Pepperidge Farm

Pepperidge Farm Incorporated
Company type	Private(1937–61); Subsidiary(1961–present)
Industry	Food
Founded	1937;87 years ago
Founder	Margaret Rudkin
Fate	Sold toCampbell'sin 1961
Headquarters	Norwalk, Connecticut,U.S.
Key people	Kenneth Gosnell
Products	Cookies,crackers,breads,desserts
Brands	Goldfish
Parent	Campbell's
Website	pepperidgefarm.com

Pepperidge Farmis an American commercial bakery founded in 1937 byMargaret Rudkin,who named the brand after her family's 123-acre farm property inFairfield, Connecticut,^[1]which had been named for thepepperidge tree.

A subsidiary of theCampbell Soup Companysince 1961, it is based inNorwalk, Connecticut.On January 18, 2023, the company announced plans to close their Norwalk headquarters, consolidating jobs held there to Campbell Soup Company headquarters inCamden, New Jersey.^[2]

History[edit]

Margaret Rudkinbegan baking bread in 1937 for her youngest son, Mark, who had asthma and was allergic to most commercially processed foods.^[3]Her son's doctor recommended the bread to his other patients and encouraged her to sell it to the public. Her first commercial sale was to her local grocer in Fairfield, Conn., Mercurio's Market. Rudkin's husband Henry, a Wall Street broker, began taking loaves of bread with him to New York to be sold in specialty stores.^[4]Rudkin moved the growing business out of her kitchen and into her garage, and then into a factory in 1940. Rationing during World War II forced her to cut back production due to the restricted availability of quality ingredients.^[5]In 1947, Rudkin opened a modern commercial bakery inNorwalk, Connecticut,and soon after added plants in Illinois and Pennsylvania.^[4]

On a trip to Europe in the 1950s, Rudkin discovered fancy chocolate cookies that she believed would be popular in the United States. She bought the rights to produce and sell them, and the Distinctive Cookies line was born. Under her management, Pepperidge Farm continued to expand into other products, including frozen pastry items and, later, the Goldfish snack cracker from Switzerland.^[4]In 1961, she sold the business to theCampbell Soup Companyfor $28 million and became the first woman to serve on its board of directors.^[5]She drew on her knowledge and experience to writeThe Margaret Rudkin Pepperidge Farm Cookbookin 1963,^[6]which was the first cookbook ever to make theNew York TimesBest Seller list.^[4]

The Pepperidge Farm logo is based on the Grist Mill inSudbury, Massachusetts,which supplied the company with 48 tons of whole wheat flour monthly from 1952 to 1967.^[7]

During the 1970s and 80s, the company used the slogan "Pepperidge Farm rememebers" for a long-runningtelevision commercialcampaign that leaned heavily upon nostalgia, particularly of life in the early decades of the 20th century.

Products[edit]

Pepperidge Farm products includeGoldfish crackers,varieties ofbread,and several lines of cookies. Their cookies are separated into two lines, the Distinctive line and the Farmhouse line. Each type of cookie from the "Distinctive" line is named for a European city such as theMilano cookieor the Brussels cookie.^[8]The Distinctives cannot be readily replicated by home bakers. In contrast, the Farmhouse line emphasizes commonplace cookies like chocolate chip and shortbread types that anyone could bake for themselves in an ordinary home kitchen.

List of Pepperidge Farm products[edit]

Examples of Pepperidge Farm products include:^[9]

Hot dog bun

Hamburger bun

Goldfish crackers

Chunk Cookie

Strawberry cookie

Pirouettecookies

Milano cookies

Milano chocolate

Breads, Buns & Rolls
- Bagels
- Breakfast Breads
  - Swirl Breads
  - Bagels
- Buns & Rolls
  - Dinner Rolls
  - Pepperidge Farm Farmhouse Bun
  - Hamburger Buns
  - Hoagie Rolls
  - Hot Dog Buns
  - Slider Buns
- Frozen Breads
  - Garlic Bread
  - Texas Toast
- Sandwich Breads
  - Pepperidge Farm Farmhouse Breads
  - Italian Breads
  - Light Style Breads
  - Rye & Pumpernickel Breads
  - Very Thin Breads
  - White Breads
  - Whole Grain Breads
  - Whole Grain Thin Sliced Breads
- Stuffing
Cookies
- Chunk Cookies
- Cookie Collections
- Distinctive Cookies
- Milano
  - Milano Slices
  - Milano Cookies
- Pepperidge Farm Farmhouse
  - Gluten Free Pepperidge Farm Farmhouse Cookies
  - Pepperidge Farm Farmhouse Cookies
- Pirouette
Crackers
- Cracker Trio
- Golden Butter
- Harvest Wheat
Desserts & Puff Pastry
- Layer Cakes
- Puff Pastry
- Turnovers
Goldfish Crackers
Favorites
- Original
- Pretzel
- Cheddar
- Baby Cheddar
- Pizza
- Parmesan
- Colors (Cheddar Favored)
Baked With Whole Grain-
- Colors (Cheddar Favored)
- Cheddar
Flavor Blasted (Extra Flavor Added)
- Cheddar & Sour Cream
- Cheddar Jack'd
- Sour Cream & Onion
- Xtra Cheddar
- Xtra Cheesy Pizza
Goldfish Grahams
- Fudge Brownie
- Vanilla Cupcake
- Grahams S'mores
Goldfish Mix

