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Campbell's Sells Godiva

Soup maker gets $850M, will focus on core businesses

By Wesley Oliver,  Newser Staff

Posted Dec 21, 2007 11:59 AM CST

(Newser) – To ensure that its bottom line stays “M'm! M'm! Good,” the Campbell Soup Company sold its upscale Godiva chocolate brand yesterday for $850 million. Yildiz Holding of Turkey beat out Starbucks and Hershey’s to nab the Belgian chocolatier, which racks up $500...   Read full story »

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