The potential for a Campbell deal has also been heightened by the increase in activist investor interest in the food sector, from Starboard Value's takeover of Olive Garden-owner Darden Restaurants to Nelson Peltz's agitating against Pepsi. Morrison ducked a question about the possibility of activist investors making a run at Campbell during Monday's breakfast, saying that they typically look at four areas to attack a company — operations, capital, portfolio allocation, and governance — and on those areas, her and her management team "are our own activists."