Terrific post by Robyn O'Brien, author of The Unhealthy Truth on The Great Granddaughter of General Mills' Co-Founder speaks out. Excerpt follows:
Today, at General Mills shareholder meeting, something remarkable happened. And if it doesn't speak to the changing food landscape in the U.S., I don't know what does.
Shareholders were set to vote on an initiative calling for the removal of genetically engineered ingredients from all General Mills' products. Even though General Mills announced that they would be removing genetically engineered ingredients from Cheerios earlier this year, the measure did not look likely to pass.
All eyes were on the vote, though, especially in the aftermath of the announcement that General Mills was acquiring Annie's Homegrown. So what happened? The great granddaughter of the co-founder of General Mills spoke up. [Read Robyn's complete post here: The Great Granddaughter of General Mills' Co-Founder speaks out]
Side Note from SuperMom101: Post Cereals was founded by a Medical Doctor who ran a sanitarium at the turn of the century where he believed that "healthy eating principles were crucial to one's health." Before then, he and his brother started a "whole grain" cereal company but when his brother wanted to add sugar they parted ways. Their last name. . . Kellogg.
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