Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
General Mills itself was created on June 20, 1928, [8] when Washburn-Crosby President James Ford Bell merged Washburn-Crosby with three other mills. [9] In the same year, General Mills acquired the Wichita Mill and Elevator Company of the industrialist Frank Kell of Wichita Falls , Texas .
The brand is owned by General Mills. Pillsbury acquired it in 1995, when its then-parent company Grand Metropolitan bought Pet, Inc., which had itself taken over the brand in 1968 from the Mountain Pass Canning Company. [1] The name is a reference to the city of El Paso, Texas, and the historical "Old" period when Texas was a part of Mexico.
James Ford Bell (August 16, 1879 – May 7, 1961), was an American business leader and philanthropist, was the founder of General Mills in 1928. He served as president of General Mills from 1928 to 1934 and as chairman from 1934 to 1948. He remained a board member until his death in 1961.
General Mills (NYS: GIS) carries $12.9 billion of goodwill and other intangibles on its balance sheet. ... The $128 billion of goodwill in this case was created when AOL and Time Warner merged in ...
Marjorie Husted (née Child; April 2, 1892 – December 23, 1986) [1] was an American home economist and businesswoman who worked for General Mills and was responsible for the success and fame of the brand character Betty Crocker.
They allege that General Mills and its managers fostered a hostile work environment and violated the Civil Rights Act of 1866 and both of the Georgia and Federal RICO Acts.
General Mills revives a long-discontinued cereal called Twinkles from the 1960s, plus introducing a new 'Friends' themed cereal. Here's what we know. General Mills is reviving a popular cereal ...
In 1966, General Mills acquired Tom's for $75 million, and changed the name to "Tom's Foods". In the 1970s, General Mills attempted to launch Tom's chips into national supermarkets and branched off a new vending office snack service.