Campbell Soup

Jalterio said:

Hi,

I'm a reporter in Westchester County, N.Y., writing about Campbell Soup
from a business perspective. I'm looking at the company's new
strategies, including on-the-go soups you can microwave and sip as well
as premium soups like the new boxed butternut squash soup.

I'm not in your county, but I have tried the new Campbell's soups.

The On-the-go soups require an overly fussy preparation procedure (take
one top off, set it aside, remove other top, discard it, heat soup 2
minutes, reapply plastic top.) As well, some have a poor texture - for
example, the cream of mushroom has had its mushrooms cut up so small
(to make them sippable) that they're almost gritty. Besides that,
they're ecologically wasteful.

The new Tetrapak'ed premium soups, however, are very tasty and from
what I've seen so far, reasonably priced (compared to Campbell's canned
ready to serve and especially to Knorr's boxed products.)

Jalterio said:

Hi,

I'm a reporter in Westchester County, N.Y., writing about Campbell Soup
from a business perspective. I'm looking at the company's new
strategies, including on-the-go soups you can microwave and sip as well
as premium soups like the new boxed butternut squash soup.

I'm hoping to talk with consumers in Westchester, Rockland or Putnam
counties about whether they eat Campbell's and what they think about
the soups.

I pass through Westchester a couple of times a year. Does that count?
🙂

I like the idea of the "Soup at Hand" to prevent me from raiding the
vending machines at work. The vegetable one is pretty tasty, though a
bit too salty.

However, I don't like the idea of wasteful packaging. So the
saltiness and packaging is what stops me from buying them on a regular
basis.

Sue(tm)
Lead me not into temptation... I can find it myself!

Brian Huntley said:

Jalterio said:

Hi,

I'm a reporter in Westchester County, N.Y., writing about Campbell
Soup from a business perspective. I'm looking at the company's new
strategies, including on-the-go soups you can microwave and sip as
well as premium soups like the new boxed butternut squash soup.

I'm not in your county, but I have tried the new Campbell's soups.

The On-the-go soups require an overly fussy preparation procedure
(take one top off, set it aside, remove other top, discard it, heat
soup 2 minutes, reapply plastic top.)

I'm sorry, I don't think that's "overly fussy". How long does it take to
remove a 2 tops, nuke something then put the sippy-top back on? You lose
what, four minutes of your life?

As well, some have a poor

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texture - for example, the cream of mushroom has had its mushrooms
cut up so small (to make them sippable) that they're almost gritty.

But some are just fine, too. I used to keep the tomato soup in my desk at
work for those days when I was so slammed I couldn't stop to get a real
meal.

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Besides that, they're ecologically wasteful.

This is true.

Quoted message said:

The new Tetrapak'ed premium soups, however, are very tasty and from
what I've seen so far, reasonably priced (compared to Campbell's
canned ready to serve and especially to Knorr's boxed products.)

I'm not sure what you mean by "Tetrapak'ed". Are you talking about the new
'gourmet' select soups that come in boxes? Or the other microwaveable
select soups that come in squat cans? The latter has the same problem as
the sippy ones. I haven't tried the boxed soups.

Jill

The various "cream of" soups make acceptable wallpaper paste, in a
pinch.

jmcquown said:

I'm sorry, I don't think that's "overly fussy". How long does it take to
remove a 2 tops, nuke something then put the sippy-top back on? You lose
what, four minutes of your life?

It takes at least that long to respond to a "reporter" with a yahoo address
:-)

In article <[email hidden]>, Curly Sue

Quoted message said:

Jalterio said:

Hi,

I'm a reporter in Westchester County, N.Y., writing about Campbell Soup
from a business perspective. I'm looking at the company's new
strategies, including on-the-go soups you can microwave and sip as well
as premium soups like the new boxed butternut squash soup.

I'm hoping to talk with consumers in Westchester, Rockland or Putnam
counties about whether they eat Campbell's and what they think about
the soups.

I pass through Westchester a couple of times a year. Does that count?
🙂

I like the idea of the "Soup at Hand" to prevent me from raiding the
vending machines at work. The vegetable one is pretty tasty, though a
bit too salty.

However, I don't like the idea of wasteful packaging. So the
saltiness and packaging is what stops me from buying them on a regular
basis.

Sue(tm)
Lead me not into temptation... I can find it myself!

The concept is a little offensive. This artificial marketeer's idea of
a young, hip, and on-the-go consumer is bogus. Making people conscious
of improving their health and creating less stressful lives rather than
encouraging this notion of rushing from one meeting to the next with no
time for even rudimentary hygiene.

