A worker organizes cans from the Campbell soup on a supermarket shelf in San Rafael, California.
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Campbell saw customers prepare their own meals at the highest rate in approximately half-decennia, offering the last sign of everyday people tightening their wallets in the midst of economic concerns.
“Consumers have been cooking at home at the highest level since the beginning of the 2020,” Mick Beekhuizen said on Monday, adding that consumption has increased among all income slices in the meal and drinks category.
Beekhuizen made parallels between today and the moment when the Americans were confronted in the early stages of what was going to become a world pandemic. It was a period of general economic uncertainty because the cocovated virus affected all aspects of everyday life and caused massive reshuffles for expenses of expenses and jobs.
The trends seen by the Pepperidge farm and the manufacturer of V-8 presents itself as Wall Street and that economists wonder what is the next step for the American economy after President Donald TrumpPricing policy Fear of high recession And Feeling of beaten consumers.
Rao sauces are displayed along the shelves of a grocery store in New York on August 7, 2023.
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More meals at home might mean that people eat less, showing that Americans tightening their belts. This can spell bad news for the gross domestic product, two thirds of which are based on consumption expenses. A recession is generally defined as two consecutive quarters of the shrinking of GDP.
He can also highlight the embedded prospects of everyday Americans on the national economy. The feelings of consumer feelings of the University of Michigan last month fell to one of its lowest levels ever recorded.
Campbell’s remarks occurred after the soup manufacturer beat Wall Street’s expectations in his third tax quarter. Parent from Goldfish and Rao won 73 cents per share, excluding occasional articles, out of $ 2.48 billion in revenues, while analysts interviewed by Factseet have planned 65 cents and 2.43 billion dollars, respectively.
Actions added 0.6% in Monday. Despite this gain, the stock dropped by more than 18% in 2025.