In this photo taken Sept. 10, 2009, boxes of General Mills Cheerios breakfast cereal varieties are displayed at a Little Rock, Ark. , grocery store. General Mills Inc. , whose brands include Cheerios cereal and Yoplait yogurt, said Wednesday, Sept. 23, that its fiscal first-quarter profit surged 51 percent on strong demand for its products, handily beating expectations. AP Photo logo AP Photo 29 months ago

In this photo taken Sept. 10, 2009, boxes of General Mills Cheerios breakfast cereal varieties are displayed at a Little Rock, Ark. , grocery store. General Mills Inc. , whose brands include Cheerios cereal and Yoplait yogurt, said Wednesday, Sept. 23, that its fiscal first-quarter profit surged 51 percent on strong demand for its products, handily beating expectations.