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Soup is once again hot in supermarket delis

After struggling with sales in 2020, the prepared soup category has returned in a big way

Keith Loria

October 26, 2021

5 Min Read
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IDDBA reports the soup and chili category recorded an increase of 40% over 2020, but even more impressive is the 23.4% growth over August 2019, prior to the pandemic.robynmac/istock/getty images plus

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Keith Loria

Keith Loria

A graduate of the University of Miami, Keith Loria is an award-winning journalist who has been writing for major publications for close to 20 years on topics as diverse as healthcare, travel, Broadway and food. You can view some of his recent writing at keithloria.contently.com. 

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