- Great American Business Leaders of the Twentieth Century
John T. Dorrance
Campbell Soup Company
1914 - 1930
Food & Tobacco
b. 1873
| Education |  |
|---|---|
| Undergraduate | Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
| Graduate | PhD, University of Goettingen |
| Personal | |
|---|---|
| Born-Died | 1873 - 1930 |
| Birthplace | Pennsylvania (PA) |
| Race | White |
| Father | Owner, Small Business |
In 1899, Dorrance invented the process for making condensed soup, reducing canning and shipping costs by two-thirds. As a result of Dorrance’s invention, Campbell Soup became the first soup company to achieve national distribution. Within five years, Campbell’s Soup was selling 16 million cans of soup a year. Dorrance was named president and general manager of Campbell Soup in 1914, and purchased the company’s first subsidiary, Franco-American Food Company, the following year.