Yoplait Greek yogurt, Haagen Dazs ice cream push sales at General Mills
Second quarter net sales essentially matched year-ago results, which were up 6%. Through the first six months of fiscal 2014, net sales are up 4%.
Yoplait blended Greek yogurt and other new food items contributed to net sales growth of General Mills in the first half of its fiscal year, the food giant reported today. Haagen Dazs ice cream, an established brand, contributed to net sales growth in China, the Minneapolis-based company said in its second-quarter financial statement.
Net sales of $4.88 billion in the second quarter (the 13-week period ending Nov. 24, 2013, which did not include Thanksgiving, while last year's second-quarter results included the holiday) essentially matched year-ago results. In last year's second quarter, net sales grew 6%.