General Mills closing three Missouri plants as cost-cutting broadens

General Mills is closing three plants in Missouri as the Golden Valley-based company consolidates manufacturing in an effort to cut costs.

Two pet food mills and a pizza crust plant will shutter to “increase the competitiveness” of its supply chain, according to a company filing Wednesday.

“Production at these locations will transition to other facilities,” said Mollie Wulff, a General Mills spokeswoman.

The plant closures join a multi-year corporate restructuring that is shedding jobs as the food company tries to turn around declining sales.

The company acquired the plants in recent years after it bought TNT Crust in 2022 and Whitebridge Pet Brands in 2024. All three will shutter early next summer.

TNT, acquired for $250 million, had been a star performer for the company, with General Mills CEO Jeff Harmening saying in June 2023 it was “growing quite nicely.” But he hasn’t mentioned the business’ performance on quarterly calls in the years since.

The $1.45 billion Whitebridge acquisition brought the Tiki Pets and Cloud Star brands to General Mills, which also owns pet food brands Blue Buffalo and Edgard & Cooper.

“These big businesses are working really well for us,” she told analysts last month.