Best bits: Food firms to shine spotlight on consumer confidence
By: Dean Best | 19 July 2010
"We are in a very competitive environment," General Mills CFO Don Mulligan warned just over two weeks ago as the US food giant issued its annual results.
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"We are in a very competitive environment," General Mills CFO Don Mulligan warned just over two weeks ago as the US food giant issued its annual results.

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