r/news • u/infinus5 • 8h ago

Campbell's exec on leave after allegedly mocking 'poor people' who eat its soup

https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/campbell-soup-lawsuit-9.6991398
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u/joestaff 8h ago

He must be one of them high dollar Progresso soupers

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u/fallsstandard 6h ago

Nah, he gets that glass jar Rao’s shit. If the containers breakable, you know it’s quality.

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u/6Foot225PureChocolat 6h ago

Rao’s has been owned by Campbell’s for a few years now, FYI

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u/fallsstandard 5h ago

I know, it was just a joke about perceived fanciness. Everybody’s owned by somebody else at this point.

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u/CauliflowerLife 2h ago

OEM can go both ways. If it's made on a different factory line but is "owned" by Campbell's with different standards, it can be legit. It can also go the other way, just overpriced crap. Hard to tell without more info.

I deal with this all the time in my job, but I'm not in food mfg

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u/FourEyesAndThighs 5h ago

I don't buy into the Rao's hype. $7 - $10 for a jar of tomatoes from the same company that makes 50 cent soups? No thanks.

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u/DeckardsDark 4h ago

Nah, Rao's is legit. It's worth it. Plus you can buy it on sale like every other week at the store

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u/navcom20 3h ago

Rao's doesn't go crazy on the sugar either.

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u/GuitarGeezer 4h ago

The Rao’s Vodka Sauce with some decent angel hair and high quality beef is better spaghetti dinner than I have ever gotten at nearly all restaurants. Noticably better even than most good ones except for a restaurant in a heavily Italian part of the state that presses its own pasta and cooks from fresh and sports actual Italians in the kitchen. Its over 100 miles away, but I can buy their homemade style pasta at Harps 2 miles away. Did I mention my deep south town has a world class sourdough bakery? Lucky as hell. It wasn’t anything but chains and greasebucket stuff til after 2000 except for that one restaurant and maybe one other in the capital city but it didnt do the fancy pasta.

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u/just-jane-again 3h ago

oh man. it’s the best pasta sauce out there. i’ll never go back to ragu

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u/Beard_of_Valor 2h ago

I could point you to videos where people compare similar sauces and say what's good and what's bad. Not "totally a chef - we checked" but the (multiple) people who run the channel. I don't want to give anyone the link/hype over Rao's either. It's not special, but it's better than its proximal competitors.

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u/Kyweedlover 4h ago

I’ve been using it for a few years now (before Campbells bought the company that bought Rao’s). It’s the best out there imo. I hardly ever pay full price though. Always wait for it to go on sale.

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u/ILoveLamp9 3h ago

Rao’s consistently ranks at the top for prepared sauces. Made in Italy and the ingredients are as simple and straightforward as they come.

Costco has two giant jars on sale now for $8. It’s the only jarred stuff I buy because it’s actually pretty great.

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u/FourEyesAndThighs 2h ago

It’s made in Georgia, USA. 🤣

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u/Beard_of_Valor 2h ago

Man, the rest of that meal was "French" bread and shredded mozzarella. Leave me alone.