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GROWTH AND INCOME: General Mills
Ticker: GIS
Market cap billions: $21.0
P/E ratio*: 18
Earnings growth**: 9%
Dividend yield: 2.5%

Packaged-food and cereal maker General Mills has been facing heavy competition in the United States from market leader Kellogg. However, its long restructuring plan is beginning to pay off. Income has been increasing across all sectors of its business, and the company saw 20% international sales growth in its last quarter.

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Last updated June 20 2008: 2:35 PM ET
Criteria include long-term earnings growth equal to or greater than the S&P 500's estimated 7% rate, dividend yield greater than the S&P 500's 2%, and P/E ratios below 27.
*Based on previous 12-months' reported earnings.
**Wall Street estimates for the next three to five years.
Source: Zacks Investment Research
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