September 2018 - Toronto ON
Located very close to us, we finally made a detour to get some photos.
Campbell Soup will close its factory in Toronto within the next 18 months and shift production to the U.S., a move that will leave 380 workers here without a job.
Three U.S. factories — in Maxton, N.C.; Napoleon, Ohio; and Paris, Texas — will be taking up the slack after Toronto’s factory closes.
The factory, on Birmingham St. in Etobicoke, first opened in 1931. It is to close in several stages, according to a statement Wednesday from Campbell’s.
New Toronto’s industrial heyday included many manufacturers, including Campbell’s, Goodyear, CIL, Continental Can and Anaconda Brass, among others.
During the 1920s, New Toronto was known for having the highest value of manufacturing per square mile in all of North America.
In 1962, artist Andy Warhol took the familiar look of the Campbell's soup can and integrated it into a series of pop art silkscreens, a theme he would return to off and on through the 1960s and 1970s.
In 2017 the AGO, Art Gallery of Ontario, unveiled ten Andy Warhol Campbell Soup pieces.
Titled Campbell Soup 1, All 10 Flavors
We don't seem to get the variety of Campbell's soup we used to. The beef consomme was wonderful. The pepper pot sounds interesting but never seen it. Cheaper wages down Mexico way, well, south of your border anyway.
ReplyDelete...Campbell's a part of my youth! Grilled cheese sandwich and tomato soup for lunch. Thanks Jackie for stopping by. Enjoy your trip.
ReplyDeleteThat is a shame they're closing up.
ReplyDeleteIt's always sad when a factory cloes and workers lose their jobs
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