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The agreement does not include Campbells recently-acquired Kelsen Group, which will continue its operations in Denmark and the export of its products to countries in Europe and throughout the world.

The proposed transaction includes Campbells national brands of soups, sauces and simple meals, including Liebig and Royco in France, Erasco in Germany, Bl Band in Sweden and Devos Lemmens and Royco in Belgium.

In addition to adding two new leaders, Campbell North America Innovation Vice President Darren Serrao has been promoted to Senior Vice President, Innovation and New Business Development.

Campbell Soup Company expects to launch more than 200 new products in fiscal 2014 as the company strengthens its core businesses and expands into higher-growth spaces, including new consumer segments, categories and geographies.

The company plans to acquire a market leader in the assortment segment of the sweet biscuits category in China and Hong Kong, where growth in sweet biscuits is outpacing the growth of the $60 billion global sweet biscuits market.

Campbell Soup Company's consumer insights team traveled across the country to find out what makes consumers tick. Its findings shaped the company's decision to focus innovation efforts on new consumer groups, new consumer needs and new consumer platforms.

A new study recently polled more than 38,500 American consumers about more than 1,500 lifestyle, product and service brands to reveal which brands Americans are likely to reach for when they are hungry. Find out why Chobani, Lays and Oreo were deemed Brands of the Year in their respective categories.