10/21/2007
Hormel Stews Over New Campbell Soup
Two Companies In Battle About Fair Competition
Hormel sues Campbell Soup on grounds of unfair competition and false advertising — because Campbell describes one Chunky Soup product as a stew.
Hormel Foods is stewing over a new line of chunky soup products recently launched by Campbell Soup Co.
The new “Chunky Fully Loaded” soups promise “extreme amounts of meat,” taking soup “to the next level.” One flavor in the line is called “Chunky Fully Loaded Beef Stew.”
But officials at Hormel said you can’t call it stew unless it really is under federal rules, and they are suing Campbell claiming unfair competition and false advertising.
Hormel makes Dinty Moore stews. A company spokeswoman said the Campbell Soup product doesn’t meet the standard for stew.
The Campbell’s products are labeled as a soup, but Hormel said the term is placed low on the label so that it’s difficult to see.
Campbell hasn’t responded to a request for comment.
What a bunch of Corporate whining crybaby sissies!!!
October 21st, 2007 at 10:53 pm
That’s really odd…but when you find that someone has a product that could hurt business, they’ll find some way to strike back, I guess.
October 22nd, 2007 at 8:02 am
I look at this kind of thing as a way to jack up prices. When companies don’t respect free enterprise and markets, and they start down the path of litigation, who ends up paying for it??? The consumer??? I am with those who feel that if people have to pay some damages for “wrongly suing someone or some entity” that would end a lot of the frivilous lawsuits that bung up the court system and cost business and people dearly… I may be wrong, but that is MHO.