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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.
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. By 1983, Tom's had changed ownership again.
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 ...
York Steak House was a national chain of steakhouse restaurants in the United States.It was among several chains owned at the time by cereal manufacturer General Mills.By 1982, there were nearly 200 restaurants in 27 states from Texas to Maine. [1]
General Mills revives a long-discontinued cereal called Twinkles from the 1960s, plus introducing a new 'Friends' themed cereal. ... No. 6 Ohio State routs top-ranked Oregon 41-21 in the Rose Bowl ...
General Mills (NYSE: GIS) Q2 2025 Earnings Call Dec 18, 2024, 9:00 a.m. ET. Contents: ... And then more recently, there's been news in New York State regarding spanning the retail sales of dogs ...