So I'm with Curly Sue. Commercial soups like Campbell's are so
grotesquely salty that I can't be a consumer. I have no idea who is in
their demographic, or who is taste-testing these to begin with, but it
has to be a very salt starved community of people. Campbell's would
better serve their market segments by not just offering a reduced
sodium alternative, which in itself is hardly reduced enough, but by
creating an entire campaign around the idea that experiences,
relationships, and moderation are far more important than gulping down
a viscous guar-gum and sodium laden pudding, barely keeping down the
hork as you scrape and kick your way to the top of the corporate
ladder.

As for the waste, yes it's yet another unnecessary piece of junk to
toss. But I honestly don't think most people care. I doubt the average
person in your area of research bother to recycle, like many American
communities.

On Wed, 04 Jan 2006 22:42:49 GMT, [email hidden] (Curly

Sue) said:

I like the idea of the "Soup at Hand" to prevent me from raiding the
vending machines at work. The vegetable one is pretty tasty, though a
bit too salty.

I haven't tried the Soup at Hand soups, but I have thought that they
would be a good snack for me to take to work -- warm and filling and
easy to sip as I work on lesson plans and pull out materials or do
other tasks that are not so eating friendly. I have a huge salt
tooth, so the salt doesn't bother me. I have been loath to pay so
much for a cup of soup, however. You do pay a lot for the
convenience. I guess the vegetable and tomato soups give you a
serving of vegetables. That's a good thing.

Tara

Campbells Slop? No Thanks. Give them to Sheldon,he can heat 'em up in
his Garage.

Soren Lorensen said:

In article <[email hidden]>, Curly Sue

Quoted message said:

Jalterio said:

Hi,

I'm a reporter in Westchester County, N.Y., writing about Campbell
Soup from a business perspective. I'm looking at the company's new
strategies, including on-the-go soups you can microwave and sip as
well as premium soups like the new boxed butternut squash soup.

I like the idea of the "Soup at Hand" to prevent me from raiding the
vending machines at work. The vegetable one is pretty tasty, though
a bit too salty.

However, I don't like the idea of wasteful packaging. So the
saltiness and packaging is what stops me from buying them on a
regular basis.

Sue(tm)
Lead me not into temptation... I can find it myself!

The concept is a little offensive. This artificial marketeer's idea of
a young, hip, and on-the-go consumer is bogus. Making people conscious
of improving their health and creating less stressful lives rather
than encouraging this notion of rushing from one meeting to the next
with no time for even rudimentary hygiene.

Hygiene? You don't bathe in the soup!

But seriously, your points are well taken *except*... many people ARE
rushing from one meeting to the next with no time to stop for a lengthy
lunch. I'm not particularly young nor am I hip but I've had more than my
share of days when I couldn't take a half hour for lunch, let alone an hour.
(Note: I'm not one of those grab fast-food people, either... I was bringing
leftovers and eating at my desk a lot of the time to help resolve difficult
problems with databases being down, etc.) Campbell's isn't the one who
created the concept of the busy working person, they are merely cashing in
on it.

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So I'm with Curly Sue. Commercial soups like Campbell's are so
grotesquely salty that I can't be a consumer. I have no idea who is in
their demographic, or who is taste-testing these to begin with, but it
has to be a very salt starved community of people.

Curly Sue didn't say they are "grotesquely salty"; she said a "bit too
salty". Surely no more salty than that package of cheese/PB crackers or
microwave popcorn I've seen a lot of busy people call their quick lunch.

Campbell's would

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better serve their market segments by not just offering a reduced
sodium alternative, which in itself is hardly reduced enough, but by
creating an entire campaign around the idea that experiences,
relationships, and moderation are far more important

(snippage)

In a perfect world, of course. But Campbell's isn't responsible for the way
the "corporate world" works nor for anyone's stress levels, relationships or
anything of that nature.

Jill

Tara said:

On Wed, 04 Jan 2006 22:42:49 GMT, [email hidden] (Curly

Sue) said:

I like the idea of the "Soup at Hand" to prevent me from raiding the
vending machines at work. The vegetable one is pretty tasty, though
a bit too salty.

I haven't tried the Soup at Hand soups, but I have thought that they
would be a good snack for me to take to work -- warm and filling and
easy to sip as I work on lesson plans and pull out materials or do
other tasks that are not so eating friendly. I have a huge salt
tooth, so the salt doesn't bother me. I have been loath to pay so
much for a cup of soup, however. You do pay a lot for the
convenience. I guess the vegetable and tomato soups give you a
serving of vegetables. That's a good thing.

Tara

I kept them for mostly an afternoon snack, as you say. While other folks
were eating candy bars and bags of chips, I'd have a nice soothing cup of
soup. Got rid of the hunger pangs. I only bought them on sale and/or with
a coupon, though. Then I'd buy a few to keep in my desk.

Jill

Soren Lorensen said:

The concept is a little offensive. This artificial marketeer's idea of
a young, hip, and on-the-go consumer is bogus. Making people conscious
of improving their health and creating less stressful lives rather than
encouraging this notion of rushing from one meeting to the next with no
time for even rudimentary hygiene.

