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1. (4 points) List the Reportable Segments for Campbell Soup Company. The reportable segments are developed using the management approach. A company reports segments based on how the company is managed. If cambpell soup company has more than one reportable segment, are the segments product-based or geography-based?

Note 7 Business and Geographic Segment Information Commencing in the third quarter of 2018 with the acquisition of Snyder's-Lance, we formed a new U.S. snacking unit, which combines Snyder's-Lance and Pepperidge Farm, and is an operating segment. Through the second quarter of 2019, we had four operating segments based primarily on product type, and three reportable segments. The operating segments were Meals & Beverages: U.S. snacking; international biscuits and snacks; and Campbell Fresh. The U.S. snacking operating segment was aggregated with the international biscuits and snacks operating segment to form the Global Biscuits and Snacks reportable segment. The operating segments were aggregated based on similar economic characteristics, products, production processes, types or classes of customers, distribution methods, and regulatory environment. On August 30, 2018, we announced plans to pursue the divestiture of our international biscuits and snacks operating segment, and the Campbell Fresh segment. As discussed in Note 3, we sold our businesses in Campbell Fresh during 2019. Beginning in the third quarter of 2019, we have reflected the results of these businesses as discontinued operations in the Consolidated Statements of Earnings for all periods presented. Prior periods have been adjusted to conform to the current presentation. The assets and liabilities of these businesses have been reflected in assets and liabilities of discontinued operations in the Consolidated Balance Sheet as of July 29, 2018. A portion of the U.S. refrigerated soup business historically included in Campbell Fresh was retained and is now reported in Meals & Beverages. Within our international biscuits and snacks operating segment, we signed a definitive agreement for the sale of our Kelsen business on July 12, 2019 and completed the sale on September 23, 2019. We also signed a definitive agreement on August 1, 2019 for the sale of the Arnott's and international operations. Beginning in the fourth quarter of 2019, we have reflected the results of operations of the Kelsen business and the Arnott's and international operations, or Campbell International, as discontinued operations in the Consolidated Statements of Earnings for all periods presented. The assets and liabilities of these businesses have been reflected in assets and liabilities of discontinued operations in the Consolidated Balance Sheets as of July 28, 2019, and July 29, 2018. As of the fourth quarter of 2019, our reportable segments are as follows: Meals & Beverages, which includes the retail and foodservice businesses in the U.S. and Canada. The segment includes the following products: Campbell's condensed and ready-to-serve soups:Swanson broth and stocks; Pacific Foods broth, soups, non-dairy beverages and other simple meals: Prego pasta sauces; Pace Mexican sauces: Campbell's gravies, pasta, beans and dinner sauces: Swanson canned poultry; Plum baby food and snacks:V8 juices and beverages, and Campbell's tomato juice. The segment also includes the simple meals and shelf- stable beverages business in Latin America, and Snacks, which consists of Pepperidge Farm cookies, crackers, fresh bakery and frozen products in U.S. retail, including Milano cookies and Goldfish crackers, and Snyder's of Hanover pretzels, Lance sandwich crackers, Cape Cod and Kettle Brand potato chips, Late July snacks, Snack Factory Pretzel Crisps, Pop Secret popcorn, Emerald nuts, and other snacking products in the U.S. and Canada. The segment also includes our European chips business. In 2018, our simple meals and shelf-stable beverages business in Latin America was managed as part of the Global Biscuits and Snacks segment. In 2019, it was managed as part of the Meals & Beverages segment. Segment results have been adjusted retrospectively to reflect this change. In 2020, it is managed as part of the Snacks segment. We evaluate segment performance before interest, taxes and costs associated with restructuring activities and impairment charges. Unrealized gains and losses on commodity hedging activities are excluded from segment operating earnings and are recorded in Corporate as these open positions represent hedges of future purchases. Upon closing of the contracts, the realized gain or loss is transferred to segment operating earnings, which allows the segments to reflect the economic effects of the hedge without exposure to quarterly volatility of unrealized gains and losses. Only the service cost component of pension and postretirement expense is allocated to segments. All other components of expense, including interest cost, expected return on assets, amortization of prior service credits and recognized actuarial gains and losses are reflected in Corporate and not included in segment operating results. Asset information by segment is not discretely maintained for internal reporting or used in evaluating performance. Therefore, only geographic segment asset information is provided. 55 Our largest customer, Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. and its affiliates, accounted for approximately 20% of consolidated net sales from continuing operations in 2019, 22% in 2018, and 24% in 2017. The Kroger Co. and its affiliates accounted for approximately9% of consolidated net sales from continuing operations in 2019, and 10% in 2018 and 2017. Both of our reportable segments sold products to Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. or its affiliates and Our global net sales based on product categories are as follows: 2019 2018 2017 $ $ Net sales Soup Snacks Other simple meals Beverages Other Total 2,368 3,918 1,082 738 2,355 2,438 1,108 711 2,407 1,619 1,118 693 $ 8,107 $ 6,615 $ 5,837 Soup includes various soup, broths and stock products. Snacks include cookies, pretzels, crackers, popcom, nuts, potato chips, tortilla chips and other salty snacks and baked products. Other simple meals include sauces and Plum products, Geographic Area Information Information about continuing operations in different geographic areas is as follows: 2019 2018 2017 $ $ $ Net sales United States Other countries Total 7,492 615 8,107 6,068 