Investopedia: Campbell Soup Shows That Shoppers Are More Price-Sensitive Than Investors

This has been a banner year for investors in consumer product companies, particularly staples like packaged foods and beverages. What makes that interesting is that the backdrop hasn't been quite that strong – organic revenue growth has been hard to come by and margin leverage is not exactly plentiful. And yet, despite worries about sustainable growth in the soups business and the weakness in the beverage business, Campbell Soup (NYSE:CPB) has seen its stock outperform the likes of Nestle (OTC:NSRGY), Kellogg (NYSE:K), General Mills (NYSE:GIS), and Coca-Cola (NYSE:KO).

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