General Mills, Inc.
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Hewitt Associates, The RBL Group and Fortune Announce Global Top Companies for Leaders [Press Release]
Business Wire | 3 days 21 hours 24 minutes ago
IBM, Procter & Gamble and General Mills head the 2009 list of Global Top Companies for Leaders, the most comprehensive study of organizational leadership in the world. The Global Top Companies for Leaders study is conducted by Hewitt Associates, a global consulting and outsourcing company, in partnership with The RBL Group, a strategic HR and leadership systems advisory firm, and Fortune. This year’s winners were selected and ranked by an expert panel of independent judges based on criteria i...
Fitch: U.S. Packaged Foods Industry to Benefit from Value-Focused Consumers in 2010 [Press Release]
Business Wire | 4 days 22 hours 17 minutes ago
Fitch Ratings expects consumers to remain value conscious when making food purchase decisions in 2010, which will support the stable outlook for U.S. packaged foods companies. Although the economy has started to recover, unemployment has reached 10 percent and is expected to remain high, which will weigh heavily on consumer spending. This value focus provides both pros and cons for packaged foods companies, which benefit from consumers' propensity to eat at home more often, but face weaker op...
Betty Crocker Digital Kitchen Assistant Makes Food Preparation a Snap [Press Release]
Business Wire | 12 days 18 hours 7 minutes ago
Not sure what to make for dinner tonight? Need ideas for party appetizers? Find answers to these questions and a whole lot more with Betty Crocker Kitchen Assistant, a new digital, voice-activated tool featuring high-resolution recipe images and step-by-step cooking instructions. General Mills has teamed with Microsoft Corp. to make the Betty Crocker Kitchen Assistant application available on Windows PCs sitting on kitchen counters everywhere, enabling families to access recipes and getting c...
General Mills Hispanic Marketing Platform Que Rica Vida Renews Successful Partnership with Univision [Press Release]
PRNewswire | 69 days 12 hours 52 minutes ago
General Mills Hispanic Marketing Platform Que Rica Vida Renews Successful Partnership...MINNEAPOLIS Sept. 14 MINNEAPOLIS, Sept. 14 /PRNewswire/ -- General Mills Inc., one of the world's leading food companies, has renewed its successful...
General Mills Renews Commitment To Help Latino Families Eat Right [Press Release]
PRNewswire | 54 days 18 hours 21 minutes ago
...Sept. 28 /PRNewswire/ -- General Mills, Inc. is kicking off the second year...Progresso, and more. General Mills is headquartered in Minneapolis...x105; Kimberley Bow-Sundy, General Mills, Inc., +1-764-763-2591
Video: Community Champions Celebrated Through General Mills, Inc. Feeding Dreams(TM) Program [Press Release]
PRNewswire | 107 days 15 hours 53 minutes ago
...Champions Celebrated Through General Mills, Inc. Feeding Dreams(TM...photodesk@prnewswire.com General Mills, Inc. CONTACT: Stephanie...Marketing Services, Inc., +1-336-759-7477,or Kim Harbinson, General Mills, +1-763-764...
Seneca Foods Reports Sales Up $21.6 Million and Earnings Up $21.2 Million for the Six Months Ended September 26, 2009 [Press Release]
PRNewswire | 17 days 8 hours 54 minutes ago
MARION, N.Y., Nov. 5 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Seneca Foods Corporation
Seven Summits Research Releases Comments on Carnival, General Mills, AutoZone, McCormick and KB Home [Press Release]
PRNewswire | 62 days 22 hours 20 minutes ago
...Seven Summits Research Releases Comments on Carnival, General Mills, AutoZone, McCormick and KB Home PRNewswire CHICAGO...featured in the Stocks To Watch Guide: Carnival Corp. , General Mills Inc. , AutoZone Inc. , McCormick and Co. and KB Home...
Investors to Hear From Some of Morningstar's Favorite Companies at Fourth Annual Stocks Forum [Press Release]
PRNewswire | 38 days 16 hours 48 minutes ago
CHICAGO, Oct. 15 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Morningstar, Inc.
Seneca Foods Corporation Announces Addition to Board of Directors [Press Release]
PRNewswire | 23 days 15 hours 9 minutes ago
...successor to The Pillsbury Company and a subsidiary of General Mills, Inc., Seneca Foods produces canned and frozen vegetables, which are sold by General Mills Operations, LLC under the Green Giant((R...
Seneca Foods Corporation Announces Second Quarter Earnings Teleconference [Press Release]
PRNewswire | 38 days 15 hours 14 minutes ago
...successor to The Pillsbury Company and a subsidiary of General Mills, Inc., Seneca Foods produces canned and frozen vegetables, which are sold by General Mills Operations, LLC under the Green Giant(R) label...
Enter to Win a Breakfast With Despierta America's Karla Martinez and a Magical Trip for Four to a World-Famous Orlando Theme Park [Press Release]
PRNewswire | 47 days 12 hours 22 minutes ago
...year by Univision Communications Inc., the nation's leading Spanish-language media company, and General Mills Inc., a leading global manufacturer...featuring one of 14 participating General Mills brands including Bisquick...
Research and Markets: United States Food and Drink Report - Q4 2009 Edition [Press Release]
Business Wire | 16 days 20 hours 39 minutes ago
Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/dc8df2/united_states_food) has announced the addition of the "United States Food and Drink Report Q4 2009" report to their offering.
Research and Markets: The World at Work Handbook of Compensation, Benefits & Total Rewards: A Comprehensive Guide for HR Professionals [Press Release]
Business Wire | 31 days 18 hours 40 minutes ago
Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/a63f07/the_world_at_work) has announced the addition of John Wiley and Sons Ltd's new report "The World at Work Handbook of Compensation, Benefits & Total Rewards: A Comprehensive Guide for HR Professionals" to their offering.
LATINA Style Magazine Announces the 2009 LATINA Style 50 Report [Press Release]
PRNewswire | 90 days 14 hours 22 minutes ago
...California Edison Prudential Financial Macy's, Inc. Johnson & Johnson WellPoint, Inc. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. IBM Corporation McDonald's Corporation General Mills, Inc. PepsiCo, Inc. Bank of America Corporation Principal Financial Group Wells...
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Company Overview
| Company: | General Mills, Inc. |
|---|---|
| Industry: | Pastas & Cereals |
| Website: | http://www.generalmills.com |
General Mills gets its Kix trying to grab the spotlight as the US's #1 breakfast cereal maker (wrangling for the top spot every year with uber-rival Kellogg). But #1 or not, the company has supermarket-aisles-full of kid-friendly products. Its Big G Cereals include the well-known brands Cheerios, Chex, and Wheaties. Its products are manufactured in 15 countries and available in more than 100. General Mills operates 70 production facilities (down from 79 in 2008, the closures were a cost-controlling measure) -- 44 in the US, 11 in the Asia Pacific region, three in Canada, seven in Europe, four in Latin America and Mexico, and one in South Africa.
Key Numbers
| Sales in U.S. Dollars (mil.) | 14,691.3 (2009) |
|---|---|
| One-year % Growth in Sales | 7.6 (2009) |
| Net Income in U.S. Dollars (mil.) | 1,304.4 (2009) |
| One-year % Growth in Net Income | 0.7 (2009) |
| Number of Employees | 30,000 (2009) |
| One-year % Growth in Number of Employees | 1.7 (2009) |
| Fiscal Year-End | May |
