EX-21 10 gm012987-ex21.txt EXHIBIT 21 GENERAL MILLS, INC. SUBSIDIARIES Exhibit 21 GENERAL MILLS, INC. SUBSIDIARIES (AS OF AUGUST 1, 2001)
Country or Percentage of State in Which Voting Securities Each Subsidiary Owned Was Organized (Note 1) --------------- ----------------- 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 OPERATIONS S.A.R.L. Switzerland 50 CPW S.A. (Note 13) Switzerland 50 CPW - CI LIMITED Cayman Islands 50 FYL CORP. California 100 GARDETTO'S BAKERY, INC. (Note 22) Wisconsin 18.17 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 INTERNATIONAL BUSINESSES, INC. (Note 23) Delaware 50 GENERAL MILLS PRODUCTS CORP. (Note 24) Delaware 50 GENERAL MILLS DIRECT MARKETING, INC. Delaware 100 GENERAL MILLS ENTERTAINMENT, INC. Minnesota 100 GENERAL MILLS FINANCE, INC. Delaware 100 GENERAL MILLS FACTORING LLC Delaware 100 GENERAL MILLS HOLDING B.V. (Note 5) Netherlands 100 CEREAL PARTNERS FRANCE B.V. (Note 6) Netherlands 100 GENERAL MILLS ESPANA B.V. (Note 7) Netherlands 100 GENERAL MILLS HOLLAND B.V. Netherlands 100 GENERAL MILLS U.K. LIMITED England 100 C.P. HELLAS EEIG Greece 50 GENERAL MILLS NETHERLANDS B.V. (Note 15) Netherlands 70 General Mills Snacks Holding B.V. 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. Netherlands 100 SVE Italia S.r.L. Italy 100 Tasty Foods S.A. Greece 100
Tasty Foods Bulgaria Bulgaria 100 GENERAL MILLS HOLDING (SPAIN) ETVE, S.L. Spain 100 GENERAL MILLS HD JAPAN B.V. Netherlands 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 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 CP Middle East FZCO UAE 50 CPW do Brasil Ltda. Brazil 50 CPW Hong Kong Limited Hong Kong 50 CPW Romania Romania 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) Philippines 60 General Mills Holding (Brasil) Ltda. (Note 16) Brazil 99 GENERAL MILLS INTERNATIONAL BUSINESSES, INC. (Note 23) Delaware 50 GENERAL MILLS ARGENTINA, INC. Delaware 100 GENERAL MILLS ARGENTINA L.S., INC. Delaware 100 GENERAL MILLS HOLDING (AUSTRALIA) PTY. LIMITED Australia 100 GENERAL MILLS HOLDING (FRANCE) SAS France 100 GENERAL MILLS HOLDING (DEUX) SAS France 100 GENERAL MILLS HOLDING (U.K.) LIMITED United Kingdom 100 GENERAL MILLS HOLDING ONE (GERMANY) GmbH Germany 100 GENERAL MILLS HOLDING TWO (GERMANY) GmbH Germany 100 GENERAL MILLS TWO (GERMANY) GmbH Germany 100 GENERAL MILLS INTERNATIONAL BUSINESSES TWO, INC. Delaware 100 GENERAL MILLS INTERNATIONAL A, INC. Delaware 100 GENERAL MILLS HOLDING A (NETHERLANDS) B.V. Netherlands 100 GENERAL MILLS INTERNATIONAL B, INC. Delaware 100 GENERAL MILLS HOLDING B (NETHERLANDS) B.V. Netherlands 100 GENERAL MILLS INTERNATIONAL HOLDINGS, LLC Delaware 100 GENERAL MILLS MAURITIUS, INC. Mauritius 100 General Mills Foods (Nanjing) Co. Ltd. People's Republic 100 of China GENERAL MILLS RUSSIA HOLDING, INC. Delaware 100 OAO DRY CEREALS (PERM DRY CEREALS) Russia 50 GENERAL MILLS VENEZUELA, INC. Delaware 100 CEREAL PARTNERS VENEZUELA Venezuela 50 GENERAL MILLS PRODUCTS CORP. (Note 24) Delaware 50 INMOBILIARIA SELENE, S.A. DE C.V. Mexico 100 GENERAL MILLS (ONTARIO), INC. Canada 100 GENERAL MILLS CANADA, INC. (Note 8) Canada 100 GENERAL MILLS HOLDING (CANADA) CO. Nova Scotia 100 3051119 NOVA SCOTIA COMPANY Nova Scotia 100 3051120 NOVA SCOTIA COMPANY Nova Scotia 100 GENERAL MILLS HOLDING TWO (CANADA) CO. Nova Scotia 100
SVE (Hungary) Trading and Manufacturing Limited Hungary 40.5 GENERAL MILLS MAARSSEN B.V. Netherlands 100 GENERAL MILLS MARKETING, INC. Delaware 100 GENERAL MILLS MISSOURI, INC. Missouri 100 GARDETTO'S BAKERY, INC. (Note 22) Wisconsin 81.83 GENERAL MILLS NORTH AMERICAN BUSINESSES, INC. Delaware 100 GENERAL MILLS OPERATIONS, INC. (Note 14) Delaware 96.15 8th CONTINENT, LLC Delaware 50 GENERAL MILLS SALES, INC. Delaware 100 INSIGHTTOOLS LLC Delaware 50 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 GOLD MEDAL INSURANCE CO. (Note 9) Minnesota 100 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: 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 Holding (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. 22. General Mills, Inc. owns an 18.17% interest in Gardetto's Bakery, Inc. and General Mills Missouri, Inc. owns an 81.83% interest. 23. General Mills International Limited owns a 50% interest in General Mills International Businesses, Inc. and General Mills Continental, Inc. owns the other 50% interest. 24. General Mills International Limited owns a 50% interest in General Mills Products Corp. and General Mills Continental, Inc. owns the other 50% interest.