General Mills is a packaged food company headquartered in Minneapolis and listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker GIS. It says it has been making food since 1866 and that its products are sold in over 100 countries. Its categories include breakfast cereal, snacks, meals, refrigerated and frozen dough, baking mixes, premium ice cream and natural pet food, under brands such as Cheerios, Nature Valley, Häagen-Dazs, Old El Paso, Pillsbury and Betty Crocker.
On 30 September 2026 the company announced that Dana McNabb, its Chief Operating Officer, will become Chief Executive Officer on 1 January 2027, when Jeff Harmening becomes executive chair of the board.
General Mills is ranked 27th in Food Engineering’s 2026 Top 100 Food and Beverage Companies, which lists its food sales at $19,486 million.