General Mills said Wednesday it will close three Missouri manufacturing plants as part of an ongoing effort by the food giant to strengthen the competitiveness of its supply chain. The plants that will close include a pizza crust manufacturing plant in St. Charles, along with two facilities in Joplin that were acquired through the company's $1.45 billion purchase of Whitebridge Pet Brands in 2024, General Mills spokesperson Mollie Wulff told FOX Business. "General Mills announced it will close its two Jo ...

General Mills is to shut three factories in the US as part of the company’s bid to cut costs and improve productivity. In a stock-exchange filing, General Mills said it will close three facilities in Missouri it acquired in the last three years by the end of its 2029 fiscal year. The group said it would also conduct “the consolidation of assets at certain of our other facilities”. In May, General Mills set out a “global transformation” programme to make the business more productive. As a consequence, t ...