Canned soup summer: Bargain hunters are ditching snacks for pantry staples

The humble bowl of soup is having a moment. That’s according to The Campbell’s Co., whose iconic cans are synonymous with it. The food maker said Monday that customers are increasingly snatching up its condensed soups and mac-and-cheese offerings while shying away from snacks, a spending shift that partly echoes the depths of the pandemic. “Consumers are cooking at