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General Mills main competitors are Quaker Oats, Ecolab, and The Clorox Company.

Competitor Summary. See how General Mills compares to its main competitors:

  • Nestlé has the most employees (328,000).
  • Employees at Quaker Oats earn more than most of the competitors, with an average yearly salary of $66,518.
  • The oldest company is P&G;, founded in 1837.
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General Mills vs competitors

CompanyFounding dateZippia scoreHeadquarters# of LocationsRevenueEmployees
1866
4.6
Minneapolis, MN7$19.9B35,000
1898
4.5
Harrison, NY9$91.9B267,000
1895
3.9
Saint Louis, MO3$5.0B11,410
1998
4.8
Parsippany-Troy Hills, NJ1$3.1B4,900
1877
4.6
Chicago, IL1$3.8B10,000
1940
4.4
Chicago, IL2$25.9B210,000
1978
4.4
Austin, TX2$16.0B91,000
1869
4.3
Camden, NJ13$9.6B19,000
1906
4.5
Battle Creek, MI9$12.7B34,000
1983
4.8
Wilmington, DE6$95.6B328,000
1969
4.3
Dublin, OH1$2.2B12,500
1923
4.7
Saint Paul, MN7$15.7B50,000
1913
4.6
Oakland, CA18$7.1B9,000
1935
4.5
Springdale, AR10$53.3B139,000
1919
4.6
Chicago, IL16$12.1B16,500
1967
4.2
Evansville, IN13$12.3B48,000
1903
4.3
Atlanta, GA11$7.6B31,000
1911
4.6
Benton Harbor, MI9$16.6B78,000
1837
4.8
Cincinnati, OH3$24.4B101,000
1865
4.7
Wayzata, MN18$114.7B166,000
2015
4.3
Pittsburgh, PA21$25.8B38,757

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General Mills salaries vs competitors

Among General Mills competitors, employees at Quaker Oats earn the most with an average yearly salary of $66,518.

Compare General Mills salaries vs competitors

CompanyAverage salaryHourly salarySalary score
General Mills
$51,370$24.70-
PepsiCo
$47,774$22.97-
Post Holdings
$49,249$23.68-
Pinnacle Foods Group LLC
$49,671$23.88-
Quaker Oats
$66,518$31.98-
McDonald's
$25,163$12.10-

Compare General Mills job title salaries vs competitors

CompanyHighest salaryHourly salary
General Mills
$108,994$52.40
Cargill
$111,449$53.58
PepsiCo
$111,372$53.54
Quaker Oats
$108,201$52.02
Post Holdings
$104,580$50.28
Whirlpool
$103,856$49.93
Tyson Foods
$102,857$49.45
Pinnacle Foods Group LLC
$102,190$49.13
Ecolab
$102,072$49.07
The Clorox Company
$95,598$45.96
Campbell Soup
$94,588$45.47
P&G
$93,909$45.15
Kellogg
$93,310$44.86
Conagra Brands
$93,035$44.73
The Kraft Heinz Company
$92,295$44.37
Berry Global
$92,072$44.27
Newell Brands
$88,775$42.68
Nestlé
$86,415$41.55
Whole Foods Market
$85,759$41.23
Wendy's
$70,314$33.80

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General Mills demographics vs competitors

Compare gender at General Mills vs competitors

Job titleMaleFemale
Campbell Soup59%41%
General Mills61%39%
Conagra Brands62%38%
Kellogg62%38%
Berry Global68%32%
Ecolab70%30%

Compare race at General Mills vs competitors

CompanyWhiteHispanic or LatinoBlack or African AmericanAsianUnknownDiversity score
65%13%10%8%4%
9.8
66%13%11%6%4%
9.8
63%14%12%8%3%
9.9
66%15%10%7%3%
9.7
63%14%11%9%4%
9.9
64%13%12%7%3%
9.8

General Mills revenue vs competitors

General Mills revenue is $19.9B. Among it's competitors, the company with the highest revenue is Cargill, $114.7B . The company with the lowest revenue is Wendy's, $2.2B.

