Campbell's Chunky Soup Announces 2003-04 Spokesmen & 'Spokesmoms'; Lynch, McNabb and Strahan Join Their Real-Life Mothers in New Campaign.To download high-resolution, print-ready JPEG JPEG in full Joint Photographic Experts Group Standard computer file format for storing graphic images in a compressed form for general use. JPEG images are compressed using a mathematical algorithm. images, click on the thumbnail image above. WARNING: these images are very large (800K+) Click here for caption To download high-resolution, print-ready JPEG images, click on the thumbnail image above. WARNING: these images are very large (800K+) Click here for caption To download high-resolution, print-ready JPEG images, click on the thumbnail image above. WARNING: these images are very large (800K+) Click here for caption Business/Photo Editors NOTE TO MEDIA: Multimedia assets available CAMDEN Camden, borough, Greater London, England Camden, inner borough (1991 pop. 170,500) of Greater London, SE England. Within the borough, residential Hampstead is popular with writers and artists. , N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 29, 2003 Campbell Soup Company Campbell Soup Company (NYSE: CPB) (also known as Campbell's) is a well-known American producer of canned soups and related products. Campbell's products are sold in 120 countries around the world. It is headquartered in Camden, New Jersey. (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :CPB CPB see cardiopulmonary bypass. CPB Cardiopulmonary bypass. See Port-Access cardiopulmonary bypass. ) today announced that Tampa Bay Tampa Bay, inlet of the Gulf of Mexico, 25 mi (40 km) long and 7 to 12 mi (11.3–19 km) wide, W Fla., separated from the Gulf by numerous small islands; it receives the Hillsborough River. St. Buccaneers' safety and Super Bowl champion John Lynch For other persons named John Lynch, see John Lynch (disambiguation). John H. Lynch (born November 25 1952, Waltham, Massachusetts) is the current Governor of New Hampshire. will star with his mother, Cathy Lynch, in the company's long-running and successful "Mama's Boys" marketing campaign for Chunky soup. Philadelphia Eagles' quarterback Donovan McNabb and his mother, Wilma McNabb, will join Lynch in the Chunky commercials along with New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of Giants' defensive end Michael Strahan and his mother, Louise Strahan. Each player and his mother will be featured in television and radio advertising set to debut during the National Football League's opening weekend in September. Creative for the campaign is handled by Young & Rubicam, New York. In 2002, the players' real-life moms appeared in the campaign for the first time in history as part of a creative shift to reach out to a broader audience. In past campaigns, actresses portrayed the mothers of the athletes. The Chunky soup "Mama's Boys" campaign complements the brand's sponsorship of the NFL NFL abbr. National Football League NFL (US) n abbr (= National Football League) → Fußball-Nationalliga and helps illustrate the trademark Chunky soup "It fills you up right" message which has driven double-digit growth of the brand since the campaign began in 1997. "We select spokesmen who perform on the field with their teammates and off the field in their communities," said Jeremy Fingerman, President, U.S. Soup, Campbell Soup Company. "Our spokesmen demonstrate what it means to be a Chunky soup consumer -- a bigger-than-life, hard-working guy who is always looking out for others - especially his Mom." With over 10 Pro Bowl appearances among them, the 2003-04 Chunky soup "Mama's Boys" roster proves powerful. Despite an ankle injury that sidelined him for six weeks during the 2002-03 NFL season, McNabb recovered and led the Philadelphia Eagles through the divisional playoffs and into the NFC NFC abbr. National Football Conference championship game. Strahan broke the 17-year-old, single-season record for sacks with 22.5 in 2001, and now has a career 95.5 sacks. Lynch is one of the hardest-hitting safeties in the NFL with more than 800 career tackles, 21 career interceptions and a Super Bowl championship under his belt. The spokesmen and "spokesmoms" will also support the Chunky soup Tackling Hunger campaign during the NFL season to educate fans on how they can help fight hunger in their communities. This program generated a donation of more than 6 million cans of Campbell's soup for food banks across the country in the 2002-03 season. Fans can do their part to help tackle hunger by visiting www.chunky.com to locate an America's Second Harvest America's Second Harvest is a United States based nonprofit organization. It consists of a nation-wide network of more than 200 food banks and food-rescue organizations that serve virtually every county in the United States as well as Puerto Rico. affiliate in their area. About Campbell Soup Company: Campbell Soup Company is a global manufacturer and marketer of high quality soup, sauces, beverage, biscuits, confectionery and prepared food products. The company owns a portfolio of more than 20 market-leading businesses each with more than $100 million in sales. They include "Campbell's" soups worldwide, "Pepperidge Farm" cookies and crackers, "V8" and "V8 Splash" juices, "Pace" Mexican sauces, "Prego" pasta sauces, "Franco- American" pastas and gravies and "Swanson" broths. The company is ably supported by 24,000 employees worldwide. 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