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Five CPG giants entering or expanding in the dietary supplements space

01-Aug-2018 By Adi Menayang

From Clorox to Kirin to Johnson & Johnson, this year we’ve seen several consumer packaged goods (CPG) giants enter the dietary supplement space, either through acquisitions or major investments.

General Mills leads $12 million investment into GoodBelly

21-Jun-2018 By Hank Schultz

General Mills has led a funding round that poured $12 million into Boulder,CO-based functional food firm NextFoods and its GoodBelly brand via its venture investing arm 301 Inc.

General Mills seeks to patent high-protein oat variety

02-May-2017 By Elaine Watson

General Mills is seeking to patent a new oat variety with more than double the protein of standard cultivated varieties and a more stable fatty acid profile, making the oats less prone to oxidation.

General Mills says health has become ‘a primary driver of innovation’

22-Aug-2012 By Caroline Scott-Thomas

General Mills claims it has improved the nutritional profile of 68% of its product line by sales volume since 2005, reformulating to include more fiber, calcium and whole grains, and less sodium, saturated fat, trans fat and added sugar.

General Mills signs Yoplait acquisition agreements

18-May-2011 By Caroline Scott-Thomas

General Mills has entered into definitive agreements to acquire a 51 percent controlling interest in French yogurt maker Yoplait and a 50 percent stake in a related entity that holds the global Yoplait brands.

Functional overdrive: General Mills woos hearts, minds and stomachs

18-May-2011 By Elaine Watson

General Mills has signaled its intention to make a bold move into the functional foods market with new products targeting cardiovascular health, cognitive function and weight management.

Class action lawsuits set to ‘explode’ in health claims arena

01-Apr-2011 By Elaine Watson

A potent combination of lawyers on the make, a rise in activism from consumer lobby groups and food manufacturers pushing the envelope with more aggressive health claims is set to prompt an “explosion” in class action lawsuits in the coming years, according...

Yoplait Original yogurt reformulated with added calcium

16-Dec-2010 By Guy Montague-Jones

Extra calcium has been added to the Yoplait Original yogurt in the US in an attempt to set the product up as an easy option for women looking to meet their daily calcium requirements.

General Mills most likely Yoplait winner, says analyst

24-Nov-2010 By Helen Glaberson

Nestlé is unlikely to acquire Yoplait according to an industry analyst, who predicts that General Mills would be the eventual winner of the yoghurt business.

General Mills pushes case for Cheerios claim

23-Nov-2009 By Guy Montague-Jones

General Mills has responded to a Food and Drug Administration (FDA) letter asking for more evidence to support a revised health claim regarding the impact of Cheerios on cholesterol levels.

General Mills expands open-source innovation network

06-Nov-2009 By Shane Starling

General Mills is beefing up its Worldwide Innovation Network (G-WIN) with an online collaboration tool to align “scientists, researchers, engineers, inventors and entrepreneurs” with technical challenges highlighted by the company.

Lawsuits against Cheerios cholesterol claims combined

13-Oct-2009 By Caroline Scott-Thomas

A federal court panel has ruled that five pending lawsuits against General Mills for claims about the purported cholesterol-lowering benefits of Cheerios will be consolidated into one multi-district case.

General Mills sued over probiotic claims

28-Sep-2009 By Shane Starling

The legal firm that mounted the class action against Dannon that resulted in a $35m out-of-court settlement, is one of several law firms that have mounted a similar action against another probiotic product, this time General Mills’ Yo-Plus.

What CEOs earn in the big food firms

24-Sep-2009 By Lorraine Heller

NutraIngredients-USA.com looks at the wages of CEOs at six major US food companies, using interactive charts to explore their basic salary and incentives in 2008.

Cheerios: Drugs for breakfast?

25-May-2009

When is a breakfast cereal not a breakfast cereal? Well, when it’s a drug.

Martek and GM team up on omega-3 microencapsulation

04-Feb-2009 By Shane Starling

The world’s leading vegetarian-sourced DHA supplier, Martek Biosciences, has joined with General Mills to develop encapsulation techniques for omega-3 ingredients.

News focus: Open innovation

Open innovation requires evolutionary change, says General Mills

28-May-2008 By Jess Halliday

Developing an open innovation program that works takes tenacity on
the part of a food manufacturer, and serendipity will always have a
part to play, says the head of General Mill's Worldwide Innovation
Network (G-WIN).

News Focus: Health and Wellness