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General Mills, Inc. (NYSE: GIS)

1 General Mills Blvd.
Minneapolis, MN 55426 (Map)
Phone: 763-764-7600
Fax: 763-764-7384
http://www.generalmills.com

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Overview

General Mills gets its Kix as the US's #2 cereal maker (behind uber-rival Kellogg). Among its Big G Cereals unit's brands are Cheerios, Chex, Total, Kix, and Wheaties. General Mills is a brand leader in flour (Gold Medal), baking mixes (Betty Crocker, Bisquick), dinner mixes (Hamburger Helper), fruit snacks (Fruit Roll-Ups), grain snacks (Chex Mix), and canned and frozen vegetables (Green Giant). It is also a leading maker of branded yogurt (Colombo, Go-Gurt, and Yoplait). Its 2001 acquisition of Pillsbury from Diageo doubled the company's size, making General Mills one of the world's largest food companies. Its foods are available in more than 100 countries.

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Key Numbers from Hoover's UK

Key financials for General Mills, Inc. (NYSE: GIS)

Company Type Public (NYSE: GIS)
Fiscal Year-End May
2008 Sales (mil.) £6,908.0
1-Year Sales Growth 9.7%
2008 Net Income (mil.) £655.1
1-Year Net Income Growth 13.2%
2008 Employees 29,500
1-Year Employee Growth 3.5%
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Chairman, President, and CEO Kendall J. (Ken) Powell
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EVP Worldwide Health, Brand, and New Business Development Y. Marc Belton
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EVP Worldwide Sales and Channel Development Jeffrey J. (Jeff) Rotsch
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  • #214 in FORTUNE 500
  • S&P 500
  • #474 in FT Global 500
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