In order to meet the requirements of the competition authorities, UNILEVER has announced the sale of several brands of soups and sauces to the American group CAMPBELL SOUP for a net amount of one billion euros. The brands concerned by the sale (mainly Royco, Batchelors, Heisse tasse, McDonnells, Oxo, Bla Bland and Lesieur) made a turnover in 2000 of EUR 435 million and employ a total of 1,300 in six production sites. The following sale of the Anglo-Dutch group should be BESTFOODS BAKING,...