Second-quarter net sales for General Mills' U.S. retail operations grew 3% of which the snack division increased 12% fueled by continued strong sales and market share gains for Nature Valley grain snacks, Fiber One bars and fruit snacks. Yoplait division net sales increased 11% and net sales for Big G cereals and baking products both grew 3%. Net sales for the company's Small Planet Foods organic business rose a whopping 14%. In the Bakeries and Foodservice segment, net sales grew 8%.
--Tanya Irwin
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