Company Overview:
Are you interested in working for General Mills Canada and being a part of an outstanding company that makes some of the best-loved brands in the world and can provide you with plenty of opportunities to learn and develop your career?
With nearly $3 billion in international sales, more than 12,000 international employees, superior global brands and a culture of excellence and innovation, General Mills is an exciting place to work!
At General Mills Canada, we are an important source of growth and development for an award-winning company that sells consumer food products in more than 100 countries around the world.
Our business is driven by passion and a commitment to excellence. We have a focused, results-driven culture that combines exciting opportunities and projects with the chance to partner with talented people who have distinct goals and ambitions. When you join the General Mills family, you’re telling the world that you’re among the very best.
Products/Brands or Clients:
General Mills gives Canadians a reason to celebrate with the introduction of delicious products that help make family meals an occasion to celebrate.
What makes our products unique is our constant effort to innovate and improve. Our range of popular brands like Cheerios, Nature Valley, Pillsbury, Green Giant, Old El Paso, Hamburger Helper, Betty Crocker and Yoplait have made us family favourites and are a demonstration of our success. From breakfast to dinner, we help ensure families are well fed throughout the day, so they can lead healthier, richer and happier lives.
Corporate Culture:
General Mills is made of teams that are dedicated to innovation, quality and building healthier lives for each other, our families and our communities. From our daily meetings to our product launches, our culture reflects our goals in everything we do.
When you work at General Mills, you are working with some of the best professionals around. We have worked hard to create an atmosphere that fosters innovation, creativity and a passion for what we believe in.
Unlike many businesses, we are constantly evolving and developing ourselves in order to remain competitive and productive. More importantly, we strive to discover new ways to help Canadians.
Our mission at General Mills is to make lives healthier, easier and richer every day. Intertwined within the fabric of our mission are our core values, which enable us to further our mission and improve our culture.
Accomplishments/Awards:
General Mills is consistently recognized as a leader in our industry, winning awards every year for our corporate success and dedication to communities. Additionally, we seek to acknowledge those within the business who go above and beyond in order to make General Mills even better. We take pride in the awards and recognition we have received because they demonstrate our commitment to being an employer of choice.
Back in April, 2012, Forbes Magazine named us the most reputable company in America. Chief Learning Officer magazine also gave us a number one rating for our learning and development programs. In addition, we were recently named the number one sales organization in Canada by Advantage International.
Sound like somewhere you’d like to be? Why not take a look at some of our other awards.
- 100 Best Corporate Citizens (No. 3), Corporate Responsibility Officer magazine 2010
- 100 Best Companies to Work For (No. 58), Fortune magazine 2011
- 50 'Most Admired' Companies (No. 47), Fortune magazine 2010
- Top 20 Companies for Leadership, Bloomberg Businessweek.com 2010
- 100 Best Companies for Working Mothers (Top Ten, Hall of Fame), Working Mother magazine 2010
- World’s Most Ethical Companies, The Ethisphere Institute 2010
- Top Companies for Executive Women, National Association for Female Executives 2010
- Best Places to Work for LGBT Equality, Human Rights Campaign Foundation 2010
- 2010 Best Workplaces in Canada, The Great Place to Work Institute 2010
- Top Companies for Diverse MBA's and Managers, Diversity MBA magazine 2010
At General Mills, not only do we take pride in our successes as a team, we love to recognize individual achievements as well. We believe in celebrating those who go above and beyond in order to reach our goals. We show our appreciation through various award programs, like our Words of Thanks, You Rock, and Champions awards. Each award is meant to highlight the achievements of our employees. We know that if it wasn’t for the great work of those within the company, we could never have become the great global brand we are today.
Company Website:
www.genmills.com/