ā€œThe 155-year-old Campbell Soup Company plans to drop ā€œsoupā€ from its corporate name,Ā rebrandingĀ as The Campbellā€™s Company.Ā MoreĀ consumersĀ areĀ reachingĀ for snacks and ditchingĀ ready-to-serve soups, and the company has bought up other food lines to grab them.ā€

    • Obi@sopuli.xyz
      link
      fedilink
      English
      arrow-up
      3
      Ā·
      2 months ago

      Right I thought they were dropping the name which would be stupid, but theyā€™re just removing the ā€œsoupā€.

      • Etterra@lemmy.world
        link
        fedilink
        English
        arrow-up
        1
        Ā·
        2 months ago

        Well it was either drop the word soup completely, or put it in quotes on the label.

  • over_clox@lemmy.world
    link
    fedilink
    English
    arrow-up
    7
    Ā·
    2 months ago

    As long as they donā€™t take their V8 vegetable juice or other staple products off the shelves or change their original recipes, I see no problem with this.

    • faltryka@lemmy.world
      link
      fedilink
      English
      arrow-up
      7
      Ā·
      2 months ago

      Mmm a fellow v8 lover I see. I could drink gallons of that salty goodness if left alone near the fridge.

    • jordanlund@lemmy.worldOPM
      link
      fedilink
      English
      arrow-up
      5
      arrow-down
      1
      Ā·
      2 months ago

      I dunno, disconnecting from history might be a problem. It might be good for them to be reminded that, however big and conglomerate they get, they started as a humble soup company.

      It would be like if Ford rebranded as ā€œFMCā€, how long would it take for the corporate memory to forget Henry Ford was a real person?

      • over_clox@lemmy.world
        link
        fedilink
        English
        arrow-up
        8
        Ā·
        2 months ago

        Theyā€™re still keeping the original family name as Campbellā€™s though. Theyā€™ve just diversified enough that soup isnā€™t the only thing they make, and they donā€™t want their customers to think the only thing they make is soup anymore.

        I dunno, makes sense to me.

        We could go on into other company and product renaming done for other reasons. Aunt Jemima never hurt anyoneā€¦

        • Nougat@fedia.io
          link
          fedilink
          arrow-up
          6
          arrow-down
          1
          Ā·
          2 months ago

          Aunt Jemima never hurt anyoneā€¦

          Well ā€¦

          The name was derived from minstrel shows in the late nineteenth century, specifically from a song called ā€œOld Aunt Jemima.ā€ Minstrel shows, which were popular in the 19th and 20th centuries, were racist performances done by black-faced white men. In these degrading enactments, men would imitate ā€œmammies,ā€ which were enslaved Black women who cared after a white family and were portrayed to be content in this submissive state.

          https://www.hercampus.com/school/mcmaster/truth-behind-ain-t-yo-mama-aunt-jemima/

          I believe ā€œAunt Jemimaā€ is a reworking of ā€œainā€™t your mama.ā€

          • over_clox@lemmy.world
            link
            fedilink
            English
            arrow-up
            4
            Ā·
            2 months ago

            Hmmā€¦ interesting. Thanks for sharing. šŸ‘

            Now can someone explain why they renamed Cracker Jacks to Cracker Jills, with a cartoon black girl as their new mascot?

            Like seriously, couldnā€™t they have the respect to call it Caramel Jills? Why they gonna call her a cracker?

            https://youtube.com/shorts/V3wVWkl-39U

            • Nougat@fedia.io
              link
              fedilink
              arrow-up
              4
              arrow-down
              1
              Ā·
              2 months ago

              We created Cracker JillĀ® to help increase the representation of girls and women in sports and to provide funding to fuel their sports endeavors and dreams.

              https://www.crackerjill.com/faqs

              ā€œCracker Jack has been part of sports for over a century, as records were made and rules changed. Weā€™ve been so inspired by how girls and women are changing the face of the game, so in this spirit we introduce Cracker Jill to show girls that theyā€™re represented even in our most iconic snacks.ā€

              https://www.pennlive.com/life/2022/04/frito-lay-introduces-cracker-jill-version-of-cracker-jack-to-celebrate-women-in-sports.html

              And they didnā€™t rename Cracker Jack. They added Cracker Jill. Itā€™s still the same product regardless of the packaging, just with more representation.

              • over_clox@lemmy.world
                link
                fedilink
                English
                arrow-up
                2
                Ā·
                2 months ago

                And? Cracker Jill? How about Caramel Jill instead?.. šŸ¤”

                Sorry, but I donā€™t think their marketing department really thought that one through. I mean hell, itā€™s a caramel covered snack!

  • mudmaniac@lemmy.world
    link
    fedilink
    English
    arrow-up
    5
    Ā·
    2 months ago

    Making your own soup is the epitome of good eats. 1 hour on a stove, blend, and keep in the fridge for up to a week.

    Figuring out the ingredients can be a pain, but once you figure that out, you will never touch a can of soup save for certain outdoors wilderness situations.