Joseph Albert Campbell (May 15, 1817 – March 27, 1900) was an American businessman who is best known for founding Campbell Soup Company in 1869 when he partnered with Abraham Anderson.

[3][9] Dorrance, a chemist with degrees from MIT and Göttingen University, Germany, developed a commercially viable method for condensing soup by halving the quantity of its heaviest ingredient: water.

He went on to become president of the company from 1914 to 1930, eventually buying out the Campbell family.

The classic red-and-white can design used by many Campbell's branded products is an American cultural icon, and its use in pop art was typified by Andy Warhol's series of Campbell's Soup Cans prints.

[8] Campbell died on March 27, 1900, in Riverton, New Jersey.