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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.
Who Owns General Mills? General Mills is a publicly traded company with over 100 subsidiaries. As of March 2024, Vanguard Group was the largest shareholder of General Mills with about 60.3...
General Mills (NYSE: GIS) is owned by 77.96% institutional shareholders, 1.61% General Mills insiders, and 20.43% retail investors. Vanguard Group Inc is the largest individual General Mills shareholder, owning 67.38M shares representing 12.14% of the company.
Through 150 years of challenges, successes and new ventures, General Mills has put passion and purpose into making food the world loves. Highlights: 2001: General Mills acquires The Pillsbury Company to create one of the world’s largest food companies
General Mills, Inc. manufactures and markets branded consumer foods worldwide. The company operates through four segments: North America Retail; International; Pet; and North America...
General Mills was incorporated in 1928 to acquire Washburn Crosby Company, a flour-milling company formed in 1866, and four other milling companies. Specializing in cereals and flour products, the company grew as a food processor through the years of the Great Depression.
Early History. General Mills was incorporated in 1928, but its origins go back to 1866, when Cadwallader Washburn opened the first flour mill in Minneapolis, Minnesota. His business, originally called the Minneapolis Milling Company, competed with local miller C.A. Pillsbury.