital marketing to increase visibility among younger generations. In June 2013, Campbell acquired the Danish multinational baked goods company Kelsen Group for an undisclosed amount. Kelsen has an 85-country distribution network and is seen as providing Campbell with opportunities for international expansion, particularly into China and other Asian markets. In June 2015, Campbell Soup acquired salsa maker Garden Fresh Gourmet for $ 231 million as it looked to expand into
1326-641: Was approved in 2019. In July 2019, Campbell's agreed to sell its stake in the Kelsen Group for $ 300 million to a subsidiary of Ferrero SpA , with the transfer to be completed in 2020. Campbell's also divested Arnott's Biscuits to KKR for $ 2.2 billion at the same time. In August 2023, it was announced that Campbell's had acquired the Louisville, Colorado -headquartered food manufacturer Sovos Brands for $ 2.7 billion. On August 1, 2024, Campbell's announced that it will transfer its stock listing from
1365-582: Was approved on November 19, 2024. In 1962, artist Andy Warhol incorporated the familiar look of the Campbell's soup can with a series of pop art silkscreens , a theme he would return to off and on through the 1960s and 1970s. The first batch in 1962 were a series of 32 canvases . At first, the cans were accurate representations of actual Campbell's cans, but as his series progressed, they became more surrealistic, with Warhol experimenting with negative-reversed color schemes and other varied techniques (many of these which would be used on other Warhol paintings of
1404-500: Was in a public dispute with Woolworths Supermarkets , which reportedly wanted to charge higher prices for marketing displays. Sources said the dispute had begun in May before agreement was reached for the sale of Arnott's to KKR. In August 2020, the company was renamed Arnott's Group. In December 2020, Arnott's announced it would acquire the cereal and snack company Freedom Foods Group for A$ 20 million . In February 2021, Arnott's acquired
1443-494: Was later renamed Arnott's Biscuits Pty Ltd. In 1997, Arnott's Biscuits was subject to an extortion bid by Queenslander Joy Ellen Thomas, aged 72 years, who allegedly threatened to poison packets of Arnott's Monte Carlo biscuits in South Australia and Victoria. The company conducted a massive recall and publicity campaign, publishing the extortionist's threats and demands in full-page newspaper ads. However, Ms. Thomas
1482-412: Was not charged with any offence as the prosecution dropped the case against her because of conflicting evidence. The recall cost the company A$ 22 million, but Arnott's was praised for its openness and honesty in dealing with the crisis. In 1997, the Campbell Soup Company of North America, a shareholder of Arnott's since the 1980s, acquired Arnott's in full. Thus, in 1997, Arnott's Biscuits Ltd became
1521-718: Was rebranded as Batchelors Condensed Soup in the UK and Erin in Ireland when the license to use the brand name in those countries expired. Premier Foods , headquartered in St. Albans , Hertfordshire , bought the Campbell Soup Company in the UK and Ireland for £450 million ($ 830 million) in 2006 but was licensed to use the Campbell name only until 2008. Under this agreement, the US-based Campbell Soup Company continued to produce Campbell's Condensed Soup but could not sell
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