OMAHA, Neb. – ConAgra Foods products now have less salt, thanks to an aggressive campaign to lower the sodium content of its foods, the Omaha World-Herald reports. The food maker reached its goal of reducing salt by 20% two years ahead of schedule.

ConAgra Foods indicated that future products would be developed with an eye to less sodium. Dozens of current brands had sodium slashed, including Fleischmann’s margarine (35%) and Orville Redenbacher’s popcorn (25%).

“The reduction in sodium that ConAgra has accomplished is significant and gives consumers looking to change their sodium intake more choices,” said Mark Andon, vice president of nutrition.

In 2009, ConAgra joined other major food manufacturers in lowering sodium in packaged food products after consumers and the federal government expressed concerns over the high levels of salt in those foods.

Other food companies have had success in reducing salt in packaged foods, including Kraft Foods, which said in 2012 that sodium had been slashed by 10% in its foods. H.J. Heinz lowered sodium in its signature ketchup recipe by around 15%.

ConAgra will continue to lower sodium in recipes going forward, but that it wouldn’t be the main focus of the company. “Each step of the way in changing this recipe involved doing taste testing with consumers to make sure they liked the new recipes just as much as the old recipe,” said Andon. “How much food we eat, the types of foods we eat and our intake of nutrients other than sodium are all important.”