General Mills profit beats estimates
Reuters (Free subscription) | 09/23/2009
CHICAGO (Reuters) - General Mills Inc posted a higher-than-expected quarterly profit, helped by strong sales in the United States and lower commodity costs.
Reuters (Free subscription) | 09/23/2009
CHICAGO (Reuters) - General Mills Inc posted a higher-than-expected quarterly profit, helped by strong sales in the United States and lower commodity costs.
Infectious Greed (Free subscription) | 08/13/2009
With sugar spiking to all-time highs, there is a potential behavioral upside. Much as happened with higher oil prices, which changed driving behavior, higher sugar prices could materially change people’s behavior, steering them away from sweets and refined sugar products, which wouldn’t be such a bad thing. Here is what the WSJ has to say: In a letter to Agriculture Secretary Thomas Vilsack,...
EmailWire.Com (Free subscription) | 07/02/2009
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The New Mexico Business Weekly (Free subscription) | 07/01/2009
The recession has American consumers flocking back to Totino’s pizza rolls and Green Giant frozen vegetables — boosting General Mills Inc. profits in the process. (GIS)
San Diego Union (Free subscription) | 07/01/2009
General Mills Inc. said Wednesday that its fiscal fourth-quarter profit almost doubled as consumers stuck with its well-known brands such as Cheerios cereal and Yoplait yogurt.
Reuters (Free subscription) | 07/01/2009
(Reuters) - Food maker General Mills Inc reported a jump in net profit, driven by strong sales of its cereals and dough products.
The New Mexico Business Weekly (Free subscription) | 06/08/2009
General Mills Inc. said it beat its own estimates by “several cents per share” for the fourth fiscal quarter that ended May 31. (GIS)
PR News Wire (Free subscription) | 06/08/2009
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Reuters (Free subscription) | 06/08/2009
(Reuters) - U.S. food maker General Mills Inc said it expects fiscal 2009 earnings to exceed its prior profit outlook by several cents, due to a good operating performance and a lower quarterly tax rate.
The Atlanta Business Chronicle (Free subscription) | 05/13/2009
Food giant General Mills Inc. will spend $42 million to open a new distribution center in Social Circle, Ga. (GIS)
The Business First of Louisville (Free subscription) | 05/01/2009
United Parcel Service Inc., General Mills Inc., General Electric Co., and The Kroger Co. have been ranked among the top 25 most reputable companies in the United States. (UPS) (GIS)
GuruFocus Updates (Free subscription) | 04/27/2009
The market was down about 2 points last week, but many stocks are still up from the previous weeks' gains. Last week's top five stocks that reached their 52-week lows were WalMart Stores Inc, Abbott Laboratories, Baxter International Inc, General Mills Inc, Becton Dickinson and Company. Last week's top two out of favor industries were the Industrial Goods and Services and Retail Industry. 4 Industrial...
GuruFocus Updates (Free subscription) | 03/23/2009
The market was up about 10 points, last week, slightly recovering from the previous plunges. Last week's top five stocks that reached their 52-week lows were Baxter International Inc, DIAGEO plc, General Mills Inc, General Dynamics Corp, and Xerox Corp. According to GuruFocus updates , these Guru stocks have reached their 52-week lows. Last week's top two out of favor industries were the Banking and...
San Fransisco Chronicle (Free subscription) | 03/19/2009
Analysts lowered their price targets for General Mills Inc. on Thursday but said they still back the food maker, which has reported that high costs pushed down its third-quarter profit even though sales rose. BMO Capital Markets analyst Kenneth Zaslow lowered...
The Washington Times (Free subscription) | 03/19/2009
Analysts lowered their price targets for General Mills Inc. on Thursday but said they still back the food maker, which has reported that high costs pushed down its third-quarter profit even though sales rose.