Ohio inventions and firsts · Company innovation · 1938
Campbell's V8 production begins in Napoleon
V8 vegetable juice has been made at the Napoleon plant since 1938; a soup canning plant was added in 1957. A 33-foot-wide, 33-foot-tall tomato soup can, put up in 1989, stands behind a fence on the site at 12773 State Route 110.
At a glance
- Year
- 1938
- Company
- Campbell Soup Company (earlier Standard Brands)
- Place
- Napoleon, Henry County ZIP 43545 · Napoleon · Henry County
Why it matters
One of only three Campbell soup canning plants in the US, and a long-running major employer in Henry County.
Sources
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