General Mills News & Media

General Mills Q4 2021 sales, earnings plummet

June 30, 2021

General Mills Inc. reported net sales declined from $5.02 billion in Q4 2020 to $4.5 billion in the quarter ending May 30, 2021, according to an earnings…

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General Mills to lay off employees due to post pandemic shopping habits

June 4, 2021

General Mills Inc. will be laying off staff in response to post-pandemic changes in the ways people buy food, according to a Star Tribune report. The company…

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General Mills to restructure; chief marketing officer to exit

May 7, 2021

General Mills Inc. announced a restructuring to better align its organization with strategic initiatives, according to a Minneapolis St. Paul Business Journal…

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General Mills boosts sales and earnings for Q3 2021, driven by pandemic

March 24, 2021

General Mills Inc. reported its net sales increased 8% from $4.28 billion in Q3 2020 to $4.5 billion for the in Q3 2021, reflecting broad-based market share…

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General Mills to sell European Yoplait to Sodiaal

March 23, 2021

General Mills Inc. has agreed to sell its 51% controlling interest in Yoplait S.A.S. to Sodiaal, a French dairy cooperative, in exchange for full ownership of…

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General Mills to sell Yoplait European business to French dairy co-op

March 8, 2021

General Mills Inc. will sell its Yoplait European business to Sodiaal, a Paris-based dairy cooperative which has held 49% of the business, according to a…

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Pandemic drives General Mills’ sales and earnings gains for Q2 2021

December 17, 2020

General Mills Inc. reported its net sales increased 7% from $4.4 billion in the second quarter of 2020 to $4.7 billion for the 2021 second quarter ended Nov.

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Report: General Mills considering divesting Yoplait

October 7, 2020

General Mills Inc. is considering the sale of Yoplait, according to a report from L'Agefi, a financial newspaper in France. Morgan Stanley is assisting General…

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General Mills plans $37 M expansion for Iowa plant

September 15, 2020

General Mills Inc. plans a $37 million expansion to its Cedar Rapids, Iowa, facility which produces fruit snacks, cereal and frosting, marking the second…

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General Mills to expand Totino’s production facility, will create 900 jobs

August 4, 2020

General Mills Inc. will expand its production center in Wellston, Ohio in a project that will create 900 jobs, according to an areadevelopment.com report.

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COVID-19 demand boosts General Mills in Q4

July 1, 2020

General Mills Inc. said fiscal fourth-quarter sales and earnings surpassed estimates as consumer demand for food at home was driven by COVID-19.

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Foodservice companies, grocers work together to fulfill labor, worker needs

by Elliot Maras — Editor, Kiosk Marketplace & Vending Times

As consumers stock up on groceries to follow shelter-in-place orders, restaurants are laying off workers as retailers face a shortage.

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General Mills Foodservice introduces Pillsbury professional online community

February 24, 2020

General Mills Foodservice has launched its Pillsbury Professional Online Community, a resource to help foodservice professionals, according to a press release.

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