Chicken Soup for the Soul

Chicken Soup for the Soul, LLC
Company typeLimited liability company
IndustryPublishing
Licensing
Internet
Consumer packaged goods
FoundedJune 28, 1993; 31 years ago (1993-06-28)[1]
FoundersJack Canfield[2] and Mark Victor Hansen[3]
Headquarters
Area served
Worldwide
Key people
William J. Rouhana, Jr.[5]
(chairman & CEO)
Amy Newmark[6]
(publisher)

Chicken Soup for the Soul, LLC is an American self-help and consumer goods company based in Cos Cob, Connecticut. It is known for the Chicken Soup for the Soul book series. The first book, like most subsequent titles in the series, consisted of inspirational true stories about ordinary people's lives. The books are widely varied, each with a different theme.

The company has branched out into other categories such as food,[7] pet food,[8] and television programming.[9][10]

  1. ^ "What is Chicken Soup for the Soul?". chickensoup.com. February 6, 2014. Archived from the original on February 27, 2014. Retrieved February 23, 2015.
  2. ^ Jack Canfield biography Archived July 8, 2011, at the Wayback Machine at official website
  3. ^ Mark Victor Hansen biography Archived July 8, 2011, at the Wayback Machine at official website
  4. ^ Contact page Archived 2014-02-24 at the Wayback Machine at official website
  5. ^ William J. Rouhana, Jr. biography Archived 2013-10-29 at the Wayback Machine at official website
  6. ^ Amy Newmark biography Archived 2013-10-29 at the Wayback Machine at official website
  7. ^ Webley, Kayla (September 10, 2012). "Pop Chart". Time. Archived from the original on November 27, 2018. Retrieved February 23, 2015.
  8. ^ "Chicken Soup for the Soul". chickensoupforthepetloverssoul.com. Archived from the original on May 6, 2007. Retrieved February 23, 2015.
  9. ^ Alcon Entertainment (August 8, 2013). "Alcon Entertainment Prescribing 'Chicken Soup for the Soul' -- Los Angeles, Aug. 8, 2013 /PRNewswire/ --". prnewswire.com (Press release). Archived from the original on June 25, 2018. Retrieved February 23, 2015.
  10. ^ "Video: Chicken Soup for the Soul". PBS Video. Archived from the original on February 24, 2015. Retrieved February 23, 2015.