Need Name for a Soup Company
Thinking of starting a grassroots soup company in Columbus, Ohio and brainstorming names. Some ideas so far:
Super Soups
Soup's On...
The Wooden Spoon
Village Soups (I Live in Victorian Village and there is Italian and German Villages in Columbus)
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50 Comments:
What about 'Stir It Up'...not sure how many companies use that trademark.
Tasty Morsel at 12:10PM on 07/01/08
Too bad "Souper Market" is used...have one near me. Although I don't see anything wrong with using "souper."
Soup Nazi is probably trademarked, and I presume Soup Mussolini would not work well...
Grammy's Kitchen
Empty Bowl
Bread Bowl
Guess there's always something more location specific like:
Arch City Soup
Crossroads
Bottoms Up (hmmm maybe not for soup :P)
Hilltop Souperie
What are your cross streets? Maybe a play on that?
Cassaendra at 12:45PM on 07/01/08
Stock Pot
Please sir, may I have another?
Tin Cup
Lick the Spoon
Finished lunch...my belly is full, so I'm all out of ideas.
Cassaendra at 12:57PM on 07/01/08
Soup, No Nuts
Souper Bowl (nod to Cassaendra)
Cary at 1:16PM on 07/01/08
thanks for your ideas so far!
keep them coming!
Kbear919 at 1:16PM on 07/01/08
@Cassaendra: Tin Cup gave me a good chuckle. Not sure people would go for food out of an athletic supporter... but you never know!
BirdDoggie at 2:00PM on 07/01/08
First thing I thought of was the old joke : Hooker to geezer - "You want super sex?". His reply - I'll take the soup.
I LOVE Cary's *nod to Cassaendra* Souper Bowl. Can you use it if nobody trademarked it and it's not already in your city?
PerkyMac at 2:02PM on 07/01/08
Grassroots Soup Company
dbcurrie at 2:18PM on 07/01/08
Souperb!
robincat at 3:08PM on 07/01/08
Bear's Broth
robincat at 3:26PM on 07/01/08
The Soupery?
Haha, I'm not very creative. I like a lot of the above suggestions. And I laughed out loud at dbcurrie's "Grassroots Soup Company"...looks like you came up with it yourself! ;)
Hillary
Chew on That
Chew on That at 4:57PM on 07/01/08
ugh! lost a few when my i accidently hit the refresh button...
so far i like Grassroots Soup Company and Stock Pot
here are a few more -
Project Soup
Operation Soup
The Soup Company
Little Miss Soup
Where's the Soup
The Soup Kitchen
Happiness Soups
Soups for You
_greenbean at 4:59PM on 07/01/08
a million thanks for all the input so far!!!
thanks green for nominating some of your own and some from others!
Kbear919 at 5:14PM on 07/01/08
The Soup Company
(easy to remember?)
srhcb at 5:18PM on 07/01/08
dish it out, baby
thedish28 at 5:26PM on 07/01/08
Soup's On !!!
onepercent99 at 5:38PM on 07/01/08
All Stirred Up
Soup-er Hero
Souped Up
Chowderhead
Sister Soup
The Finest Stock
Soup of the gods
HeartofGlass at 5:59PM on 07/01/08
The Stock Pot
Souper Friends
The Golden Bowl
Soup of the Day
PeanutButter at 7:10PM on 07/01/08
La Soupière
PeanutButter at 7:10PM on 07/01/08
"Love by the Bowl"
MisterBill at 7:40PM on 07/01/08
How bout (SOUP YOUR WAY) or (spoon 2 bowl soup village)...!
residentchef at 8:58PM on 07/01/08
how bout SOUPER OF THE VILLAGE......
residentchef at 8:59PM on 07/01/08
Soupy Sales
Souper Douper
Souper Fragilistic
It's Soup!
Soups Galore
Steaming Soups
Mom's Soup
Souper Homemade Soup
A Scent of Soup
Village Soup Tureen
Village Soup Bowl
Village Soup Spoon
Village Souper Star
Soup Herb
Soup Endous
Soupreme
Soupremacy
Somebody, stop me!
PerkyMac at 9:31PM on 07/01/08
How about "Soup" ?
smile at 10:27PM on 07/01/08
Stone Soup (A really classic kid's story)
Soul Soup
Rainy Day Soup
Soup Shoppe
Spoon to mouth
Sips
michichan at 11:38PM on 07/01/08
I like "The Spoon."
BangieB at 11:43PM on 07/01/08
Soup du Mour!
Bowl o' Broth
The Savory Sip
yankeesgal at 12:32AM on 07/02/08
er....
