09/13/2024

After More Than 100 Years, Campbell's Drops 'Soup' from its Name

The company said the change is part of its evolution

After more than a century, The Campbell Soup Company, whose soup cans were famously rendered iconic by Andy Warhol, says it's dropping "Soup" from its corporate name and adding an apostrophe.

The company, which had net sales of $9.6 billion last year, was founded in 1869 as Anderson & Campbell and adopted its current name in 1922.

The Camden, N.J.,-based food giant said changing its name to The Campbell’s Company is "part of its evolution" as it adopts a "new strategy [and] new mission."

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