EXHIBIT 21
GENERAL MILLS, INC. SUBSIDIARIES
(as of August 1, 2000)
Percentage
Country or of Voting
State in Which Securities
Each Subsidiary Owned
Was Organized (Note 1)
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CEREAL PARTNERS POLAND TORUN-PACIFIC SP. Z O.O. Poland 50
COLOMBO YOGURT SHOP, QUINCY MARKET, INC. Delaware 100
COLOMBO, INC. Delaware 100
C.P.A. CEREAL PARTNERS HANDELSGESELLSCHAFT
m.b.H. (Note 10) Austria 50
C.P.D. CEREAL PARTNERS DEUTSCHLAND
VERWALTUNGSGESSELSCHAFT m.b.H (Note 2) Germany 50
CPW MEXICO S. de R.L. de C.V. Mexico 50
CPW S.A. (Note 13) Switzerland 50
CPW-CI LIMITED Cayman Islands 50
FYL CORP. California 100
GARDETTO'S BAKERY, INC. Wisconsin 100
GENERAL MILLS (BVI) LTD. British Virgin Islands 100
CPW SINGAPORE (PTE.) LTD. Singapore 50
GENERAL MILLS CONTINENTAL, INC. (Note 11) Delaware 100
CEREALES PARTNERS L.L.C. Delaware 50
Cereales Partners Colombia Ltda. (Note 20) Colombia 100
GENERAL MILLS DIRECT MARKETING, INC. Delaware 100
GENERAL MILLS FINANCE, INC. Delaware 100
GENERAL MILLS FACTORING LLC Delaware 100
GENERAL MILLS HOLDING B.V. (Note 5) The Netherlands 100
CEREAL PARTNERS FRANCE B.V. (Note 6) The Netherlands 100
GENERAL MILLS ESPANA B.V. (Note 7) The Netherlands 100
GENERAL MILLS HOLLAND B.V. The Netherlands 100
GENERAL MILLS NETHERLANDS B.V. (Note 15) The Netherlands 70
General Mills Snacks Holding B.V. The Netherlands 100
General Mills (Suisse) SVE Sarl Switzerland 100
General Mills France S.A. France 100
GMSNACKS, SCA (Note 3) France 43.29
Snack Ventures Europe, SCA (Notes 4, 17) Belgium 40.49
Snack Ventures Inversions, S.L. Spain 100
Snack Ventures S.A. Spain 100
Matutano, S.A. Portugal 100
Chipma Sociedade de Productos Portugal 50
Alimentares
D'Oro Sociedade de Productos Portugal 100
Alimentares
Smiths Food Group B.V. The Netherlands 100
SVE Italia S.r.L. Italy 100
Tasty Foods S.A. Greece 100
Tasty Foods Bulgaria Bulgaria 100
GENERAL MILLS ICF SARL Switzerland 100
GENERAL MILLS VENTAS DE MEXICO Mexico 99.66
S. DE R.L. DE C.V. (Note 19)
GENERAL MILLS DE MEXICO S. DE R.L. DE C.V. (Note 21) Mexico 99.66
GENERAL MILLS INTERNATIONAL BUSINESSES, INC. Delaware 100
GENERAL MILLS INTERNATIONAL BUSINESSES TWO, INC. Delaware 100
GENERAL MILLS INTERNATIONAL LIMITED (Note 11) Delaware 100
Bimaler S.A. Uruguay 50
Cereal Partners Czech Republic, s.r.o. Czech Republic 50
Cereal Partners Hungaria Ltd. Hungary 50
Cereales C.P.W. Bolivia S.R.L. Bolivia 50
Cereales CPW Peru Limitada Peru 50
Cereales Partners L.L.C. Delaware 50
Cereal Partners Slovak Republic, s.r.o. Slovak Republic 50
CPW do Brasil Ltda. Brazil 50
CPW Hong Kong Limited Hong Kong 50
CPW Trinidad & Tobago, Ltd. Trinidad 50
GCF Servicios de Mexico S. de R.L. de C.V. (Note 18) Mexico 99.66
General Mills Asia Pte. Ltd. Singapore 100
CPW Philippines, Inc. Philippines 50
Nestle Asean Philippines, Inc. (Note 12) The Philippines 60
General Mills do Brasil Ltda. (Note 16) Brazil 99
International Dessert Partners SRLtda. (inactive) Peru 50
SVE (Hungary) Trading and Manufacturing Limited Hungary 40.5
GENERAL MILLS MAARSSEN B.V. The Netherlands 100
GENERAL MILLS MAURITIUS, INC. Mauritius 100
General Mills Foods (Nanjing) Co. Ltd. People's Republic of 100
China
GENERAL MILLS MISSOURI, INC. Missouri 100
GENERAL MILLS NORTH AMERICAN BUSINESSES,INC. Delaware 100
GENERAL MILLS OPERATIONS, INC. (Note 14) Delaware 96.15
GENERAL MILLS PRODUCTS CORP. Delaware 100
INMOBILIARIA SELENE, S.A. DE C.V. Mexico 100
GENERAL MILLS CANADA, INC. (Note 8) Canada 100
GENERAL MILLS SALES, INC. Delaware 100
INTERNATIONAL DESSERT PARTNERS L.L.C. (inactive) Delaware 50
RDL COAL L.L.C. Delaware 100
MESI Fuel Station No. 1 L.L.C. Ohio 50
GENERAL MILLS SERVICES, INC. Delaware 100
