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General Mills Inc. (GIS)On Nov 20: 67.94  Up 0.43 (0.64%)  
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General Mills Inc.
One General Mills Boulevard
Minneapolis, MN 55426
United States - Map
Phone: 763-764-7600
Fax: 763-540-4925
Web Site: http://www.generalmills.com

DETAILS 
Index Membership:S&P 500
S&P 1500 Super Comp
Sector:Consumer Goods
Industry:Processed & Packaged Goods
Full Time Employees:30,000

BUSINESS SUMMARY 
General Mills, Inc. engages in the manufacture and marketing of branded consumer foods worldwide. The company also supplies branded and unbranded food products to the foodservice and commercial baking industries. Its product line comprises ready-to-eat cereals, refrigerated yogurt, ready-to-serve soup, dry dinners, shelf stable and frozen vegetables, refrigerated and frozen dough products, dessert and baking mixes, frozen pizza and pizza snacks, grains, fruit and savory snacks, and ice cream and frozen desserts, as well as various organic products, including soup, granola bars, and cereal. The company serves grocery stores; mass merchandisers; membership stores; natural food chains; drug, dollar, and discount chains; commercial and noncommercial foodservice distributors and operators; restaurants; and convenience stores. General Mills, Inc. offers its products primarily through direct sales force. The company was founded in 1928 and is based in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
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    CORPORATE GOVERNANCE 
    General Mills Inc.'s Corporate Governance Quotient (CGQ®) as of 6-Nov-09 is better than 43.4% of S&P 500 companies and 88.2% of Food Beverage & Tobacco companies.
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    KEY EXECUTIVES 
     PayExercised
    Mr. Kendall J. Powell , 55
    Chairman, Chief Exec. Officer and Pres
    $ 2.87M $ 3.26M
    Mr. Donal Leo Mulligan , 48
    Chief Financial Officer and Exec. VP
    $ 1.15M $ 0
    Mr. Jeffrey J. Rotsch , 60
    Exec. VP of Worldwide Sales & Channel Devel.
    $ 1.28M $ 1.71M
    Mr. Christopher D. O'Leary , 50
    Exec. VP and Chief Operating Officer of International
    $ 1.15M $ 1.18M
    Mr. Ian R. Friendly , 48
    Exec. VP and Chief Operating Officer of US Retail Operations
    $ 1.20M $ 1.11M
    Dollar amounts are as of 31-Dec-09 and compensation values are for the last fiscal year ending on that date. "Pay" is salary, bonuses, etc. "Exercised" is the value of options exercised during the fiscal year.
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