V. Barret, K. A. Dolan, S. Fitch, J. Muller and D. Whelan 10.02.08, 6:00 PM ET Forbes Magazine dated October 27, 2008 Who can resist comfort foods? The 139-year-old Campbell Soup Co. (nyse: ) was the only S&P 500 stock to escape the market's 778-point selloff on Sept. 29. A few days earlier the company hiked its dividend 14%, its fifth increase in five years. Chief Executive Douglas R. Conant is predicting sales and earnings growth of 4%-plus in fiscal 2009, despite rising costs. That's a slight slowdown from the fiscal year that ended Aug. 3, when sales rose 8% to $8 billion...
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