General Mills News Archives

If Kellogg had cereal appeal the last time we checked in with the maker of Pop-Tarts, Special K, and Kashi brand products, then its third-quarter results outright demand investor attention.

Golden Valley-based General Mills and six other food companies stopped participating in the Smart Choices labeling program after concerns were voiced that it misled consumers about the nutritional value of some foods.

As expected, food producer General Mill s is benefiting from the U.S.'s 'frugal consumer' trend, hence I'm Reiterating my Buy rating for company, first recommended on April 8, 2009 at a price of $50.81. More U.S. consumers will continue to eat an increasing number of meals at home: for many American families, dinner out weekly is out; fresh meals ...

The Target Corp., McKnight and General Mills Inc. foundations ranked as the top three grantmakers in Minnesota for 2008, according to a report released Tuesday by the Minnesota Council on Foundations .

Cheerios upped the ante this summer by advancing their "lowers cholesterol 4% in 6 weeks" claim to " lowers cholesterol 10% in one month ." The abstract for the study upon which this new claim is being made is: Ready-to-eat Oat Cereal, as Part of a Reduced Energy Diet, Reduces Low-density Lipoprotein Cholesterol and Waist Circumference in ...

An industry-funded food labeling program was halted on Friday just days after U.S. officials warned they were investigating if nutrition claims on the front of packages were misleading.

In this 2008 file image provided by the Keystone Center, a sample of a label that appears on foods that meet certain nutritional requirements within their categories is shown.

By Katherine Glover The Food and Drug Administration has put its foot down: the food industry must come up with a reasonable, standardized front-of-label system or risk having one imposed upon it by the government.

Lisa Lillien, the online low-cal guru, says she follows her gut: ''If I wasn't Hungry Girl, then I would be the No.

Five years ago this month, Roderick Palmore wrote " A Call to Action " -- a pledge signed by the general counsel of some of the country's largest corporations vowing to make diversity a major consideration in their selection of outside counsel.

Executives from Twin Cities-based food giants are going on the air to call attention to the problem of hunger in the community.

North American Millers' Association oat millers have pledged $510,000 to the "North American Collaborative Oat Research Enterprise" a global oat research project that will substantially improve the genetic map of oat and could, for the first time, produce a complete map.

Suits by consumers in three states who challenge General Mills' claim that Cheerios can lower cholesterol and cut the risk of cancer, were consolidated Wednesday in federal court in New Jersey.

Sarah Caruso, president of the Minnesota Children's Museum, has been named president and CEO of the Greater Twin Cities United Way .

The food industry is turning to healthier product lines to fight the effects of the weak U.S. economy and help maintain price hikes after a spike in commodity costs.

Think you can hide from slumping U.S. consumer spending behind shares of traditionally steady staples companies such as General Mills and Johnson & Johnson ? Perhaps, but it could pay to think outside the proverbial box .

MINNEAPOLIS, Oct. 12 /PRNewswire/ -- General Mills - Bedtime stories are a tradition for many families, but this fall families are invited to also START their day with a great book.

The ad market for original online video has been hit hard of late by the recession and an oversaturated market.

The Internal Revenue Service joined the long line of Denny Hecker's creditors Friday, filing a claim in the fallen auto mogul's personal bankruptcy case for $3.5 million in unpaid income taxes, penalties and fees.

Food companies like Kraft Foods and General Mills are always hunting for new ways to tempt the palates of fickle Americans.

I'm still trying to get my mind around some statistics that I read a few weeks ago in Phil Lempert's Facts, Figures and the Future, about the difference between what men and women buy.

Filed under: Analyst upgrades and downgrades , General Mills How about a little upgrade with your Tuesday morning breakfast? Morgan Stanley thought it was a good idea, boosting General Mills to Overweight from Equal-Weight and added it was late in making the upgrade.

U.S. stock futures pointed to a second day of gains Tuesday, with the dollar back on the defensive after Australia became the first of the major developed economies to lift interest rates.

Kellogg Co . Chief Executive Officer David Mackay announced a $20 million anti-obesity campaign to encourage some of the worlda s largest food makers to reconsider the way they sell their products.

Major food and beverage producers have been releasing earnings and early forecasts signal positive results.

General Mills Inc., maker of Yoplait yogurt and Cheerios, benefits from lower costs for fuel and key staples such as wheat and corn.

In this crazy world, it's hard to find things you can count on, isn't it? After all, jobs come and go, your favorite breakfast cereals get discontinued, and even marriages end sometimes.

Shares of coal mining companies fell Wednesday after an analyst downgraded the sector, predicting China's demand has diminished as it has built an excess inventory of steel.

Wine and spirits maker Constellation Brands Inc. said Thursday that it moved to a fiscal second-quarter profit because of lower restructuring costs and the absence of last year's impairment charge.