Campbell Soup Co. on Monday posted a higher quarterly profit, helped by its strongest sales of condensed soup in many years, as well as demand for Pepperidge Farm cookies and crackers and Godiva chocolates.
Campbell posted a profit of $146 million, or 35 cents a share, in the fiscal third quarter ended May 1, compared with $142 million, or 34 cents a share, including a one-time gain a year earlier.
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