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Cereal Partners Worldwide S.A. is a joint venture between General Mills and Nestlé, established in 1991 to produce breakfast cereals.The company is headquartered in Lausanne, Switzerland, and markets cereals in more than 130 countries (except for the U.S. and Canada, where General Mills markets the cereals directly).
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 .
In the early 20th century, the company operated as many as nine mills but consolidation reduced that number to the current three flour mills in Dublin, Cork, and Portarlington. The oatmeal mill in Sallins was closed at the end of 2013. The company remained in family hands until 1988. [5]
Post Consumer Brands, LLC; Formerly: Postum Cereal Company (1895–1929) General Foods (1929–1990) Kraft (1990–2007) Post Cereals (2007–2015) Company type: Subsidiary
Rockmills (Irish: Carraig an Mhuileann) is a small rural village located in the parish of Kildorrery, in the Avondhu region of County Cork, Ireland.The village derives its name from the large mill that once operated on the banks of the River Funshion, that runs to the east of the village.
Avoca Handweavers, now mostly known simply as Avoca, is a clothing manufacturing, retail and food business in Ireland.The company began in Avoca, County Wicklow, and is the oldest working woollen mill in Ireland and one of the world's oldest manufacturing companies.
Jeffrey L. Harmening is president and chief executive officer (CEO) of General Mills, having taken over from Ken Powell in June 2017. [1] [2] [3] He was chief operating officer (COO) of General Mills from July 2016 to May 2017. [4] He earned a bachelor's degree from DePauw University (1989), and an MBA from Harvard Business School (1994). [5] [4]
Powell joined General Mills in 1979. [3] He subsequently held a variety of management positions at the company. From 1999 to 2004, he was CEO of Cereal Partners Worldwide, a joint venture between General Mills and Nestlé. [4] In 2005, he was appointed as the company's U.S. retail unit chief. [5]