Tesco Tomato Soup was fully hand-printed and was secretly exhibited in many leading museums such as Tate Britain, the National History Museum in London, and New York’s Metropolitan Museum. Although this work is undoubtedly a parody of Warhol’s Campbell soup can, which Banksy employs to draw attention to the value of the mundane, it can also be said to be a part of his attack on consumerism that is further illustrated in his other works where the Tesco brand is employed.

Banksy's original “Soup Can” screenprint was released in 2005 and published by POW (Pictures On Walls). The artist's soup cans are now considered to be amongst his most iconic and recognizable artworks. A total edition of 300 prints (50 signed and 250 “Soup Can” unsigned) were released for this version. Soup Can was later released in 28 color variations, with 10 signed prints of each color, resulting in 280 signed prints in total.