Choose the letter of the primary purpose of each of the following passages.

Question

Although it is known today for its high-tech approach to producing food items, the Campbell Soup
company started as a small firm in Camden, New Jersey. It all began with a handshake between Joseph Campbell, a fruit merchant, and Abraham Anderson, a tin icebox manufacturer, back in 1869. Original products included canned tomatoes, vegetables, jellies, soups, condiments, and minced meats—all produced by hand, one can at a time—and sold from a horse-drawn wagon. Then in 1897, a company chemist developed a process for removing water from canned soup. This new-fangled manufacturing process gave Campbell Soup a tremendous advantage over competitors: it could sell its condensed soup for substantially less than its competitors. When consumers discovered that the original five varieties of soup were of the highest quality, as well as inexpensive, the soups were an instant success. In fact, one of the original varieties—tomato soup—still ranks as one of the top ten grocery items sold in the United States today.

In this passage, the author’s primary purpose is to
a. entertain.
b. inform.
c. persuade.

Answer 1

b. inform.