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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) has announced a unique collaboration between its Cinnamon Toast Crunch cereal brand and performance sunglasses maker Pit Viper. The limited-edition sunglasses, priced at $119.69, will be available exclusively on pitviper.com starting June 3 at 9pm ET.
The collaboration features sunglasses incorporating Cinnamon Toast Crunch's signature colors and Cinnaswirl patterns, coming with two interchangeable options: a classic Pit Viper silhouette and novelty spoon-shaped earpieces. Each pair comes in a custom box featuring the Cinnamoji mascot and includes a box of Cinnamon Toast Crunch cereal.
General Mills (NYSE: GIS) has announced that its Chairman and CEO Jeff Harmening will participate as a featured speaker at the upcoming dbAccess Global Consumer Conference 2025. The event will feature a fireside chat scheduled for June 5, 2025, at 3 a.m. CT. Investors and interested parties can access a live webcast of the presentation, with a replay being made available on the company's investor relations website at www.generalmills.com/investors.
General Mills (NYSE: GIS) has announced the promotion of Dana McNabb to Group President of North America Retail (NAR) and North America Pet, effective June 1st, 2025. McNabb, who currently oversees NAR, will add the North America Pet segment to her portfolio, with Liz Mascolo, Segment President of North America Pet, reporting to her.
McNabb's promotion builds on her successful track record at General Mills, including her role as Group President of NAR since 2023, Chief Strategy and Growth Officer in 2021, and previous leadership of the Europe & Australia segment. Notably, as President of U.S. Cereal, she achieved category leadership for the first time in 15 years and drove growth in net sales and operating profit.
Old El Paso is expanding its product lineup with several new taco offerings. The company introduced the first-ever Birria Taco Kit, featuring 10 soft tortillas, Tex-Mex seasoning, and chipotle sauce, capitalizing on the trending birria dish that has garnered over 1 million Instagram hashtags. Additionally, they launched a new Breakfast Taco Kit containing six soft tortillas with green chile and queso cheese sauces.
The company is also expanding its Carb Advantage line with new Nacho Cheese Hard Shells and Soft Tortillas, alongside a reformulated original Carb Advantage Taco Shell. The new products will be available at Walmart starting March 2025, with nationwide rollout planned for summer 2025.
General Mills (GIS) is launching its first-ever Gushers All Blue pack nationwide in response to overwhelming fan demand. The new pack features two flavors: the classic Blueberry Grape and a new Sour Blue Raspberry flavor inspired by TikTok trends. The launch follows a 30% increase in 'blue Gushers' social media mentions over the past year.
The company is supporting the launch with a social media campaign called "Legend of Blue Gushers," featuring a fictional story about the product's origins in the Blue Ridge Mountains. The new Gushers All Blue pack will be available at retailers nationwide in a six-count box priced at an MSRP of $4.69.