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Beryl
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 Cambells Soups Did anyone notice how Canpbells soups disappeared off the shelves for quite a while? I used to use these a lot for cooking now they are back and make great cook-in-sauces for chicken sausages and veg etc. So easy.
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PLUMPUDDING
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Re: Cambells Soups I'd not noticed they had gone, but had stopped using them because they were far too salty. They were putting so much in that they were spoiling otherwise very good soups. Perhaps they've been reviewing their recipes.
I make lots of my own soup and freeze it, so don't need to buy any now.
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Beryl
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Re: Cambells Soups No I'm the same Plumpudding. I make lots of soup to freeze but the Campbells used from the tin undiluted is a very quick creamy sauce.
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Arnie
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Re: Cambells Soups Hi All When did they stop making it  I used to use campbells chicken consomme when making chicken & sweetcorn soup. Regards Arnie 
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Beryl
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Re: Cambells Soups I don't really know Arnie. It was always one of those standby things I kept in the cupboard. Then when I was looking for something for a change realised they had disappeared. Not sure if it was another one of those products that was taken over. I don't think the full range is back but the basic chicken, mushroom and tomato are in Waitrose.
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peter
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Re: Cambells Soups All is explained in this old news article from the BBC http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/7022598.stm
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Beryl
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Re: Cambells Soups Mystery solved - thanks Peter.
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PLUMPUDDING
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Re: Cambells Soups Well, I didn't even know (or I'd forgotten) that Batchelors had been taken over by Premier Foods. It was originally based at Hillsborough in Sheffield just down the road from me. It was in the same area as the Bassets Liquorice Allsorts factory which has gone the same way. Even our world famous Silver Fox stainless steel made at Stocksbridge's Samuel Fox and Co Ltd is now owned by the Indian company Tata (no comment).
Did you know (nothing to do with soup) that stainless steel was invented by Harry Brearley, my great uncle but unfortunately didn't make his fortune as he was working as a metallurgist for Firth Brown's - a partner of Samuel Fox & co when they formed the United Steel Companies.
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oldherbaceous
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Re: Cambells Soups Dear Plumpudding, that's very interesting, but as often happens, someone else takes the credit.....
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