<Table> General Mills, Inc . <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Type </Th> <Td> Public </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Traded as </Th> <Td> NYSE: GIS S&P 500 Component </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Industry </Th> <Td> Food processing </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Founded </Th> <Td> June 20, 1856; 161 years ago (1856 - 06 - 20) Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S. </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Founders </Th> <Td> Cadwallader C. Washburn, John Crosby, James Ford Bell </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Headquarters </Th> <Td> Golden Valley, Minnesota, United States </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Area served </Th> <Td> Worldwide </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Key people </Th> <Td> Kendall J. Powell (Chairman and CEO) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Products </Th> <Td> Baking mixes, breakfast cereals, yogurt, refrigerated dough, soup, pizza, snack foods, ice cream, soy products, vegetables, flour, and other food products </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Revenue </Th> <Td> US $16.6 billion (FY 2016) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Operating income </Th> <Td> US $2.7 billion (FY 2016) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Profit </Th> <Td> US $1.7 billion (FY 2016) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Total assets </Th> <Td> US $21.7 billion (FY 2016) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Total equity </Th> <Td> US $4.9 billion (FY 2016) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Number of employees </Th> <Td> 39,000 (2014) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Website </Th> <Td> www.generalmills.com </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Th> Type </Th> <Td> Public </Td> </Tr>

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