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Closets Are for Clothes, Not Brands

Crystal Bennett | Posted 04.08.2013 | Gay Voices
Read More: Coming Out as Gay, Mike-Ike-Divorce, General Mills, Gay, JC Penney, Mike Ike Divorce, Marriage Equality, Mike & Ike Divorce, Coming Out of the Closet, Same-Sex Couples, Chick-Fil-a Gays, Chick-Fil-a Gay Marriage, Jcp, Ellen Degeneres, LGBT Rights, Starbucks, Chick-Fil-a Controversy, Gays, Brooklyn New York, Gay Issues, LGBT Equality, Gay Voices News
Crystal Bennett

Given my personal and professional passion for branding (as owner of a brand design agency), paired with lots of contemplation on gay rights, I have been curious about how the two intersect.

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Behind the Brands

Raymond C. Offenheiser | Posted 04.29.2013 | Impact
Read More: Multinationals, Food Companies, Unilever, Behind the Brands, Poverty, Mondelez Internatonal, General Mills, Supply Chain, Globalization, Mars, Associated British Foods, Nestlé, Food System, Global Supply Chain, Hunger, Kellogg, Coca-Cola, Beverage Companies, Consumers, Consumer Power, Pepsico, Brands, Danone, Impact News
Raymond C. Offenheiser

The system is poised for change. Now is the time for all of us to show companies that it is in their interests to lead. No brand is too big not to listen to its customers, and if enough of us urge the "Big 10" to do what is right, they will have no choice but to listen.

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Forget Cereal, Now There Are Breakfast Drinks

AP | CANDICE CHOI | Posted 04.22.2013 | Business
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BOCA RATON, Fla. — If you don't have time to sit down for a bowl of cereal in the morning, companies are hoping you'll want to drink your breakf...

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WATCH: Man's Fiery Anti-Gay Protest Goes Hilariously Awry

Posted 08.06.2012 | Gay Voices
Read More: Video, Gay Rights, Same Sex Marriage, National Organization for Marriage, LGBT Rights, General Mills, Slideexpand, General Mills Gay Marriage, Gay Marriage, Marriage Equality, Same-Sex Marriage, Gay Voices News

Video footage of a gay rights opponent's protest gone awry is going viral in the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) blogosphere. Origin...

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General Mills Sued Over 'Natural' Claims

Posted 07.30.2012 | Home
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General Mills is the target of a new lawsuit filed by two California mothers, who allege the corporation deceptively markets its Nature Valley product...

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Lila Shapiro

NOM Praises Chick-Fil-A CEO's Anti-Gay Marriage Stance

HuffingtonPost.com | Lila Shapiro | Posted 07.20.2012 | Gay Voices
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In recent weeks, as a wave of business executives and corporations have signaled support for legalizing same-sex marriage, groups that oppose gay marr...

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Lila Shapiro

Gay Marriage Foes Ask Powerful Force To Just Stay 'Neutral'

HuffingtonPost.com | Lila Shapiro | Posted 06.17.2012 | Gay Voices
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Reflecting how far the corporate world has shifted on gay rights in recent years, three of the leading groups opposed to same-sex marriage have recent...

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Company Behind Betty Crocker, Wheaties And Yoplait Denounces Minnesota's Gay Marriage Ban

Posted 06.15.2012 | Gay Voices
Read More: Gay Rights, Same Sex Marriage, LGBT Rights, General Mills, Slideexpand, General Mills Gay Marriage, Gay Marriage, Marriage Equality, Same-Sex Marriage, Gay Voices News

General Mills has become the latest high-profile corporation to take a public stance on gay marriage, speaking out against a proposed constitutional a...

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Cheerios Maker To Axe Hundreds Of Workers

AP | Posted 07.22.2012 | Business
Read More: Cheerios, Job Cuts News, Job Cuts, Labor-News, Business News, General Mills, General Mills Job Cuts, Video, Business News

MINNEAPOLIS — Food maker General Mills Inc. said Tuesday it will cut about 850 jobs as part of a plan to lower costs and boost efficiency. The ...

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These 10 Companies Control Basically Everything You Consume [GRAPHIC]

The Huffington Post | Harry Bradford | Posted 04.27.2012 | Business
Read More: Johnson and Johnson, Consumer-Brands, Coca-Cola, Kraft, Parent Companies, Unilever, Nestlé., Corn Flakes, General Mills, Kellogg's, Mars, Consumer Products, Brands, P&G, Worlds Biggest Consumer Brand Companies, Consumer Brand Companies, Business News

It may be obvious that Corn Flakes and Frosted Flakes are both made by Kellogg's, but did you know that Hot Pockets and L'Oreal share a parent company...

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Social Ethics: A Peek Into 2012

Linda Novick O'Keefe | Posted 06.04.2012 | Business
Read More: Walmart, Walmart Foundation, Ge, Julie Gehrki, DeShele Dorsey, Bob Corcoran, Corporate Philanthropy, Corporate Social Responsibility, Changing Our World, Fedex, Twitter, Red Cross, Dell, General Mills, Western Union, Facebook, Csr, Business Ethics, Business News
Linda Novick O'Keefe

Business as usual is changing. Or at least the way business leaders think about philanthropy is changing.

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MF Global's 10 Highest-Profile Former Clients

Reuters | Posted 05.27.2012 | Business
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March 26 (Reuters) - ConocoPhillips, billionaire investor Carl Icahn, Coca Cola, Dominion Resources and giant energy trader Mercuria were among high-p...

