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MOST ADMIRED
Top 50 rank: 45
Rank in Consumer Food Products: 3 (Previous rank: 2*)
Overall score: 6.89

Address: 1 General Mills Blvd.
Minneapolis, MN 55426
Phone: 763-764-7600
Website: www.generalmills.com
Nine key attributes of reputation Industry rank
Innovation 4
People management 3
Use of corporate assets 3
Social responsibility 4
Quality of management 3
Financial soundness 3
Long-term investment 3
Quality of products/services 4
Global competitiveness 6
Most Admired
1 Nestlé 8.08
2 PepsiCo 7.47
3 General Mills 6.89
4 Groupe Danone 6.80
5 Unilever 6.55
6 Kellogg 6.39
Contenders
Rank Company Overall score
7 Kraft Foods 5.99
8 Cadbury plc 5.77
9 ConAgra Foods 5.64
10 Sara Lee 4.73
11 Dean Foods 4.55
From the March 16, 2009 issue
*Designated as an international industry. Prior yearís ranks, unless otherwise noted, are ranks in the Worldís Most Admired Companies listing.
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