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Company type | Private |
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Founded | c. 1899Omaha, Nebraska | in
Founder | Carl A. Swanson |
Fate | Acquired by Campbell's in 1955, became a brand |
Headquarters | , U.S. |
Products | Frozen food, broth |
Owner | Campbell's |
Website | campbells.com/swanson |
Swanson is a brand of TV dinners, broths, and canned poultry made for the North American and Hong Kong markets. The former Swanson Company was founded in Omaha, Nebraska, where it developed improvements of the frozen dinner. The TV dinner business is currently owned by Conagra Brands, while the broth business is currently owned by the Campbell Soup Company. TV dinner products currently sold under the brand include Swanson's Classics TV dinners and pot pies, and the current broth lineup includes chicken broth and beef broth.[citation needed]