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January 28th, 2013

Game day food ideas

by Lynne Morioka

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The big game this weekend in New Orleans is a big deal – almost as big as the food served during your game day celebration. With a focus on a variety of hearty meals and snacks, here’s some... View Full Post

January 23rd, 2013

‘Mindful leadership’ debuts at World Economic Forum

by Grant Moos

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What began many years ago with a single General Mills employee interested in “mindful leadership” is being showcased today on perhaps the world’s biggest political-economic stage: The World... View Full Post

January 17th, 2013

Inside the modern invention process

by Maerenn Jepsen

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General Mills inventor and senior technology fellow Bernhard van Lengerich is featured in the book “Inventors at Work: The Minds and Motivation Behind Modern Inventors.” Bernhard discusses his... View Full Post

January 8th, 2013

Food education never ends

by Kevin Hunt

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We have many employees, in many roles around the world, whose jobs put them in a kitchen from time to time. That includes our food scientists and product engineers – the people behind the products... View Full Post

December 31st, 2012

Recipes for your New Year’s party

by Lynne Morioka

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With the clock ticking down to a new year, it’s time to break out the bubbly to celebrate the passing of 2012 and ring in 2013. What better way to do that than with champagne recipes from the... View Full Post

December 21st, 2012

Food ideas for Christmas

by Lynne Morioka

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Christmas is just days away and it’s time to plan for festive food to share with family and friends. Here are a few special holiday party ideas from the General Mills family of... View Full Post

December 21st, 2012

5 questions with Ian Friendly

by Maerenn Jepsen

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Our latest video in our “5 questions” series is with Ian Friendly, executive vice president and chief operating officer of our U.S. Retail division. I asked Ian about the new products... View Full Post

December 20th, 2012

Global food companies and open innovation

by Kevin Hunt

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Our global population is expected to reach 9 billion people by the year 2050. In an article published on FoodNavigator.com, Jeff Bellairs, senior director of the General Mills Worldwide Innovation... View Full Post

December 19th, 2012

Dozens of innovations debuting in New Year

by Maerenn Jepsen

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Forget sugar-plums. After tasting our lineup of new product innovation, I’m more likely to have visions of chocolate and peanut butter granola bars dancing in my head. Peanut butter and chocolate,... View Full Post

December 13th, 2012

Culinary techniques inspire new Progresso product

by Maerenn Jepsen

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We’ve heard it a countless number of times from consumers, “Cooking is fun, but making dinner is a chore.” So, how did the Progresso team take a classic culinary approach and turn it into a... View Full Post

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