General Mills

General Mills, Inc.

Logo since December 18, 2017.
Formerly	Minneapolis Milling Company (1856–1877) Washburn-Crosby Company (1877–1928)
Company type	Public
Traded as	NYSE: GIS S&P 500 component
Industry	Food processing
Founded	1856; 168 years ago (1856) (as Minneapolis Milling Company) 1877; 147 years ago (1877) (as Washburn-Crosby Company) 1928; 96 years ago (1928) (as General Mills) Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S.
Founders	Robert Smith Cadwallader C. Washburn John Crosby James Ford Bell
Headquarters	Golden Valley, Minnesota , U.S.
Area served	Worldwide
Key people	Jeffrey Harmening (Chairman and CEO)
Products	Baking mixes, breakfast cereals, yogurt, refrigerated dough, soup, pizza, snack foods, ice cream, soy products, vegetables, flour, other food products,[1]
Revenue	US$19.86 billion (2024)
Operating income	US$3.432 billion (2024)
Net income	US$2.497 billion (2024)
Total assets	US$31.47 billion (2024)
Total equity	US$9.397 billion (2024)
Number of employees	34,000 (2024)
Subsidiaries	Cereal Partners Worldwide (50%)
Website	generalmills.com
Footnotes / references Financials as of May 26, 2024[update].[2]

General Mills, Inc., is an American multinational manufacturer and marketer of branded processed consumer foods sold through retail stores. Founded on the banks of the Mississippi River at Saint Anthony Falls in Minneapolis, the company originally gained fame for being a large flour miller. Today, the company markets many well-known North American brands, including Gold Medal flour, Annie's Homegrown, Lärabar, Cascadian Farm, Betty Crocker, Yoplait, Nature Valley, Totino's, Pillsbury, Old El Paso, Häagen-Dazs, as well as breakfast cereals under the General Mills name, including Cheerios, Wheaties, Chex, Lucky Charms, Trix, Cocoa Puffs and Count Chocula and the other monster cereals.^[3]

It is headquartered in Golden Valley, Minnesota, a suburb of Minneapolis.