GENERAL MILLS U.K. LIMITED England 100
C.P. HELLAS EEIG Greece 50
GOLD MEDAL INSURANCE CO. (Note 9) Minnesota 100
INSIGHTTOOLS LLC Delaware 50
LLOYD'S BARBEQUE COMPANY Minnesota 100
POPCORN DISTRIBUTORS, INC. Delaware 100
SMALL PLANET FOODS, INC. Washington 100
YOPLAIT USA, INC. Delaware 100
Notes to list of subsidiaries:
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1. Except where noted, the percentage of ownership refers to the total
ownership by the indicated parent corporation.
2. General Mills, Inc. also owns a 50% ownership interest in a partnership
organized under the laws of Germany.
3. General Mills Snacks Holding B.V. owns a 55.59% interest in GMSNACKS,
SCA, and General Mills Products Corp. owns a 1.12% interest in GMSNACKS,
SCA.
4. General Mills Holding B.V. owns a .01% interest in Snack Ventures Europe,
SCA.
5. General Mills Holding B.V. and General Mills, Inc. together own a 100%
interest in a Belgian partnership, General Mills Belgium, SNC, which also
has a 50% interest in a partnership organized under the laws of Portugal.
6. Cereal Partners France B.V., General Mills, Inc. and General Mills France
S.A. own a 100% interest in a French partnership, GMEAF SNC, which owns a
50% interest in a partnership organized under the laws of France.
7. General Mills Espana B.V. owns a 50% interest in a partnership organized
under the laws of Spain.
8. General Mills Canada, Inc. and General Mills Products Corp. together own
a 100% interest in a Canadian partnership, General Mills North America
Affiliates, which owns a 50% interest in a partnership organized under
the laws of the United Kingdom.
9. Eighty-one percent of the voting securities are owned by General Mills,
Inc. and 19% of the voting securities are owned by General Mills Canada,
Inc.
10. General Mills, Inc. also owns a 50% ownership interest in a partnership
organized under the laws of Austria.
11. General Mills Continental, Inc. and General Mills International Limited
together own a 100% interest in a Chilean partnership, General Mills
Continental, Inc. S.A., which owns a 50% interest in Cereales C.P.W.
Chile Limitada, a corporation organized under the laws of Chile; as well
as a 100% interest in a Mexican variable capital general partnership
known as General Mills International y Compania S. en N.C. de C.V.
12. The remaining 40% ownership interest in Nestle Asean is held in trust by
Nestle Pension Fund.
13. General Mills, Inc. also owns a 50% ownership interest in a partnership
organized under the laws of Switzerland.
14. Gardetto's Bakery, Inc. owns the other 3.85% ownership interest in
General Mills Operations, Inc. General Mills Operations, Inc. also owns a
50% ownership interest in a partnership organized under the laws of the
state of Montana; and a 50% ownership interest in a limited liability
company organized under the laws of the state of North Dakota.
15. General Mills Holland B.V. owns a 30% ownership interest in General Mills
Netherlands B.V.
16. General Mills Continental, Inc. owns a 1% ownership interest in General
Mills do Brasil Ltda.
17. General Mills also receives 40.5% of the earnings of ten entities which
are 100% owned by Pepsi but deemed partnerships for earnings purposes
under the terms of our Snack Ventures Europe joint venture protocol.
18. General Mills Continental, Inc. owns a .33% interest in GCF Servicios de
Mexico S. de R.L. de C.V.
19. General Mills de Mexico S. de R.L. de C.V. owns a .33% interest in
General Mills Ventas de Mexico S. de R.L. de C.V.
20. Cereales Partners LLC. owns this entity through its Colombian branch.
21. General Mills Ventas de Mexico S. de R.L. de C.V. owns a .33% interest in
General Mills de Mexico S. de R.L. de C.V.