Campbells Soup

In 2001, Campbell’s Soup was in slow decline. It languished in the back of consumer’s cupboards and was losing out to frozen food and ready meals.

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Campbell's Soup

Executive Summary

How do you fight inertia? Campbell's Soup was becoming inert in consumers' minds, and in their cupboards. Canned soup had been declining at 1% since 1996, losing out to newage foods like frozen pizzas and frozen dinnersgrowing at 15% to 30%.

This would not be an easy fix. We are talking about a 100year icon, deeply embedded in the consumer psyche. Tampering with such a brand could shake its foundation. Yet if we did nothing, inertia would prevail. And a 100year equity would continue to crumble.

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