547 6,615 5,371 466 5,837 S $ $ 2019 2018 2017 $ $ $ Long-lived assets United States Other countries Total 2,400 55 2,455 2,363 103 2,466 1,547 97 $ $ $ 1,644 Note 7 Business and Geographic Segment Information Commencing in the third quarter of 2018 with the acquisition of Snyder's-Lance, we formed a new U.S. snacking unit, which combines Snyder's-Lance and Pepperidge Farm, and is an operating segment. Through the second quarter of 2019, we had four operating segments based primarily on product type, and three reportable segments. The operating segments were Meals & Beverages: U.S. snacking; international biscuits and snacks; and Campbell Fresh. The U.S. snacking operating segment was aggregated with the international biscuits and snacks operating segment to form the Global Biscuits and Snacks reportable segment. The operating segments were aggregated based on similar economic characteristics, products, production processes, types or classes of customers, distribution methods, and regulatory environment. On August 30, 2018, we announced plans to pursue the divestiture of our international biscuits and snacks operating segment, and the Campbell Fresh segment. As discussed in Note 3, we sold our businesses in Campbell Fresh during 2019. Beginning in the third quarter of 2019, we have reflected the results of these businesses as discontinued operations in the Consolidated Statements of Earnings for all periods presented. Prior periods have been adjusted to conform to the current presentation. The assets and liabilities of these businesses have been reflected in assets and liabilities of discontinued operations in the Consolidated Balance Sheet as of July 29, 2018. A portion of the U.S. refrigerated soup business historically included in Campbell Fresh was retained and is now reported in Meals & Beverages. Within our international biscuits and snacks operating segment, we signed a definitive agreement for the sale of our Kelsen business on July 12, 2019 and completed the sale on September 23, 2019. We also signed a definitive agreement on August 1, 2019 for the sale of the Arnott's and international operations. Beginning in the fourth quarter of 2019, we have reflected the results of operations of the Kelsen business and the Arnott's and international operations, or Campbell International, as discontinued operations in the Consolidated Statements of Earnings for all periods presented. The assets and liabilities of these businesses have been reflected in assets and liabilities of discontinued operations in the Consolidated Balance Sheets as of July 28, 2019, and July 29, 2018. As of the fourth quarter of 2019, our reportable segments are as follows: Meals & Beverages, which includes the retail and foodservice businesses in the U.S. and Canada. The segment includes the following products: Campbell's condensed and ready-to-serve soups:Swanson broth and stocks; Pacific Foods broth, soups, non-dairy beverages and other simple meals: Prego pasta sauces; Pace Mexican sauces: Campbell's gravies, pasta, beans and dinner sauces: Swanson canned poultry; Plum baby food and snacks:V8 juices and beverages, and Campbell's tomato juice. The segment also includes the simple meals and shelf- stable beverages business in Latin America, and Snacks, which consists of Pepperidge Farm cookies, crackers, fresh bakery and frozen products in U.S. retail, including Milano cookies and Goldfish crackers, and Snyder's of Hanover pretzels, Lance sandwich crackers, Cape Cod and Kettle Brand potato chips, Late July snacks, Snack Factory Pretzel Crisps, Pop Secret popcorn, Emerald nuts, and other snacking products in the U.S. and Canada. The segment also includes our European chips business. In 2018, our simple meals and shelf-stable beverages business in Latin America was managed as part of the Global Biscuits and Snacks segment. In 2019, it was managed as part of the Meals & Beverages segment. Segment results have been adjusted retrospectively to reflect this change. In 2020, it is managed as part of the Snacks segment. We evaluate segment performance before interest, taxes and costs associated with restructuring activities and impairment charges. Unrealized gains and losses on commodity hedging activities are excluded from segment operating earnings and are recorded in Corporate as these open positions represent hedges of future purchases. Upon closing of the contracts, the realized gain or loss is transferred to segment operating earnings, which allows the segments to reflect the economic effects of the hedge without exposure to quarterly volatility of unrealized gains and losses. Only the service cost component of pension and postretirement expense is allocated to segments. All other components of expense, including interest cost, expected return on assets, amortization of prior service credits and recognized actuarial gains and losses are reflected in Corporate and not included in segment operating results. Asset information by segment is not discretely maintained for internal reporting or used in evaluating performance. Therefore, only geographic segment asset information is provided. 55 Our largest customer, Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. and its affiliates, accounted for approximately 20% of consolidated net sales from continuing operations in 2019, 22% in 2018, and 24% in 2017. The Kroger Co. and its affiliates accounted for approximately9% of consolidated net sales from continuing operations in 2019, and 10% in 2018 and 2017. Both of our reportable segments sold products to Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. or its affiliates and Our global net sales based on product categories are as follows: 2019 2018 2017 $ $ Net sales Soup Snacks Other simple meals Beverages Other Total 2,368 3,918 1,082 738 2,355 2,438 1,108 711 2,407 1,619 1,118 693 $ 8,107 $ 6,615 $ 5,837 Soup includes various soup, broths and stock products. Snacks include cookies, pretzels, crackers, popcom, nuts, potato chips, tortilla chips and other salty snacks and baked products. Other simple meals include sauces and Plum products, Geographic Area Information Information about continuing operations in different geographic areas is as follows: 2019 2018 2017 $ $ $ Net sales United States Other countries Total 7,492 615 8,107 6,068 547 6,615 5,371 466 5,837 S $ $ 2019 2018 2017 $ $ $ Long-lived assets United States Other countries Total 2,400 55 2,455 2,363 103 2,466 1,547 97 $ $ $ 1,644

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