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Medcalf: Will powerful white Minnesotans live up to promises made after George Floyd’s murder? Myron Medcalf, Star Tribune Nearly 100 years before George Floyd was murdered, three African American circus workers were lynched by a white mob after they were falsely accused of raping a white woman, Irene Tusken, in Duluth. An infamous postcard from the scene of the lynchings shows proud white men posing with the bodies of Elmer Jackson, Elias Clayton and Isaac McGhie. The photo, ...

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General Mills adds pet brands MATT OTT | Associated Press General Mills is diving further into the red-hot pet food market, acquiring Tyson Foods animal treat business for $1.2 billion in cash, the companies said Friday. Best known for Cheerios, Betty Crocker and Pillsbury, Minneapolis-based General Mills in 2018 entered the pet food business in a big way, spending $8 billion to acquire Blue Buffalo, a premium brand. Then the pandemic hit, fueling the biggest surge of pet adoptions in recent me...

SILVER SPRING, Md. (AP) — General Mills is diving further into the red-hot pet food...

Company’s pet food sales is fastest-growing division. Golden Valley-based General Mills is looking to grow its business among four-legged consumers. The Fortune 500 company announced on Friday morning that it has a deal to pay $1.2 billion in cash for the pet treats business of Arkansas-based Tyson Foods Inc. For the 12 months ending on April 3, the Tyson pet treats portfolio generated sales of more than $240 million. “Pet food is a high-growth category, fueled by the h...

FILE - In this Feb. 23, 2018 file photo, the logo for General Mills appears above a trading post on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange. General Mills is diving further into the red-hot pet food market, acquiring Tyson Foods’ pet treat business for $1.2 billion in cash, the companies said Friday, May 14, 2021. (AP Photo/Richard Drew, File) Previous Next Friday, May 14, 2021 1:10 pm General Mills dives deeper into the pet business MATT OTT | Asso...

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Share: Benzinga routinely examines a stock that might be considered a little under the radar. The company may not be well known, but chances are the line of work it’s in is pretty familiar. This is called the “thing behind the thing.” The growth of plant-based foods is continuing with plant-based meat and other areas gaining entry into grocery stores and restaurants. Calling itself a "picks and shovels" play for the plant-based food revolution, Benson Hill is one of Benzinga’s "thing...