Americans Haven’t Cooked This Much at Home Since 2020: Campbell’s CEO
- Campbell's reported stronger sales of broths and condensed soup during its fiscal third quarter ending April 27, 2025.
- This shift followed growing economic uncertainty and moderated grocery prices, leading more Americans to cook meals at home.
- Campbell's broth sales rose 15%, Rao's pasta sauces increased 2%, while snack sales, including Goldfish and Cape Cod chips, fell 4%.
- During an investor call, CEO Mick Beekhuizen noted that people are still preparing meals at home and prioritizing purchases that maximize the value of their grocery dollars.
- As a result, Campbell's net sales rose 4% in the quarter, meeting Wall Street expectations amid sustained home cooking trends and cautious snacking.
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Americans haven't cooked this much at home since 2020: Campbell's CEO
(NewsNation) — More Americans are cooking at home and turning to ingredients that stretch their food budgets, a potential warning sign for the U.S. economy. American soup and snack maker Campbell's recently saw the highest level of meals cooked at home since early 2020, CEO Mick Beekhuizen said on an earnings call this week. "We started to see consumer sentiment softening in January," Beekhuizen said. "This continued throughout Q3, with consumer…
More Americans turn to home cooking as economic concerns weigh
More Americans are cooking at home as growing economic concerns are forcing households to cut back, according to Campbell's CEO Mick Beekhuizen. Beekhuizen told analysts during the company's third-quarter earnings call on Monday that consumer sentiment continued to soften throughout the quarter, with shoppers becoming even more deliberate about how they were spending money on food. "A key outcome is a growing preference for home-cooked meals, le…

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