General Mills

  • General Mills

    General Mills

    General Mills Inc. is a food processing company, which manufactures baking products, yogurt, pizza, soup, breakfast cereals, ice cream, flour, packaged meals, organic products, vegetables, pasta, fruit and pastries. It is one of the world’s leading food processing companies. History The history of General Mills Inc. traces back to 1856, when Robert Smith opened the…

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  • PEZ

    PEZ

    PEZ is a candy manufacturing company popular around the world, with its parent company in Austria. The word PEZ means peppermint. The variety of flavors and the collectibles made it famous and unique. History PEZ was founded in Vienna by Eduard Haas III in 1927, when the first breath mint was introduced. Due to the…

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  • Coupons.com Achieves a $1 Billion Valuation as it Scores a $200 Million Investment

    Coupons.com Achieves a $1 Billion Valuation as it Scores a $200 Million Investment

    Thirteen-year old company Coupons.com recently secured $200 million on its initial investment involving institutional investors. The investment has also given the company a $1 billion appraisal. This information comes from a source who has direct knowledge of the deal. Coupons.com’s recent valuation is now the latest in a series of private IT companies that have…

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  • Seneca Foods Corporation

    Seneca Foods Corporation

    Seneca Foods Corporation is a company known for producing and distributing low cost food products. The company is headquartered in New York, USA. History Seneca Foods Co. was started by Arthur Wolcott in 1949. A year after its foundation, Seneca Foods made a contract with the company Minute Maid in order to become a co-packer…

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  • Gorton’s, Incorporated

    Gorton’s, Incorporated

    Gorton’s, Incorporated is one of the country’s leading producers of frozen seafood products. The company has its headquarters in Gloucester, Massachusetts. History Gorton’s history started in 1849 in Gloucester, Massachusetts. Gorton’s is a product of a merger between  John Pew and Sons and Slade Gorton and Company, two companies that were engaged in the fishing industry. …

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  • Coupons, Deals and more Savings

    Coupons, Deals and more Savings

    This week produced a number of great coupons for consumers to use. There are coupon books from RedPlum, SmartSource and also a booklet found in Sunday’s newspaper that contains several coupons from General Mills. Parade Magazine also contains some good offers this week, including a McDonald’s coupon for a McCafe smoothie or frozen lemonade. Another…

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  • Green Giant

    Green Giant

    Green Giant® is a popular brand of canned and frozen vegetables  produced and owned by General Mills. The brand originated in the USA but has since reached other countries including the UK. History Green Giant® was founded in the state of Minnesota, USA in 1903 by a company named The Minnesota Valley Canning Company. In…

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  • A Fun Twist to Good Old Cupcakes

    A Fun Twist to Good Old Cupcakes

    Minneapolis-based food manufacturing giant General Mills has launched a new product that gives the all-time favorite cupcake a fun twist. This new product, called the “Betty Crocker Fun da-Middles,” is said to be the first of its kind. Currently, the industry of cupcakes is considered to be one of the fastest growing in the food…

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