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The US Federal Trade Commission has given the green light to Campbell’s planned sale of the business to Turkish food maker Yildiz Holding.


Yidiz, which owns Turkish food giant Ülker Group, agreed an US$850m deal with Campbell last month.


A Campbell spokesman said the transaction was now awaiting clearance from Turkey’s anti-trust regulators.

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