Sales growth accelerates at General Mills; execs seek balance in new fiscal year

After a disappointing winter, General Mills righted the ship this spring with better-than-expected profit and a third consecutive quarter of sales growth.

The Golden Valley-based company closed the book Wednesday on another turbulent year — the new norm for packaged-food companies — as it strives to balance sales and profit growth amid big shifts in what people eat.

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