date:Jul 31, 2013
Snacks, specialty bread and baby food were popular purchases among food corporations during the second quarter.
In the snack category, Campbell Soup Co. bought Denmark-based cookie and cracker maker Kelsen Group A/S in June, and BG Foods, Inc. topped off its snack portfolio with the May acquisition of TrueNorth nut clusters and the June agreement to buy Pirate Brands better-for-you snacks for about $195 million. Campbell also was among several companies to snap up organic baby food brands durin