Mix Cheddar + Zesty Cheddar + Parmesan Mix Xtra Cheddar + Pretzel

NON-GMO INGREDIENTS (Made With Organic Wheat)
- Cheddar
Special & Limited Editions
- Frank's RedHot Crackers
- Old Bay Seasoned Crackers
- Star Wars: The Mandalorian (Cheddar)
- Disney Mickey Mouse (Cheddar)
- Princess Cheddar Crackers
- Dunkin' Pumpkin Spice Grahams

References[edit]

^"Pepperidge Farm: Healthful Bread Builds a Business".www.ctexplored.org/.24 February 2016.
^"Campbell's to Close Pepperidge Farm HQ in Norwalk, Move Jobs to New Jersey".www.nbcconnecticut.com/.18 January 2023.
^Monagan, C.A. (2006).CT Icons: 50 Symbols of the Nutmeg State.Globe Pequot Press. p. 48.ISBN 9780762735488.Retrieved30 August2015.^{[permanent dead link]}
^^a ^b ^c ^d"A Broke Connecticut Housewife Founds Pepperidge Farm".New England Historical Society. 3 March 2020.Archivedfrom the original on 31 July 2019.Retrieved19 May2022.
^^a ^bUyehara, Mari (February 21, 2019)."The Remarkable Life of Margaret Rudkin, Founder of Pepperidge Farm".RetrievedMarch 7,2019.
^Rudkin, Margaret (1963).The Margaret Rudkin Pepperidge Farm Cookbook.New York: Atheneum.OCLC 990147.Reprint: New York: Galahad Books, 1992.ISBN 9780883658000.OCLC 27690339.
^"Pepperidge Farm Celebrates 70th Anniversary by Helping Restore Famous Grist Mill From Its Past".Business Wire.April 19, 2007.RetrievedMarch 7,2019.
^Simonson, Alex; Schmitt, Bernd H. (1997-08-30).Marketing Aesthetics: The Strategic Management of Brands, Identity, and Image.Simon and Schuster.ISBN 9780684867502.
^"Products".www.pepperidgefarm.com.

External links[edit]

Official website

[1] "Pepperidge Farm: Healthful Bread Builds a Business".www.ctexplored.org/.24 February 2016.

[2] "Campbell's to Close Pepperidge Farm HQ in Norwalk, Move Jobs to New Jersey".www.nbcconnecticut.com/.18 January 2023.

[google-3] Monagan, C.A. (2006).CT Icons: 50 Symbols of the Nutmeg State.Globe Pequot Press. p. 48.ISBN 9780762735488.Retrieved30 August2015.^{[permanent dead link]}

[NEHS-4] "A Broke Connecticut Housewife Founds Pepperidge Farm".New England Historical Society. 3 March 2020.Archivedfrom the original on 31 July 2019.Retrieved19 May2022.

[Taste-5] Uyehara, Mari (February 21, 2019)."The Remarkable Life of Margaret Rudkin, Founder of Pepperidge Farm".RetrievedMarch 7,2019.

[6] Rudkin, Margaret (1963).The Margaret Rudkin Pepperidge Farm Cookbook.New York: Atheneum.OCLC 990147.Reprint: New York: Galahad Books, 1992.ISBN 9780883658000.OCLC 27690339.

[7] "Pepperidge Farm Celebrates 70th Anniversary by Helping Restore Famous Grist Mill From Its Past".Business Wire.April 19, 2007.RetrievedMarch 7,2019.

[:0-8] Simonson, Alex; Schmitt, Bernd H. (1997-08-30).Marketing Aesthetics: The Strategic Management of Brands, Identity, and Image.Simon and Schuster.ISBN 9780684867502.

[9] "Products".www.pepperidgefarm.com.

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