General Mills and similar companies CEOs

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Thomas Edward Salmon
Berry Global

Tom Salmon was named President of Berry’s Consumer Packaging Division effective November 2015. He previously served as President of Berry’s Rigid Closed Top Division since November 2014 and President of Berry’s Engineered Materials Division from 2003 until November 2014. Mr. Salmon was General Manager for Honeywell Plastics for the two years prior thereto. He was the Global Sales Director for Allied Signal’s Engineering Plastics and Films business from 1999 to 2001. Prior to joining Honeywell/ Allied Signal, Mr. Salmon held several positions at GE Plastics and GE Lighting, divisions within General Electric. Mr. Salmon holds a Bachelor of Business Administration from Saint Bonaventure University in Western New York.

Mark A. Clouse
Campbell Soup

Mark A. Clouse was named President and Chief Executive Officer and a Director of Campbell Soup Company effective January 22, 2019. He brings more than 20 years of experience in the food industry, having held senior management positions at leading companies with iconic center-store brands, including Mondelez International, Inc., Kraft Foods Inc. and Pinnacle Foods, Inc. Mr. Clouse previously served as Chief Executive Officer and a Director of Pinnacle from May 2016 until October 2018. Prior to joining Pinnacle, Mr. Clouse held several executive roles at Mondelez International, including: Executive Vice President and Chief Commercial Officer; Executive Vice President and Chief Growth Officer; and Executive Vice President, North America.

Sean M. Connolly
Conagra Brands

Sean M. Connolly is President and Chief Executive Officer of Conagra Brands. Sean joined Conagra Brands, formerly known as ConAgra Foods, in March 2015. Prior to joining Conagra Brands, Sean was President and CEO of The Hillshire Brands Company from the time of its formation as an independent company in 2012 to its sale to Tyson Foods in August 2014. Prior to his Hillshire Brands leadership, Connolly was CEO for Sara Lee North American Retail and Foodservice, as well as President, Campbell Soup North America. He also managed numerous brands in the food and beverage division at Procter & Gamble. Sean has used his general management, marketing and innovation skills to improve business performance across a diverse range of food and beverage categories and channels of trade, with a focus on innovation and disciplined execution. Sean earned his bachelor's degree in economics from Vanderbilt University, and his Master of Business Administration from the University of Texas at Austin. He serves on the Northwestern Memorial HealthCare board of directors and The Economic Club of Chicago board of directors.

Christophe Beck
Ecolab

Christophe Beck is president and chief executive officer of Ecolab Inc., the global leader in water, hygiene and infection prevention solutions and services that protect people and vital resources. Prior to becoming president and chief executive officer on Jan. 1, 2021, Beck was Ecolab’s president and chief operating officer. Beck has held several senior leadership roles at Ecolab, including executive vice president and president of the Global Industrial Group; executive vice president and president of Nalco Water, an Ecolab company; and executive vice president and president of International Regions. Previously, Beck was executive vice president and president of Global Integration, overseeing the integration of Nalco following Ecolab’s acquisition of the company in 2011. His earlier roles at Ecolab include executive vice president, Institutional Sector; senior vice president and general manager, Institutional Foodservice - North America; and senior vice president, Corporate Marketing and Strategy. Prior to joining Ecolab in 2007, Beck was senior executive at Nestlé for 16 years, where he ran several of the company’s major businesses. Earlier in his career, he worked on a space shuttle project for the European Space Agency. In 2006, Beck was nominated as a Young Global Leader of the World Economic Forum for his accomplishments and commitment to shape a better world. Beck holds a master’s degree in Engineering from the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology and serves on the institution’s strategic advisory board. He also serves on the board of directors for the Saint Paul & Minnesota Foundation. Ecolab is a trusted partner at nearly three million commercial customer locations. With annual sales of $12 billion and 44,000 associates, Ecolab delivers comprehensive solutions, data-driven insights and personalized service to advance food safety, maintain clean and safe environments, optimize water and energy use and improve operational efficiencies and sustainability for customers in the food, healthcare, hospitality and industrial markets in more than 170 countries around the world. www.ecolab.com.

