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 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.

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

Company Type Public (NYSE: GIS)
Fiscal Year-End May
2009 Sales (mil.) £9,071.9
1-Year Sales Growth 7.6%
2009 Net Income (mil.) £805.5
1-Year Net Income Growth 0.7%
2009 Employees 30,000
1-Year Employee Growth 1.7%
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Chairman, President, and CEO Kendall J. (Ken) Powell
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EVP and CFO Donal Leo (Don) Mulligan
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EVP Worldwide Sales and Channel Development Jeffrey J. (Jeff) Rotsch
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  • #193 in FORTUNE 500
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  • #301 in FT Global 500
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