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General Mills Makes $1 Billion Investment

Reuters | Posted 04.14.2012 | Home
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Feb 13 (Reuters) - General Mills Inc agreed to buy Brazilian food company Yoki for 2 billion reais ($1.16 billion), in a move marking its return to ...

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High-Tech Start-Up Focus: Flite's 'Agile Marketing Platform'

Bill_Robinson | Posted 03.31.2012 | Small Business
Read More: Charles Schwab, Marriott, Microsoft, Intel, Tostitos, Starcom, General Mills, Fedex, Adweek, Paramount Pictures, Toyota, Best Buy, Cnet, Cisco, Publicis, Yahoo, Sony, Coca-Cola, Hummer Winblad, Dell, General Catalyst Partners, Sequoia Capital, Mediavest, Digitas, Aetna, Sybase, Loreal, Ibm, Google, Flite, Small Business America, Small Business News
Bill_Robinson

One of the most crucial elements of any high-tech start-up's survival -- much less evolution -- is the money backing the enterprise. Is it 'smart money?' Is it 'patient money?' Is it 'connected money?'

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General Mills Shows that Exporting Knowledge Can Make a Difference

Tamar Abrams | Posted 01.22.2012 | Impact
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Tamar Abrams

General Mills knows a thing or two about Zambia. It is one of four African countries where General Mills has been actively working to reduce malnutrition and insecurity.

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General Mills Hit With Class-Action Suit Over Fishy Health Claims

Posted 12.17.2011 | Home
Read More: Video, Fruit Roll Ups, Food Advertising, Fruit by the Foot Lawsuit, General Mills, Junk Food Marketing, Fruit Gushers, Fruit by the Foot, Health Food Advertising, General Mills Class Law Suit, General Mills Fruit Snacks, Home News

The Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI) is planning to file a class-action lawsuit against General Mills for the company's spurious marke...

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Laura Stampler

Yoplait Pulls Ad Said To Echo Eating Disorders

HuffingtonPost.com | Laura Stampler | Posted 04.13.2013 | Women
Read More: Yogurt, Women and Advertising, Video, Advertising, Anorexia, Yoplait, Eating Disorders, General Mills, Neda, Bulimia, Slidepollajax, National Eating Disorders Association, Women News

Yoplait has agreed to pull a yogurt commercial that the National Eating Disorders Association (NEDA) believes could trigger dangerous behavior in thos...

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Green Awards - Finalist Pamela French

Pamela French | Posted 07.25.2011 | Green
Read More: General Mills, Will Allen, Green Giant, Pamela French, Cate Arnold, Caden Hare, Bea Johnson, The Green Awards, Green News
Pamela French

My childhood dream was to win an Oscar. I think originally it was for Best Actress, but as I moved from in front of the camera to behind, my dream w...

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10 Companies With The Best Reputations In America

The Huffington Post | Harry Bradford | Posted 07.25.2011 | Business
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It's difficult for a corporation in today's world to survive under the microscope. But in fact, while some don't, a recent survey released by marke...

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General Mills Adopts Sustainable Palm Oil Policy

AP | Posted 05.25.2011 | Green
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JAKARTA, Indonesia — Environmentalists on Friday praised a decision by U.S. food-maker General Mills to stop buying palm oil from companies accu...

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General Mills Joins Race to Save Rainforests

Rebecca Tarbotton | Posted 05.25.2011 | Green
Read More: Rainforest Action Network, General Mills, Breakfast Cereal, Deforestation, Rainforest, Forest, Green News
Rebecca Tarbotton

Yesterday, General Mills took the lead at the front of an increasing number of companies who are tackling unsustainable palm oil, the controversial substance that is causing rampant deforestation.

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American Consumers Aren't Buying Climate Action

Corbin Hiar | Posted 05.25.2011 | Green
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Corbin Hiar

Earlier this week at the Clinton Global Initiative, UN climate chief Christiana Figueres offered her assessment of what was preventing progress in the...

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Junk Food Crackdown: Feds Draw Up Strict Standards For Marketing To Kids

Posted 05.25.2011 | Home
Read More: Cdc, Lobbying, Ftc, General Mills, Fat, Fda, Obesity, Childhood Obesity, Junk Food, Kraft, Fruits, Food Lobby, Calories, Health, Food Politics, Vegetables, Usda, Kellogg's, Rice Krispies, Food Industry, Video, Home News

Is the federal government preparing to impose strict new standards on the food industry and how it markets junk food to kids? On Wednesday, BNET po...

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What's in Your Food that is Destroying Rainforests?

Rebecca Tarbotton | Posted 05.25.2011 | Green
Read More: Rainforest Action Network, Indonesia, Rainforest, Cargill, Green, General Mills, Palm Oil, Global Warming, Green News
Rebecca Tarbotton

Almost half of all consumer goods sold in grocery stores contain palm oil, a thick, long-lasting oil that is sourced mainly from tropical nations like Indonesia and Malaysia. Its use is widespread and increasing around the world.

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General Mills Hoax Press Release Said Obama Ordered Company Investigation

AP | Posted 05.25.2011 | Home
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PORTLAND, Ore. — General Mills Inc. said it is looking into how a fake press release was sent out that falsely said President Barack Obama had o...

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