Steven A. Cahillane
Kellogg

Steve Cahillane joined NBTY in September 2014 as President & CEO. Since that time, he has also served as a member of the Board of Directors of NBTY. Prior to joining NBTY, Steve served as President of Coca-Cola Americas, which consists of both the North American and Latin American operations. Before assuming that role, he held positions as President and CEO of Coca-Cola Refreshments (CCR), an operating unit of the North American business of The Coca Cola Company, and President of Coca-Cola Enterprise’s (CCE) North American business. Mr. Steven A. Cahillane, also known as Steve, has been the Chief Executive Officer and President at Kellogg Company since October 2, 2017 and has been its Chairman since March 16, 2018. Mr. Cahillane possesses particular knowledge and experience in a variety of areas, including accounting and financial acumen, risk management, innovation and research and development, branded consumer products and consumer dynamics, regulatory and government that strengthens the Board's

Christopher J. Kempczinski
McDonald's

Christopher John Kempczinski (born 1967/1968) is an American business executive, and the president and chief executive officer (CEO) of McDonald's Corporation.

Ravi Saligram
Newell Brands

Ramon Luis Laguarta
PepsiCo

Robert V. Vitale
Post Holdings

Rob Vitale has served as the President and Chief Executive Officer of Post Holdings since 2014. He joined the company during the time of its spinoff from Ralcorp and was the company’s Chief Financial Officer from 2011-2014. He has been a member of the Board of Directors at Post Holdings since 2014. During his time at Post, the company has completed 15 major acquisitions and executed a variety of innovative financial transactions, including the creation and spinoff of Post’s active nutrition units into a new public company, BellRing Brands, Inc. in 2019. He also serves as the Executive Chairman of the Board of Directors of BellRing Brands. These acquisitions and transactions have increased revenue from $900 million in fiscal 2012 to nearly $6 billion today. Prior experience: Prior to Post, his background includes a history of organization leadership, transformative growth and acquisitions. He served as president and chief executive officer of AHM Financial Group LLC, a diversified financial services firm, which grew five-fold in revenue during his time leading the company. Prior to AHM, he was a partner in Westgate Group LLC, a consumer products private equity firm. Early in his career, he worked at Boatmen’s Bancshares and KPMG. He received his MBA from Washington University in St. Louis and a BSBA from St. Louis University. Board experience: Executive Chairman of the Board, BellRing Brands, Inc. since October 2019 Director, Post Holdings since November 2014 Director, Energizer Holdings since August 2017 Honors: Washington University Olin Business School Distinguished Alumni Honoree, 2020 Saint Louis University Globalist Award, 2019 Institutional Investor All-America Executive Team - 2019, 2018, 2017

Linda Rendle
The Clorox Company

Linda J. Rendle has served as chief executive officer and director of The Clorox Company since September 2020. During nearly 20 years with the company, she has held numerous senior leadership roles. Previously, she served as president from May 2020 to September 2020. Before becoming president, she served as executive vice president - Cleaning, International, Strategy and Operations from July 2019 to May 2020, and executive vice president - Strategy and Operations from January 2019 to July 2019. Prior to that, she was executive vice president and general manager - Cleaning and Strategy from June 2018 to January 2019, and she served as senior vice president and general manager - Cleaning, from August 2016 to June 2018, with additional responsibility for Professional Products as of April 2017. She served as vice president and general manager - Home Care from October 2014 to August 2016. She began her Clorox career in 2003 in the Sales division, where she served in various positions of increasing responsibility in sales planning and supply chain, culminating in her role as vice president - Sales - Cleaning, from 2012 to 2014. Before joining Clorox, she worked for Procter & Gamble, where she held several positions in sales management. Ms. Rendle holds a bachelor’s degree in economics from Harvard University.

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