Exhibit 23.1

CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statements (Nos. 033-59797, 333-22803 and 333-173582) on Forms S-8 of our report dated June 3, 2015, which appears in this annual report on Form 11-K of Campbell Soup Company 401(k) Retirement Plan for the year ended December 31, 2014.

/s/ Baker Tilly Virchow Krause, LLP

Baker Tilly Virchow Krause, LLP

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

June 3, 2015