GENERAL MILLS INC

General Mills is a global manufacturer and marketer of branded consumer foods, operating for over 150 years. The company offers more than 100 brands in 100 countries across six continents. General Mills also holds 50 percent interests in two strategic joint ventures that manufacture and market food products sold in approximately countries worldwide. The business is managed through four operating segments: North America Retail, International, North America Pet, and North America Foodservice. The company provides a variety of human and pet food products, focusing on large, global categories. These include snacks such as grain, fruit, and savory snacks, nutrition bars, and frozen hot snacks; ready-to-eat cereal; convenient meals, including meal kits, ethnic meals, pizza, soup, side dish mixes, frozen breakfast, and frozen entrees; wholesome natural pet food; refrigerated and frozen dough; baking mixes and ingredients; yogurt; and super-premium ice cream. The Cereal Partners Worldwide (CPW) joint venture with Nestlé S.A. competes in the ready-to-eat cereal category outside North America. The Häagen-Dazs Japan, Inc. (HDJ) joint venture competes in the super-premium ice cream category in Japan.