A Soup Company in Columbus
:-)
dbcurrie at 1:29AM on 07/02/08
@Bangie -- I was just thinking "spoons" when I read your "The Spoon"
something simple but fun sounding is easy to remember!
personally, I just like utensil names in general...
if you did decide to go with a play on "soup," how does "soupernatural" strike you?
hahaha this thread is fun to look through.
gretchenx5 at 2:56AM on 07/02/08
Lucky Horseshoe Soups
Buckeye's Best Soup
finsbigfan at 8:15AM on 07/02/08
@Cassaendra: Love it. :) That Seinfeld episode was great! Loved the Soup Nazi!
@Onepercent: I was going to say that too! Great minds think alike.
I thought this was cute:
Souper Eats
Butrflygirly at 8:39AM on 07/02/08
Slurp
Souperman(woman)
Zuppa
From Soup to Nutz
The Little Soup Shoppe
Mich23 at 8:57AM on 07/02/08
Love Soupreme
robincat at 9:30AM on 07/02/08
STOCK N ROLL
grizz518 at 10:06AM on 07/02/08
all stirred up!
cybercita at 10:13AM on 07/02/08
I can't think of anything else I like more than The Wooden Spoon.
orangemiles at 10:20AM on 07/02/08
How about: The Daily Bowl
dianeb at 11:45AM on 07/02/08
Simmer Down
Souperintendent
Souperior Tastes
hamkracker at 1:02PM on 07/02/08
Hearty Soup Bowls
Simmering Soups
A Waft of Heavenly Soups
Grandma's Soups of Love
(tried bowls in lieu of soup but looked too much like bowels LOL)
Lovin' Spoonful (or Spoonsful) o' Soup
The Soup Not Z
Sinfully Souper Soups
Souper Fresh Soups
Fresh Soups
Hot 'n Steamy Soups
The Village Soupery
The Village Soup Master/Mistress? ;)
A local politician in NJ was asked a question at a public meeting and his reply was, "It's a mixed bag of soup."
HUH?????
PerkyMac at 1:34PM on 07/02/08
Soup de do (get it, like whoop de do?)
drew13000 at 3:52PM on 07/02/08
Golden Bowl is a common Chinese restaurant name...might want to avoid that.
Otherwise, I like Village Soups...and I'm in Springfield, so let us know when you open and we'll come visit!
Please serve cream of mushroom soup. =)
akk328 at 4:13PM on 07/02/08
Keep in mind that if the name is too clever, there will be a certain number of people who won't "get it" and you'll have to explain it. Over and over and over. You'll want to be talking about how good the product is, and they're be talking about the name.
Also, as much as the Soup Nazi on Seinfeld was funny, there are some people who will be immediately offended by the word Nazi, no matter that it's named after something that was on TV. And hard to believe, but there are probably people who didn't watch Seinfeld enough to understand the context.
Is this going to be a restaurant-type place, or packaged goods? If it's packaged, you might want to make it homemade sounding. Grandma's Recipe or something with that feel.
If it's a restaurant, personally I prefer to have a clue what the place is about from the name. Souper Soups would tell me that you probably server a lot of soup. Something more obscure might get attention, but people might not be as willing to just stop in on a whim if they haven't a clue what they're find inside.
dbcurrie at 4:30PM on 07/02/08
Just thought of another: Soup for the Soul
Butrflygirly at 4:44PM on 07/02/08
Reaching back to a past life in PR and marketing ... stick with the K.I.S.S. rule, especially for naming a product or company.
I like the ones that are unambiguous and tell it like it is. Soups of Columbus, Columbus Soup Company, Grassroots Soups, etc. Frankly, overly cute or clever names can be trite and incredibly irritating. Personally, I often think twice about trying a place or product if the name is annoying (KD's Kountry Kitchen was a great little cafe near my office that I almost didn't try).
Good luck! Soup is my favorite food, so I'm hoping to try out your company sometime!
LoCo at 5:23PM on 07/02/08
For me, the simpler the better. I would take the "s" off and just make it to:
Village Soup
Not too cute, easy to understand, folksy, culinary. This is where everyone in the village goes for soup, even if it happens to be on the shelf of the corner store.
RainMan at 9:35PM on 09/13/08
Soup's On! is my personal favorite. It's the first thing that came to my mind when I read the topic.
buffy at 10:02PM on 09/13/08
btw Mac, you seem to be feeling much better. Glad to see that!
buffy at 10:03PM on 09/13/08
@buffy ~ ^ This thread is pretty old.
izatryt at 9:49AM on 09/14/08
SLURP
which is an acronym for
Soup
Lovers
Upscale
Righteous
Pot of Soup
foodvox at 11:43AM on 09/14/08
Wow, it is old. Wonder why it was on the "recently commented" column?
buffy at 5:32PM on 09/14/08