Migliaccio & Rathod LLP is investigating whether The Campbell’s Company (formerly Campbell Soup Company) improperly retained the financial benefits of tariff-related price increases after becoming eligible to recover tariff payments from the federal government.
The investigation concerns whether Campbell increased prices on packaged food products because of tariffs affecting imported ingredients, steel cans, aluminum packaging, or other manufacturing inputs while later seeking or receiving tariff refunds without passing those recovered costs back to consumers.
What Consumers Report
Consumers report:
- Paying higher prices for Campbell products during the tariff period.
- Seeing repeated price increases on canned soups, snacks, and packaged foods.
- Being informed that higher production and supply-chain costs contributed to price increases.
- Never receiving refunds or credits after tariff refunds became available.
- Continuing to pay elevated prices despite reports that tariff costs had been eliminated.
- Feeling manufacturers retained both higher prices and government reimbursements.
Why Consumers Should Be Concerned
Campbell manufactures and sells a wide variety of packaged foods, including Campbell’s soups, Pace, Prego, Goldfish, Snyder’s of Hanover, Cape Cod, Kettle Brand, and other household brands. During the tariff period, manufacturers throughout the food industry cited higher costs for imported ingredients, packaging materials, and manufacturing inputs.
After the Supreme Court determined that many IEEPA tariffs were unlawful, eligible importers gained the opportunity to recover previously paid duties through the federal tariff-refund process. If Campbell receives substantial tariff reimbursements while consumers continue paying prices that reflected those same tariff costs, the company may receive both higher retail revenue and government reimbursement for the same expenses.
Consumers generally accept that temporary government-imposed costs may affect retail prices. However, when those costs are later refunded, consumers may reasonably expect companies to adjust prices or otherwise share those recovered costs rather than retaining both forms of compensation.
This investigation seeks to determine whether Campbell properly disclosed the impact of tariff refunds on consumer pricing and whether consumers paid more than they otherwise would have absent the allegedly unlawful tariffs.
Potential Claims May Include
- Consumer Protection
- Deceptive Trade Practices
- False Advertising
- Unjust Enrichment
- Breach of Express Warranty
- State Consumer Protection Law Violations
- Unfair Competition
Signs You May Be Affected
You may be affected if:
- You purchased Campbell products between February 2025 and February 2026.
- You paid higher prices for Campbell’s, Goldfish, Snyder’s of Hanover, Pace, Prego, Cape Cod, or Kettle Brand products.
- You believe tariff-related costs contributed to those price increases.
- You never received any refund or price adjustment after tariff refunds became available.
- You believe Campbell retained tariff reimbursements while consumers continued paying elevated prices.
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