So I'm with Curly Sue. Commercial soups like Campbell's are so
grotesquely salty that I can't be a consumer. I have no idea who is in
their demographic, or who is taste-testing these to begin with, but it
has to be a very salt starved community of people. Campbell's would
better serve their market segments by not just offering a reduced
sodium alternative, which in itself is hardly reduced enough, but by
creating an entire campaign around the idea that experiences,
relationships, and moderation are far more important than gulping down
a viscous guar-gum and sodium laden pudding, barely keeping down the
hork as you scrape and kick your way to the top of the corporate
ladder.

As for the waste, yes it's yet another unnecessary piece of junk to
toss. But I honestly don't think most people care. I doubt the average
person in your area of research bother to recycle, like many American
communities.

ITA, recycling or not. The stuff is schlock, the packaging wasteful,
and the whole concept obnoxious. I think it's pretty much a product
birthed in the idea of helping people be more lazy. Right up there
with the pre-made peanut butter and jelly sandwiches and presliced
vegetables. I mean, really - how hard is it to open a can of soup and
heat it up (unless one has a disability, etc.) ?
-L.

In article <[email hidden]>,

-L. said:

Soren Lorensen said:

The concept is a little offensive. This artificial marketeer's idea of
a young, hip, and on-the-go consumer is bogus. Making people conscious
of improving their health and creating less stressful lives rather than
encouraging this notion of rushing from one meeting to the next with no
time for even rudimentary hygiene.

So I'm with Curly Sue. Commercial soups like Campbell's are so
grotesquely salty that I can't be a consumer. I have no idea who is in
their demographic, or who is taste-testing these to begin with, but it
has to be a very salt starved community of people. Campbell's would
better serve their market segments by not just offering a reduced
sodium alternative, which in itself is hardly reduced enough, but by
creating an entire campaign around the idea that experiences,
relationships, and moderation are far more important than gulping down
a viscous guar-gum and sodium laden pudding, barely keeping down the
hork as you scrape and kick your way to the top of the corporate
ladder.

As for the waste, yes it's yet another unnecessary piece of junk to
toss. But I honestly don't think most people care. I doubt the average
person in your area of research bother to recycle, like many American
communities.

ITA, recycling or not. The stuff is schlock, the packaging wasteful,
and the whole concept obnoxious. I think it's pretty much a product
birthed in the idea of helping people be more lazy. Right up there
with the pre-made peanut butter and jelly sandwiches and presliced
vegetables. I mean, really - how hard is it to open a can of soup and
heat it up (unless one has a disability, etc.) ?
-L.

There is a reason that I ran that thread "Cold from the can?" a bit ago.
There are nights at work I might not even have time to OPEN a can, much
less consume it even one "run-by-the-can-and-grab-a-bite" moment at a
time.

It's not unusual for me to not even eat at all! Iced tea, water, or even
iced coffee will cut the hunger pangs. Right now is our busiest time and
I have TAT's that I have to meet, especially on cardiac marker testing.
There literally is no time!

Personally, I'd rather munch out on a can of canned veggies (or fruit)
than commercial soups. They really are WAY too salty with about 2 days
sodium allowance in some cans!

I buy the "no salt added" canned veggies and the flavor is superior
without all that salt! The texture is much better also. Salt makes
things all mushy. :-P

Campbells does make a few low sodium soups, but they suck and, most of
all, the price on them is ASSININE! $1.29 for a non-dilutable can about
1/2 the size of their regular cans!

Forget it.
--
Om.

"My mother never saw the irony in calling me a son-of-a-[censored]." -Jack Nicholson

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"-L." <[email hidden]> wrote:

Campbells does make a few low sodium soups, but they suck and, most of
all, the price on them is ASSININE! $1.29 for a non-dilutable can about
1/2 the size of their regular cans!

Forget it.
--

I totally agree! I'm not paying that much for cream flavored salt! I've
got homemade stock (chicken, turkey & ham) in my freezer if I want soup. At
least I know where *that* came from.

kili

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kilikini said:

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In article <[email hidden]>,
"-L." <[email hidden]> wrote:

Campbells does make a few low sodium soups, but they suck and, most of
all, the price on them is ASSININE! $1.29 for a non-dilutable can about
1/2 the size of their regular cans!

Forget it.
--

I totally agree! I'm not paying that much for cream flavored salt! I've
got homemade stock (chicken, turkey & ham) in my freezer if I want soup. At
least I know where *that* came from.

kili

<lol> Since I've been on a chicken foot spree lately, I've got plenty of
frozen fabulous soup stock.

I'll take some out of the freezer, add a bit of soy sauce, garlic and
onion powder, then toss in a couple of packages of Shirataki noodles.

