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I trace my roots back to 1940, when two brothers opened a barbecue joint in California. In 1948, they switched to selling 15-cent burgers and made their restaurant more efficient via their “Speedee Service System.” In 1954, a visiting salesman was impressed. By 1961, he had bought the rights to their name and system of operations. Today, based in Chicago, I’m a quickserve powerhouse, with close to 40,000 locations around the world and a recent market value near $200 billion. At the end of 2020, I employed about 200,000 people, and another 2million-plus worked for my franchises. Who am I?

I trace my roots back to 1869, when two fellows began a canning business in Camden, New Jersey. In 1895 I debuted my first jar of ready-to-eat soup, Beefsteak Tomato. In 1897 I invented condensed soup, which permitted more compact packaging and made soup more affordable. I won a bronze medal for excellence at the Paris Exposition in 1900, and it remains on my cans today. My brands include Cape Cod, Goldfish, Kettle Brand, Lance, Milano, Pace, Pacific Foods, Pepperidge Farm, Prego, Snyder’s of Hanover, Swanson and V8. I now rake in more than $8 billion annually. Who am I? (Answer: Campbell Soup Co.)