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'Is Cheerios a drug?' Ongoing General Mills-FDA dialogue stays public

Mon, 30 Nov 2009 07:08:15 GMT

Investors, regulatory review geeks, policy wonks, foodies, statistics nerds and just plain citizens are getting courtside seats in the back and forth between Golden Valley-based General Mills (NYSE:GIS) and the Food and Drug Administration over a...
Source: MinnPost.com

Week in Review

Sat, 28 Nov 2009 01:06:10 GMT

net income of $49.9 million and revenue of $776.6 million, compared with 2008 fourth-quarter net income of $38.9 million and revenue of $923.2 million.
Source: TwinCities.com

Most Food Ads on Nickelodeon Still for Junk Food

Wed, 25 Nov 2009 15:37:53 GMT

WASHINGTON, D.C. Nov. 24, 2009 - Nearly 80 percent of food ads on the popular children's network Nickelodeon are for foods of poor nutritional quality, according to an analysis conducted by the Center for Science in the Public Interest.
Source: YubaNet

FDA says Cheerios health claims lack evidence

Wed, 25 Nov 2009 02:40:24 GMT

The Food and Drug Administration has raised questions about three out of four studies that General Mills used to support health claims for the nation's top-selling breakfast cereal, Cheerios.
Source: Minneapolis Star Tribune

Food Ads on Nickelodeon Slammed in Report

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 22:04:13 GMT

(CBS) Nickelodeon may be a kid-friendly network, but when it comes to nutrition they are serving up the wrong ads.
Source: CBS News

Tuesday P.M. Report

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 21:17:23 GMT

Twin Cities home-prices climb in September; growth leads nationwide survey: Metro home prices continued to rise in September, according to the latest Standard & Poor’s/Case-Shiller Home Price Index.
Source: MinnPost.com

General Mills to Exit Certain Products

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 19:29:32 GMT

In a notice filed with the SEC today, General Mills explained that it would use the resulting additional capacity at its U.S. retail division to sell profit-making products. MINNEAPOLIS, MN.
Source: The Street

General Mills cutting some product lines

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 17:19:53 GMT

General Mills Inc. plans to “exit certain underperforming products in its U.S. retail segment,” the Golden Valley, Minn.-based maker of Cheerios and other food products said Tuesday in a U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission filing.
Source: Business Journal of Milwaukee

Quoted in 'As hunger grows, so does job of emergency providers'

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 22:43:38 GMT

said in KARE | Minneapolis & St. Paul:

We've been doing more and more with our partners like General Mills, Super Value, Wal-Mart, Target, they have been over and over rising to the challenge to get more food into our shop ... as well as financial donations to continue to move the food without interruption to all of the agencies we serve.

Quoted in 'Kellogg's "immunity" claims questioned'

Thu, 29 Oct 2009 23:47:30 GMT

said in Plenty:

Smart Choices, which includes nine major companies such as Kellogg Co., Kraft Foods Inc. and General Mills Inc., has been criticized for handing its green seal to processed foods that are high in sugar, such as Froot Loops cereal and Cracker Jack snack food.

Photo from Getty Images

Wed, 23 Sep 2009 23:33:37 GMT

BERKELEY, CA - SEPTEMBER 23: Single serving containers of cereal made by General Mills sit on the shelf at a grocery store September 23, 2009 in Berkeley, California.

Photo from Getty Images

Wed, 23 Sep 2009 23:33:00 GMT

BERKELEY, CA - SEPTEMBER 23: Boxes of cereal made by General Mills sit on the shelf at a grocery store September 23, 2009 in Berkeley, California.

General Mills' Powell Sees 4%-5% Food Price Increase

Thu, 29 Jan 2009 22:19:21 GMT