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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 .
Golden Valley is the main corporate headquarters of General Mills, a major flour milling and food products company originally located in Minneapolis. It is the site of Pentair 's U.S. headquarters and local NBC affiliate KARE .
In 1866, Crosby married Olive Loring Muzzy, daughter of Franklin Muzzy, a noted politician.The couple had three children: Caroline, Franklin, and John IV. [4] The marriage lasted until the death of Muzzy in 1873, and Crosby married his second wife, Emma Gilson, six years later.
In the following video, Motley Fool consumer goods analyst Blake Bos takes a question from a Fool reader, who asks, "What do you think of General Mills ?" The retail space is in the midst of the ...
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]
General Mills has been sued by eight Black employees who accused the food company of tolerating decades of racism at a suburban Atlanta plant led by white managers known as the Good Ole Boys. A ...
General Mills is also courting nostalgia with a classic TV show-themed cereal. Friends cereal. The company is partnering with Warner Bros. to release limited-edition 'Friends' Cereal, in ...
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.