Yoplait ranked among the 50 most chosen consumer brands around the world in an inaugural ranking introduced by Kantar Worldpanel, a market research firm. Kantar’s Brand Footprint Ranking highlighted the most chosen fast-moving consumer goods in 34 countries on four continents. The rankings were based on what Kantar calls “consumer reach points,” which measure a [...]
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» BetterInvesting: General Mills a ‘top 100’ company
General Mills was recently named a top 100 company by BetterInvesting, a national organization that provides education resources as well as stock and mutual fund analysis tools for investment clubs and individual investors across the U.S. General Mills ranked No. 83 in BetterInvesting’s (BI) list of the “top 100 companies held by our members.” In [...]
» Celebrating ‘Women’s Day’ in India
At a time when crimes against women are increasing in India, women employees at the General Mills office in Mumbai received this empowering message: “You have the power to create, nurture, and mold lives. Your voice may be soft, but it carries a sense of determination. Your shoulders may be delicate, but they can carry [...]
» 5 Questions with Eliana Wahnon
Today, Working Mother Magazine released its annual Best Companies for Multicultural Women rankings and General Mills earned a spot for the tenth consecutive year, landing in the elite ‘Top Five’ along with Deloitte, KPMG, PwC and State Farm. Companies were selected based on responses to nearly 400 pointed questions on representation, hiring, attrition and promotion rates, [...]
» Catch the Lucky Charms mash-up on TV
A mash-up video celebrating nearly 50 magical years of Lucky Charms is now a national TV ad, launching in time for season finale week in the U.S. The new 15-second spot was inspired by the original, created by mash-up super star Melodysheep, in partnership with YouTube network Machinima. The original mash-up generated nearly 1 million views [...]
» Betty’s Big Bake Day
A few weeks ago, Betty Crocker did something she hasn’t done in a long time – she invited fans back into the Betty Crocker Kitchens. The Betty Crocker innovation team is gearing up to launch several new products this summer, including cookie mixes, cupcake mixes and frostings. So we thought it was a great time [...]
» Remembering Bob Kinney
Today, E. Robert Kinney, former chief executive of General Mills, will be remembered by his family and friends at a service in Minneapolis. He died last week at the age of 96. Bob was with General Mills from 1968 to 1981, serving as CEO the last four years of his career. He’s best known, as [...]
» What we learned from Mom
No one can cook or bake like Mom. She always seemed to know exactly what to do, whether it was a favorite recipe for a main dish or a delicious dessert. With Mother’s Day in the U.S. this Sunday, we asked our Twitter followers and employees to share their memories and the best advice their [...]
» And The Munchies go to…?
After a month of hungry competition and thousands of votes from fans across the country, Tablespoon.com and Andrew Zimmern just announced the winners of The Munchie Awards! The second annual Munchies: People’s Choice Food Awards were hosted by Andrew Zimmern, chef and 2013 winner of the James Beard Award for Outstanding TV Personality/Host. Zimmern and [...]
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