M. Peter Thomson has been in the packaged food industry for decades, first with private-label gravies, sauces, and salsas, and now with homemade-style soups. But it’s not just noodles and broth anymore. Thomson’s New England Country Soup offers all-natural, low-sodium soups in down-home flavors such as Lentil, Chicken Corn Chowder, and Yankee White Bean, packaged in ready-to-heat pouches.
New England Country Soup, with offices in Cambridge and Vermont, uses family recipes and seeks ingredients from family-owned farms and producers. But it’s doubtful Nana would recognize the technology behind the soups. “You would be absolutely amazed how much science goes into the packaging, manufacturing, and even recipes,’’ said Thomson.