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General Mills, Inc. reports developments across a global packaged-food portfolio that includes cereal, snacks, convenient meals, dough, baking products, ingredients, pet food and superpremium ice cream. Recurring updates cover brands such as Cheerios, Nature Valley, Old El Paso, Pillsbury, Betty Crocker, Blue Buffalo, Häagen-Dazs, Gushers, Fruit by the Foot, Fruit Roll-Ups, Lucky Charms and Trix.
Company news also includes quarterly financial results, outlook commentary, product launches, packaging and ingredient initiatives, portfolio actions, pet-food marketing, foodservice and international activity, leadership and board changes, and global responsibility reporting tied to food, agriculture, environmental and community programs.
General Mills (NYSE: GIS) announced that all its U.S. cereals, including Lucky Charms and Trix, are now made without certified colors, meeting its summer 2026 goal. This follows the March 2026 removal from all K-12 school foods. With cereals completed, 90% of the company’s U.S. retail portfolio has transitioned, and General Mills targets certified color removal across its full U.S. retail portfolio by the end of 2027, including fruit snacks and baking products.
General Mills (NYSE: GIS) will report its fiscal 2027 first quarter earnings on September 23, 2026. That morning, the company will release a press release, pre-recorded management remarks and supporting slides, followed by a webcasted Q&A session at 8 a.m. CT, accessible via its investor website.
Betty Crocker (NYSE: GIS) is launching its “Bettier Than Ever™” era with a nationwide packaging refresh across cake, brownie, cookie, muffin and bar mixes, plus frostings, keeping product recipes unchanged. The brand also introduced The Betty Ate Collection, three $89 limited-edition cake-slice handbags sold exclusively on shop.BettyCrocker.com, with an initial drop available now and a second drop on September 10 at 9 a.m. ET.
General Mills (NYSE: GIS) has launched a new, limited-edition Reese’s Puffs PB+J cereal, inspired by Reese’s PB+J Cups. The cereal combines the brand’s signature peanut butter and chocolate flavor with strawberry jelly to deliver a nostalgic, lunchbox-style taste experience timed to the back-to-school season.
Each box includes exclusive temporary tattoos as an in-pack surprise. Reese’s Puffs PB+J cereal is available for a limited time at retailers nationwide. According to General Mills, the company generated fiscal 2026 net sales of $18 billion, plus $1 billion in net sales from non-consolidated joint ventures.
General Mills (NYSE: GIS) announced that Chairman and CEO Jeff Harmening and COO Dana McNabb will participate in a fireside chat at the Barclays Global Consumer Staples Conference on Tuesday, Sept. 8, 2026, starting at 3:00 p.m. ET. A live webcast and replay will be available at investors.generalmills.com.
General Mills (NYSE: GIS) has partnered with Shaquille O’Neal to launch the first-ever Biggest Fan Contest, celebrating fans of Cinnamon Toast Crunch, Lucky Charms, Reese’s Puffs and Honey Nut Cheerios. Entrants upload a photo or video at BiggestFanContest.com explaining why they deserve the Biggest Fan title for a chance at multiple themed prizes.
According to the company, rewards include a grand prize trip to Shaq’s Fun House with two VIP tickets, $1,000 spending cash, a $20,000 cash prize and a Shaq meet-and-greet, plus four cereal-inspired experiences and a year’s supply of cereal. The top 100 entries will be judged by cereal creator Ami Moyal before Shaq selects the grand prize winner, to be announced on National Cereal Day, March 7, 2027. The contest runs through December 31, 2026, and a separate promotion gives shoppers $10 back when they spend $25 on select General Mills products between August 15 and November 28, 2026, by uploading receipts to ScoreWithGeneralMills.com.
General Mills (NYSE: GIS) is launching a lineup of Harry Potter-inspired treats from Pillsbury and Betty Crocker, including Golden Snitch Shape Cookies, Chocolate Frog Truffle Kits, Hogwarts House Pumpkin Cakes, Forbidden Forest Chocolate Cakes and Harry Potter Fruit Snacks, available nationally beginning in July.
The products are designed to let fans recreate iconic elements from the Harry Potter universe at home, with collectible molds, themed cupcake liners and decorative toppers aimed at turning everyday snacking and baking occasions into Harry Potter-themed family experiences.
General Mills (NYSE:GIS) is marking the 55th anniversary of its Monsters Cereals—Count Chocula, Boo Berry and Franken Berry—with an encore collaboration with The Jim Henson Company. Limited-edition cereals will return to U.S. grocery shelves late summer, featuring new packaging with reimagined puppets from Jim Henson’s Creature Shop.
According to General Mills, a fuzzy, fleece‑textured Count Chocula cereal box will be sold exclusively on Walmart.com for $7.76 starting October 1. The company adds that this year’s boxes can be transformed by fans into their own Monster puppets.
General Mills (NYSE:GIS), through its Totino's brand, is expanding its frozen snack lineup with new fan-inspired flavors. The launch includes three Blasted Pizza Rolls™ varieties (Garlic Parm, Nacho Boom, Zesty Limón), two new Ultimate Pizza™ flavors (Mexican Style, Chicken Bacon Ranch), and the return of Cheeseburger Pizza Rolls. Blasted Pizza Rolls and Cheeseburger Pizza Rolls are available nationwide now, while the new Ultimate Pizza flavors will roll out later this summer.
ADM (NYSE:ADM), General Mills and Walmart announced a strategic collaboration to accelerate regenerative agriculture across 40,000 Midwest wheat acres in Illinois, Indiana and Missouri. The program supports farmers supplying wheat to General Mills products sold through Walmart and Sam’s Club.
Facilitated by ADM with technical assistance from American Farmland Trust and Ducks Unlimited, the initiative offers farmers technical support and financial incentives to adopt practices such as no-till and cover crops, targeting measurable improvements in soil health, water quality and carbon sequestration, while contributing to each company’s 2030 regenerative and land stewardship goals.