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These excerpts taken from the GIS 10-K filed Jul 11, 2008. International
Segment In Canada, our major product
categories are ready-to-eat cereals, shelf stable and frozen
vegetables, dry dinners, refrigerated and frozen dough products,
dessert and baking mixes, frozen pizza snacks, and grain, fruit
and savory snacks. In markets outside North America, our product
categories include super-premium ice cream, grain snacks, shelf
stable and frozen vegetables, dough products, and dry dinners.
Our International segment also includes products manufactured in
the United States for export, mainly to Caribbean and Latin
American markets, as well as products we manufacture for sale to
our international joint ventures. Revenues from export
activities are reported in the region or country where the end
customer is located. These international businesses are managed
through 34 sales and marketing offices.
The components of net sales growth are shown in the following
table:
International Segment In Canada, our major product categories are ready-to-eat cereals, shelf stable and frozen vegetables, dry dinners, refrigerated and frozen dough products, dessert and baking mixes, frozen pizza snacks, and grain, fruit and savory snacks. In markets outside North America, our product categories include super-premium ice cream, grain snacks, shelf stable and frozen vegetables, dough products, and dry dinners. Our International segment also includes products manufactured in the United States for export, mainly to Caribbean and Latin American markets, as well as products we manufacture for sale to our international joint ventures. Revenues from export activities are reported in the region or country where the end customer is located. These international businesses are managed through 34 sales and marketing offices. The components of net sales growth are shown in the following table: This excerpt taken from the GIS 8-K filed Mar 23, 2006. International Segment Net sales for the company’s consolidated international businesses grew 3 percent in the third quarter to $444 million. Unit volume grew 4 percent. Two points of growth from pricing and mix were more than offset by the negative impact of foreign exchange in the quarter. Operating profit grew to $37 million, up 16 percent from $32 million last year. Through the first nine months, net sales for General Mills’ consolidated international businesses were up 7 percent to $1.36 billion. Operating profit increased 32 percent to $154 million. | EXCERPTS ON THIS PAGE:
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