Full Description

Campbell Soup Company (Campbell), incorporated on November 23, 1922, is a global manufacturer and marketer of food products. The Company is organized in four segments: U.S. Soup, Sauces and Beverages; Baking and Snacking; International Soup, Sauces and Beverages, and North America Foodservice. On September 29, 2008, the Company sold its sauce and mayonnaise business comprised of products sold under the Lesieur brand in France. On May 4, 2009, the Company completed the acquisition of Ecce Panis, Inc., a manufacturer of artisan breads, which has been integrated into the Company’s Pepperidge Farm bakery operations.

U.S. Soup, Sauces and Beverages

The U.S. Soup, Sauces and Beverages segment includes the retail businesses of the Company. It includes Campbell’s condensed and ready-to-serve soups; Swanson broth, stocks and canned poultry; Prego pasta sauce; Pace Mexican sauce; Campbell’s canned pasta, gravies, and beans; V8 juice and juice drinks; Campbell’s tomato juice, and Wolfgang Puck soups, stocks and broths.

Baking and Snacking

The Baking and Snacking segment includes the businesses, such as Pepperidge Farm cookies, crackers, bakery and frozen products in the United States retail. It also includes Arnott’s biscuits in Australia and Asia Pacific, and Arnott’s salty snacks in Australia.

International Soup, Sauces and Beverages

The International Soup, Sauces and Beverages segment includes the soup, sauce and beverage businesses outside of the United States, including Europe, Latin America, the Asia Pacific region, as well as the emerging markets of Russia and China, and the retail business in Canada. The segment’s operations include Erasco and Heisse Tasse soups in Germany, Liebig and Royco soups in France, Devos Lemmens mayonnaise and cold sauces and Campbell’s and Royco soups in Belgium, and Bla Band soups and sauces in Sweden. In Asia Pacific, operations include Campbell’s soup and stock, Swanson broths, V8 beverages and Prego pasta sauce. In Canada, operations include Habitant and Campbell’s soups, Prego pasta sauce, V8 beverages and certain Pepperidge Farm products.

North America Foodservice

The North America Foodservice segment includes the Company’s Away From Home operations, which represent the distribution of products, such as soup, specialty entrees, beverage products and other prepared foods. It also includes the distribution of Pepperidge Farm products, through various food service channels in the United States and Canada.