Pillsbury is a brand name used by Minneapolis-based General Mills and the The J. M. Smucker Company. Historically, however, Pillsbury was a rival company to General Mills, also based in Minneapolis that was one of the world's largest producers of grain and other foodstuffs until its acquisition by General Mills in 2000. Antitrust regulations required General Mills to sell off some of the products. General Mills kept the rights to refrigerated and frozen Pillsbury products, while dry baking products and frosting are now are sold by Smucker under license. The Pillsbury brand might have disappeared if not for the iconic Pillsbury Doughboy. Image File history File links Pillsburylogo. ... McDonalds, represented by the Golden Arches, is one of the worlds most famous brands In marketing, a brand is the symbolic embodiment of all the information connected with a product or service. ... Nickname: City of Lakes Motto: En Avant Official website: http://www. ... General Mills NYSE: GIS is a Fortune 500 corporation, mainly concerned with food products, that is headquartered in Golden Valley, Minnesota, a suburb of Minneapolis. ... The J. M. Smucker Company is a manufacturer and market leader of fruit spreads, ice cream toppings, health and natural foods beverages, and natural peanut butter in North America. ... Cereal crops are mostly grasses cultivated for their edible seeds (actually a fruit called a caryopsis). ... // Engineering In engineering, the term acquisition has the following meanings: In satellite communications, the process of locking tracking equipment on a signal from a communications satellite. ... This article is about the year 2000. ... Antitrust or competition laws are laws which seek to promote economic and business competition by prohibiting anti-competitive behavior and unfair business practices. ... Wikibooks Cookbook has more about this subject: Baking Baking is the technique of cooking food in an oven by dry heat applied evenly throughout the oven. ... Poppin Fresh, the Pillsbury Doughboy, is an advertising icon and mascot of The Pillsbury Company, appearing in many of their commercials. ...

C.A. Pillsbury and Company was founded in 1872 by Charles Alfred Pillsbury and his uncle John Sargent Pillsbury. The company was the first in the United States to use steam rollers for processing grain. The finished product required transportation, so the Pillsburys assisted in funding railroad development in Minnesota. 1872 was a leap year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... John Sargent Pillsbury (July 29, 1828, Sutton, New Hampshire – October 18, 1901, Minneapolis, Minnesota) was an American politician and businessman. ... This is the top-level page of WikiProject trains Rail tracks Rail transport refers to the land transport of passengers and goods along railways or railroads. ... Official language(s) None Capital Saint Paul Largest city Minneapolis Area  - Total  - Width  - Length  - % water  - Latitude  - Longitude Ranked 12th 225,365 km² 400 km 645 km 8. ...

In 1889, Pillsbury and its five mills on the banks of the Mississippi River were purchased by a British company. The company also tried to purchase and merge with the Washburn Crosby Company (a precursor of General Mills), but the strong rivalry prevented any merger from happening at the time. The Pillsbury family reacquired the company in 1923. The early 1950s brought the acquisition of Ballard & Ballard Company and the beginning of prepackaged biscuit dough. In 1989, the British company Grand Metropolitan purchased the food maker. A decade later, the old rivals merged. However, the baking products division was sold to International Multifoods Corporation, which was later acquired by Smucker's. 1889 (MDCCCLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... This article is about the river in the United States. ... 1923 (MCMXXIII) was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... // Events and trends This map shows two essential global spheres during the Cold War in 1959. ... 1989 (MCMLXXXIX) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

The Pillsbury "A" Mill and neighboring Phoenix Mill in the early 1900s

Pillsbury once claimed to have the largest grain mill in the world at the Pillsbury "A" Mill overlooking Saint Anthony Falls on the Mississippi River in Minneapolis. The building had two of the most powerful direct-drive waterwheels ever built, each putting out 1200 horsepower (895 kW). There are now plans to convert it into a loft-style apartment building. Image File history File links Pillsbury_and_Phoenix_mills. ... Image File history File links Pillsbury_and_Phoenix_mills. ... // Events and Trends Technology Lawrence Hargrave makes the first stable wing design for a heavier-than-air aircraft Orville and Wilbur Wright make the first documented flight in a powered heavier-than-air aircraft Mass production of automobile Wide popularity of home phonograph Panama Canal is built by the United... The term mill, when used by itself, can refer to: Mill (factory) - a place of business for making articles of manufacture, e. ... The mill in 2005. ... Aerial view of Saint Anthony Falls with the upper dam Saint Anthony Falls, or the Falls of Saint Anthony, located near downtown Minneapolis, Minnesota, was the only waterfall on the Mississippi River until it was replaced by a series of dams in the 1950s and 1960s. ... This article is about the river in the United States. ... An overshot water wheel standing 42 feet high powers the Old Mill at Berry College in Rome, Georgia A water wheel (also waterwheel, Norse mill, Persian wheel or noria) is a hydropower system; a system for extracting power from a flow of water. ... The horsepower (hp) is the name of several non-metric units of power. ...

The Pillsbury Dough Boy was used by the company for product endorsement during the 1970s and early 1980s, and provided inspiration for the monster in the Ghostbusters movie. Ghostbusters (sometimes written Ghost Busters) is a 1984 sci-fi comedy film about three parapsychologists who are fired from Columbia University in New York, and start up their own business investigating and eliminating ghosts. ...

Products

• Pillsbury-branded products sold by General Mills include:
  • Frozen breads
  • Frozen pizza
  • Refrigerated breads
  • Refrigerated cookie dough
  • Refrigerated pie crusts

• Pillsbury-branded products sold by The J. M. Smucker Company include:
  • Bread mixes
  • Brownie mixes
  • Cake mixes
  • Cookie mixes
  • Flour
  • Frosting
  • Muffin mixes
  • Roll mixes

External links

• Pillsbury
• Pillsbury Baking

References

• N.S. Gill. Charles Alfred Pillsbury. Minneapolis.about.com
• Andrew Haeg (July 17, 2000). General Mills Acquires Pillsbury. Minnesota Public Radio.
• Vault, Inc. Pillsbury Basic Snapshot