Campbell Soup Sells Vegetable Seed Breeding Venture

By CnAgri2012-10-03 20:05:42 Print

HM-Clause has acquired the vegetable seeds operations of Campbell Soup Company in Davis, Calif., including the company's research facility for vegetable breeding and seed development.

The center also sells seed to farmers and growers around the world.

"This acquisition reinforces our existing efforts in tomato and pepper research. Working together, we expect the addition of these programs and staff from Campbell will allow us to continue serving the needs of our customers around the world and will accelerate the growth and expansion of our business," says Matthew Johnston, CEO of HM-Clause.

The seed operation has 19 full-time employees based in California, all of whom will join HM-Clause.