GENERAL MILLS INC

GENERAL MILLS INC is a leading global manufacturer and marketer of branded consumer foods, operating for 160 years. The company manages over 100 brands across 100 countries on six continents. In addition to its consolidated operations, GENERAL MILLS INC holds 50 percent interests in two strategic joint ventures that manufacture and market food products sold in approximately 120 countries worldwide. The business is organized into four operating segments: North America Retail, International, North America Pet, and North America Foodservice. GENERAL MILLS INC offers a variety of human and pet food products across several large, global categories. These categories 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; and super-premium ice cream. The company's Cereal Partners Worldwide (CPW) joint venture with Nestlé S.A. competes in the ready-to-eat cereal category in markets outside North America. The Häagen-Dazs Japan, Inc. (HDJ) joint venture competes in the super-premium ice cream category in Japan.