Instant low carb Ramen. ;-d

I pressure cooked two trotters the other night and ate them by
themselves with a bit of salt. The stock from those is still in the
'frige and it's really "bouncy".

Good stuff!
--
Om.

"My mother never saw the irony in calling me a son-of-a-[censored]." -Jack Nicholson

OmManiPadmeOmelet said:

There is a reason that I ran that thread "Cold from the can?" a bit ago.
There are nights at work I might not even have time to OPEN a can, much
less consume it even one "run-by-the-can-and-grab-a-bite" moment at a
time.

It's not unusual for me to not even eat at all! Iced tea, water, or even
iced coffee will cut the hunger pangs. Right now is our busiest time and
I have TAT's that I have to meet, especially on cardiac marker testing.
There literally is no time!

If that's truly the case, you need a new job or new priorities.
Seriously. No one should live like that. I can't think you can be
very effficient or effective if you are unable to eat properly.
-L.

In article <[email hidden]>,

-L. said:

OmManiPadmeOmelet said:

There is a reason that I ran that thread "Cold from the can?" a bit ago.
There are nights at work I might not even have time to OPEN a can, much
less consume it even one "run-by-the-can-and-grab-a-bite" moment at a
time.

It's not unusual for me to not even eat at all! Iced tea, water, or even
iced coffee will cut the hunger pangs. Right now is our busiest time and
I have TAT's that I have to meet, especially on cardiac marker testing.
There literally is no time!

If that's truly the case, you need a new job or new priorities.

Somebody has to do it...
When somebody is dying, you have no time.
I think my priorities are straight, thank you!

Potty breaks are one of them. <G>
I've timed myself. I can do what I need to do in under 2 minutes.

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Seriously. No one should live like that.

I don't mind.
Seriously.

And it's not all the time.
Just during the winter when it gets really busy.

There are worse places to work that are understaffed.
We are not. It's stressful, but I'm ok with it.
The adreneline rush during a code can be rather addicting too. ;-D

It gives me a great sense of peace and personal satisfaction to know
that my skills and care can make a difference.

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I can't think you can be
very effficient or effective if you are unable to eat properly.
-L.

Nah. I lost my food obsession a long time ago.
I'm overweight. I can afford to skip meals during an 8 hour shift. <G>
You sleep for 8 hours and don't eat anything, right?
I'm not going to starve to death.

Cheers!
--
Om.

"My mother never saw the irony in calling me a son-of-a-[censored]." -Jack Nicholson

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OmManiPadmeOmelet said:

There is a reason that I ran that thread "Cold from the can?" a bit ago.
There are nights at work I might not even have time to OPEN a can, much
less consume it even one "run-by-the-can-and-grab-a-bite" moment at a
time.

It's not unusual for me to not even eat at all! Iced tea, water, or even
iced coffee will cut the hunger pangs. Right now is our busiest time and
I have TAT's that I have to meet, especially on cardiac marker testing.
There literally is no time!

If that's truly the case, you need a new job or new priorities.
Seriously. No one should live like that. I can't think you can be
very effficient or effective if you are unable to eat properly.
-L.

If you have a lab coat, keep one pocket to squirrel-away some nuts & raisins
or dried fruit.
Dee Dee

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In article <[email hidden]>,
"kilikini" <[email hidden]> wrote:

I pressure cooked two trotters the other night and ate them by
themselves with a bit of salt. The stock from those is still in the
'frige and it's really "bouncy".

Good stuff!
--
Om.

Speaking of "bouncy" stock, my hubby made some ham stock the other day (as
per my instructions - I couldn't do it because of my broken hand) and when
he went to pour it into a tupperware container the next day, he was appalled
at the gelatinous consistency. He thought it was gross! I had to explain
to him that if it's "bouncy" he did it right. LOL.

kili

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Dee Randall said:

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Quoted message said:

OmManiPadmeOmelet said:

There is a reason that I ran that thread "Cold from the can?" a bit ago.
There are nights at work I might not even have time to OPEN a can, much
less consume it even one "run-by-the-can-and-grab-a-bite" moment at a
time.

It's not unusual for me to not even eat at all! Iced tea, water, or even
iced coffee will cut the hunger pangs. Right now is our busiest time and
I have TAT's that I have to meet, especially on cardiac marker testing.
There literally is no time!

If that's truly the case, you need a new job or new priorities.
Seriously. No one should live like that. I can't think you can be
very effficient or effective if you are unable to eat properly.
-L.

If you have a lab coat, keep one pocket to squirrel-away some nuts & raisins
or dried fruit.
Dee Dee

<lol> It's not allowed, but that does not mean it never happens. ;-)

I tend to stash jerky bits in a plastic bag...
--
Om.

"My mother never saw the irony in calling me a son-of-a-[censored]." -Jack Nicholson