| Business Summary | | Campbell
Soup
Company,
together
with
its
consolidated
subsidiaries,
is
a
global
manufacturer
and
marketer
of
high
quality,
branded
convenience
food
products.
The
Company
operates
in
three
business
segments:
Soup
and
Sauces,
Biscuits
and
Confectionery,
and
Away
From
Home.
The
Soup
and
Sauces
segment
includes
the
worldwide
soup
businesses,
Prego
spaghetti
sauce,
Franco-American
pastas
and
gravies,
Pace
Mexican
foods,
Swanson
broths
and
canned
poultry,
Homepride
sauces
in
the
United
Kingdom
and
the
V8
and
V8
Splash
beverage
business.
The
Biscuits
and
Confectionery
segment
includes
the
Pepperidge
Farm,
Godiva
and
Arnotts
Limited
businesses.
The
Away
From
Home
segment
represents
products,
including
Campbell's
soups,
Pace
Tabletop
picante
and
Campbell's
Specialty
Kitchens
entrees,
which
are
distributed
to
the
food
service
and
home
meal
replacement
markets. | More
from
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Business Description |
| Financial Summary | | Campbell
Soup
Company
is
a
global
manufacturer
and
marketer
of
branded
convenience
food
products
operating
in
three
business
segments:
Soup
and
Sauces,
Biscuits
and
Confectionery,
and
Away
From
Home.
For
the
39
weeks
ended
4/29/01,
net
sales
rose
2%
to
$5.17
billion.
Net
income
fell
9%
to
$597
million.
Revenues
reflect
an
increase
in
U.S.
soup
shipments.
Earnings
were
offset
by
increased
marketing,
interest
and
other
corporate
expenses. | More
from
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Developments |
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| Position | George Sherman, 59 | Chairman | Douglas Conant, 49 | Pres,
CEO, Director | Robert Schiffner, 51 | CFO,
Sr. VP | Jim Goldman | Pres,
North American Beverages and Sauces Bus. Unit | Doreen Wright, 44 | Sr.
VP, CIO |
| More
from
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List, Bios,
Compensation,
Options
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