Mmm, Mmm, good!

[George in Rancho Cordova]

The closed Campbell Soup factory in Sacramento is going to auction this week.
Bidding can be in-person or online.
It includes everything to make soups, and to maintain the machinery.
...Literally Soup to Nuts!


Here's the link:

http://www.rabin.com/Overview/Auction/Campbells Soup

A brief list of items in the auction:
Lista cabinets
flammables cabinets
Lyon cabinets
benches, tables
gear pullers (2 pallets!)
welders
fork lifts
job boxes
Parker hose crimper w/ fittings & cabinet

No affiliation; YMMV

 

[3baygarage]

Thanks for the heads up. If I was anywhere near there I would be interested in checking it out.

 

[George in Rancho Cordova]

Not much that would fit in a Flat Rate Box!

 

[EOC_Jason]

Soooo... where is the soup being made now?

 

[honcho]

See if you can find out how many thousands of cans of Chicken Noodle Soup they could make with just one chicken.

Maybe there are some hydraulic presses they used to squeeze chickens and tomatoes. Perhaps could be converted to some other use.

Good luck, industrial auctions are always interesting. I'll bet there'll be lots of stainless pipes, tanks, storage containers and other interesting food processing equipment.

 

[jakemac]

I hope they didn't out source to China. I'd be afraid of what the "chicken" soup was made with.

 

[EOC_Jason]

There were lots of good things under the maintenance equipment I think it was. Still auctions like this you have to be very careful not to go crazy with bidding wars. Figure a price, subtract out the premiums, tax, etc... and stick to it...

 

[metaldad]

Campbells closed their factory/warehouse in Chitago a few years back.
so- just where is the soup made now?

 

[tshetter]

1,600,000 Square Foot Facility on 129 Acres


That could provide for one hell of a shop!

 

[sasquatch12]

God, don't tell me the soup now is going to come from Mexico, Brazil, or China??

 

[EOC_Jason]

Wikipedia lists these locations as where their plants are located:

Camden, New Jersey
Maxton, North Carolina
Cleveland, Ohio
Napoleon, Ohio
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Paris, Texas
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Toronto, Ontario, Canada

 

[zkling]

Anyone else remember the commercial where the snowman came in the house, mom served him a hot bowl of Campbell's chicken noodle and the snow man melted into a boy? Ah fond childhood memories.

 

[Bill Ramsey]

Wikipedia lists these locations as where their plants are located:

Camden, New Jersey
Maxton, North Carolina
Cleveland, Ohio
Napoleon, Ohio
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Paris, Texas
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Toronto, Ontario, Canada

I drive by that one in Texas pretty often. Smells fantastic!

 

[unashamedlaborer]

If only I had the time and money. I work in sacramento.

 

[3baygarage]

Anyone else remember the commercial where the snowman came in the house, mom served him a hot bowl of Campbell's chicken noodle and the snow man melted into a boy? Ah fond childhood memories.

Yeah, that's a classic.

They left out the part where they boy said "Mom, where's the meat in this chicken noodle soup?".

 

[Aquaticbob]

Lot 1004 is a Syncrowave 250 DX, for the right price could be a good pick up. Wonder where they will start the bidding at

2336: Misc. Golf Cart parts (I find this one pretty entertaining)

 

[nicksnothereman]

The closed Campbell Soup factory in Sacramento is going to auction this week.
Bidding can be in-person or online.
It includes everything to make soups, and to maintain the machinery.
...Literally Soup to Nuts!


Here's the link:

http://www.rabin.com/Overview/Auction/Campbells Soup

A brief list of items in the auction:
Lista cabinets
flammables cabinets
Lyon cabinets
benches, tables
gear pullers (2 pallets!)
welders
fork lifts
job boxes
Parker hose crimper w/ fittings & cabinet

No affiliation; YMMV

Kind of sad. That's a big facility. Did they open a new one or just close up shop because of reduced demand?

 

[George in Rancho Cordova]

The story is that newer plants are more efficient.
Resulted in a lot of lost jobs.

Coca Cola just bought the local bottling plant from the independent owners and shuttered it, also.