GENERAL MILLS INC
General Mills, Inc. is an American multinational manufacturer and marketer of branded consumer foods sold through retail stores. Founded on the banks of the Mississippi River at Saint Anthony Falls in Minneapolis, the company originally gained fame for being a large flour miller. It is headquartered in Golden Valley, Minnesota, a suburb of Minneapolis.
Basic company information
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- Business sectors
- food industry [1]
- Company / filing name
- GENERAL MILLS INC [2]
- Headquarters location
- Golden Valley [1]
- Founded
- 1856 [1]
- Legal form
- Delaware corporation [1]
- Founders
- Cadwallader C. Washburn [1]
- Official website
- www.generalmills.com ↗ [1]
- Employees
- 35,000 · reported year 2011 [1]
- Annual revenue
- USD 18,992,800,000 · reported year 2022 [1]
- ISIN (reported securities)
- ISIN GM0000230124 [1]
- CIK
- 40704 [2]
- Country in background record
- United States [1]
- Symbols / exchanges
- GIS (NYSE) [2]
Company positioning and business
General Mills, Inc. is an American multinational manufacturer and marketer of branded consumer foods sold through retail stores. Founded on the banks of the Mississippi River at Saint Anthony Falls in Minneapolis, the company originally gained fame for being a large flour miller. It is headquartered in Golden Valley, Minnesota, a suburb of Minneapolis. [3]
Today, the company markets many well-known North American brands, including Gold Medal flour, Annie's Homegrown, Lärabar, Cascadian Farm, Betty Crocker, Nature Valley, Totino's, Pillsbury, Old El Paso, Häagen-Dazs, as well as breakfast cereals under the General Mills name, including Cheerios, Wheaties, Chex, Lucky Charms, Trix, Cocoa Puffs, and the monster cereals. [3]
Background text: Wikipedia contributors, General Mills. Selected introductory paragraphs, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Official filing data is cited separately.
Understanding company scale
Employees: 35,000 · reported year 2011. [1]
Annual revenue: USD 18,992,800,000 · reported year 2022. [1]
Financial year, securities and disclosures
Listed securities: GIS (NYSE). Multiple symbols may represent different share classes or securities of the same registrant. [2]
History and key events
Founding / inception date recorded in Wikidata. [1]
Financial results and regulatory disclosures
No individual financial documents have been indexed yet. Open the source to consult company disclosures. [2]
Related entities and concepts
Frequently asked questions
When was GENERAL MILLS INC founded?
Founded: 1856. The linked source provides the background record. [1]
Where is the headquarters of GENERAL MILLS INC?
Headquarters location: Golden Valley. The linked source provides the background record. [1]
Which business sectors are recorded for GENERAL MILLS INC?
Business sectors: food industry. The linked source provides the background record. [1]
Sources and review dates
- Wikidata — company background record (CC0) ↗
- Company identity and profile data ↗
- Wikipedia contributors — General Mills (CC BY-SA 4.0) ↗
Reviewed 23 October 2026. Financial periods and historical event dates are shown separately. Figures reflect their stated source dates; this page is not a live quote or investment recommendation.