Campbells Condensed Soup missing from the shelves

These are a staple in my store cupboard, especially the tomato and the mushroom, to use in cooking - I don’t eat tinned soup ordinarily, and I haven’t been able to get them lately either. They’re missing from Morrisons shelves and DD can’t find them for me either. A neighbour told me that B&M have them so I’ll stock up if they have. I thought they had already changed the brand from Campbells to Batchelors. The ones I have in my larder are Batchelors and have been for a while.

Margs

Would vegetarian gravy granules perhaps be a reasonable substitute? You could make it up as thick as you wish - as thick as condensed soup?

Wouldn't that be very salty if made so thick?

I used an Ainsley Harriet cup a soup- wild mushroom- in a chicken pie last night. Worked well.
Often do make my own sauce from onion, celery, carrot, mushroom, flour, butter - add a dollop of cream or cream cheese at the end.

i used to buy chunky tinned soups with meat, for a disabled person.
they were v useful, and reasonable price in lidl.
they have not been available for months, and i've looked in other shops too.
the only soup there is lots of is tomato, presumably it is a standby of students.
and is the one my neighbour doesn't like. sigh.

NotSpaghetti

I think of them as "older person" soups - how interesting that is the demographic! My parents bought them fairly often I think to use in things.

The only person I know who buys them regularly is my mother-in-law who is 99. I occasionally (maybe once a year) buy the mushroom as a lazy base for pasta - but my children don't buy any of them.

I think of tinned soup as 'old person' food as well - never could work out how many many tins to use for our family size.

I agree. Our children don't use tins either.

We had a Campbelle’s factory near here and we went on a factory tour. We were really impressed when we saw what went into the tins. No UPF there I don’t think.

Nannan2

Cant see how changing name from Campbells to Batchelors will make a sales difference🤔

I’d guess because Campbells are American and Batchelors are British.

Cant see how changing name from Campbells to Batchelors will make a sales difference🤔

NotSpaghetti

I think of them as "older person" soups - how interesting that is the demographic! My parents bought them fairly often I think to use in things.

The only person I know who buys them regularly is my mother-in-law who is 99. I occasionally (maybe once a year) buy the mushroom as a lazy base for pasta - but my children don't buy any of them.

I think you’re right, Mum used to buy them when we were kids, she’s 81 now and hasn’t bought them in years, I know as I organise a lot of her food shopping. I thought they had disappeared along with other things like canned cream.

I wonder are tins becoming out of fashion in favour of more expensive pouches of soup?

Apparently people are also hoarding them as they think the tins will be worth money in future

I make an Italian Cottage pie with the condensed tomato soup, haven't been able to find any for a while...

I've been puzzling about this too. Campbell's tomato soup has always been a great winter standby here. Hope the new one will be as good.

I can get Heinz soup here in Portugal. Small tins too. I’ve not seen condensed soup for years.

And no cooking my own doesn’t either!

I had this problem years ago when they did away with Homepride tinned sauces.
We had always had Sweet and sour pork for Saturday evening dinner, the jars of sweet and sour just don’t taste the same.

Perhaps soup cans aren't healthy and being withdrawn?

We just saute chopped mushrooms, a bit of onion and garlic, add coconut milk, cornflour to desired thickness, salt and pepper - done.

Yes, I too have managed to find the lovely brand in the bargain stores. I've committed the awful crime of stockpiling a few as I fear the writing may be on the wall.

Glad I'm not alone in trying to source the condensed soups.
Thank you for the information and haste ye back!

Cid24 the answer is, that it depends. Like any casserole or stew, or dish with sauce you dilute or don't dilute according to the consistency of sauce you want.

They are having supply problems in the UK
www.birminghammail.co.uk/whats-on/food-drink-news/iconic-soup-selling-50-shortage-28086624

When you put them in recipes, do you dilute them?

Would vegetarian gravy granules perhaps be a reasonable substitute? You could make it up as thick as you wish - as thick as condensed soup?

I also had problems finding a tin of condensed mushroom soup for a chicken and mushroom pie recipe. Tried all the big supermarkets and was told by Waitrose, who advertise it on their website, that they are no longer stocking it. Couldn’t find any small cans of Heinz either.
Very useful to know about Home Bargains and B&M and to hear the reason it’s no longer on general sale tanith.

They are so useful as bases, always get them in if I see them.