On General Mills' plate: new mousse yogurt and revved up pizza rolls

The packaged food firm is out with a new batch of products.

December 16, 2014 at 7:25PM
New pizza rolls from General Mills are spiced up with flavors from chips. (Evan Ramstad/The Minnesota Star Tribune)

General Mills is bringing its "whipped" yogurt style to Greek yogurt, while amping up flavors for its Totino's pizza rolls.

Those are among the 50 new products announced Tuesday by General Mills. The Golden Valley-based packaged foods giant typically trots out new wares twice a year.

"Yoplait Greek 100 Whips!" transplants the mousse concept from Yoplait's traditional yogurt offerings to its newer Greek line.

The company's booming Nature Valley snack bar business will add a "Nut Crisps" version, a crunchy itme includes sweet and salty flavors mixed together. Also, a non-bar product, Nature Valley Protein Oatmeal, will be released in microwaveable cups.

And Mills' Food Should Taste Good brand, which focuses on natural items, will bring out a gluten-free snack bar to its line-up, the "Real Good Bar."

Other new offerings include Totino's Bold Pizza Rolls, which have a crispier crust than regular Totino's rolls and come seasoned with such flavors as Ranch and Cheddar.

And then there's Pillsbury Minis, a bakery snack for convenience stores with varieties including Cinnamon Rolls, Chocolate Chip Muffins and Blueberry Muffins with Streusel.

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