The legacy of Campbell Soup’s tomato breeding program
Story Date: 1/19/2022

 

Source: MODERN FARMER, 1/12/22


How the canned food company helped the Garden State become synonymous with luscious red tomatoes.  What comes to mind when you think of Campbell Soup? You might picture cans of tomato soup or perhaps an iconic Andy Warhol print of them. You probably don’t think much about the ingredients that went into those cans. But Campbell’s did, and it bet big and early on agriculture research to grow its product offerings. One of the company’s biggest contributions to the agricultural space was its tomato breeding program, launched in 1910 in Cinnaminson, New Jersey...

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