| General Mills Inc. | Executive Summary | | Xiao(Cynthia) Chen | 2012/4/24 | | Executive Overview General Mills (NYSE:GIS)‚ our company‚ is a global consumer foods company. We develop distinctive value-added food products and market with our unique brand names. We work continuously to improve our established products and to create new products that meet our customers’ potential needs and preferences. Our company has $14.88 billion in sales last year. Our sales has grown substantially
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Contrast General Mills and Kellogg’s General Mills and Kellogg’s are companies whose products are sold all across the world. They are highly demanded brands in the food processing industry. General Mills headquarters are located in Minneapolis‚ Minnesota. Kellogg’s headquarters are in the city of Battle Creek in the state of Minnesota. General Mills and Kellogg’s are the two leading brands. Kellogg’s and General Mills have similar employment‚ and advertising approaches‚ but General Mills superior
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company came to be known as General Mills and it was the largest flour Milling Company in the world. Throughout the years‚ General Mills has grown into much more than just a milling company. -In the mid 60’s‚ they closed over half their mills and began marketing to consumers. Over the years they developed or purchased a diverse line of products that included kitchen appliances and cookbooks as well as the typical consumer products that we associate with General Mills today. Few people know
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The organizational problem of General Mills Inc. Introduction As organizational behavior plays an important role in managing an organization‚ so it is necessary to discuss some issues about organizational behavior. This essay will introduce General Mills‚ Inc. briefly and summarize the problem of General Mills‚ Inc. This essay will also show the discovery in academic literature about the problem. The aim of this essay is to analyze the problem relevant to academic literature and illustrate the
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General Mills Company I Introduction General Mills Company is one of the 500 fortune company in the American‚ with a primarily food products. The head quartered in Golden Valley‚ Minnesota of the suburb of Minneapolis. General Mills markets are very know by the brand of Betty Crocker‚ Yoplait‚ Colombo‚ Green Giant‚ Cheerios‚ and Lucky Charms. General Mills has had a good history and sold a lot of products along the way. They are the 100 leading U.S brands and numerous categories in the world. Findings
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2. OVERVIEW OF GENERAL MILLS‚ INC. 1 3. OVERVIEW OF DIAGEO PLC AND PILLSBURY COMPANY 2 4. OVERVIEW OF GENERAL MILLS’ ACQUISITION OF PILLSBURY 3 5. GENERAL MILLS’ STRATEGIC MOTIVES FOR ACQUIRING PILLSBURY 4 6. IS THE DEAL ECONOMICALLY ATTRACTIVE? 5 6.1. VALUATION OF PILLSBURY (WITHOUT SYNERGIES) 5 6.2. VALUE OF SYNERGIES (COST SYNERGIES) 5 6.3. VALUE OF CLAWBACK 6 6.4. VALUE OF GENERAL MILLS’ STOCK PAYMENT 9 6.5. VALUE OF DEBT ASSUMED 9 7. RECOMMENDATION FOR GENERAL MILLS’ SHAREHOLDERS 10
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a) General Mills is a leading producer of packaged consumer foods. According to the financial statements‚ General Mills makes most of the money from sales. They have 3 segments: US Retail‚ International and Bakeries and Food Services. b) 1) The following are the financial statements that are commonly prepared for external reporting purposes: * Balance Sheet * Income Statement * Statement of cash flows * Statement of Stockholder’s equity 2) General Mills gives
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Financial Analysis: General Mills Inc. The following financial analysis is primarily focusing on the performance of General Mills Inc for the year 2010 when compared to 2009‚ but a historic trend of the past 5 financial years is also being taken into account. Balance Sheet Analysis: The Current Assets for GIS decreased for FY10 by nearly 2% compared to FY09‚ primarily due to a decline in quick assets‚ namely cash and cash equivalents. The company experienced a terrific growth period in FY08 when
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Teambuilding‚ and Communication General Mill’s Organizational Behavior and Leadership Behind every thriving organization stands a strong leader. In an environment constantly changing‚ it is critical that those leading the organization are properly aligned in order to achieve the established mission‚ vision‚ and goals of the organization. General Mill’s mission is to “make lives healthier‚ easier and richer. General Mills is Nourishing Lives” (General Mills:Mission) . Each individual manager
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1998 General Mills studied areas of potential growth and value creation for their company which lead to small acquisitions of other firms. Looking to further grow their company‚ in December 2000‚ management of General Mills made a recommendation to its shareholders that they authorize the creation of more shares of common stock and approve a proposal for the company to acquire Pillsbury Company‚ a producer of baked goods‚ from Diageo PLC. Company Information General Mills General Mills is one
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