Higher Costs Eat Into General Mills' Profit
MarketWatch, Wednesday, March 18, 2009 10:45 AM
While demand for its Big G cereals, Betty Crocker dessert mixes and Totino's pizza increased as consumers ate more at home, General Mills' third-quarter profit fell 33%, hurt by higher product costs and marketing expenses, Andria Cheng reports.
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