Campbell History - Campbell Soup Company Find more fun facts about our Green Bean Casserole or make the recipe! 1957. We open a new 136,000 sq. ft. corporate headquarters less than a mile from our original location in Camden, New Jersey. This is still our home today. 1961. We acquire Pepperidge Farm, a baked goods company founded by Margaret Rudkin in Fairfield, Connecticut in 1937. Here are a few moments from …