Food access and security
Too many people go without food. Too much food goes to waste.
Closing the gap between food and the people who need it
General Mills works to make more food accessible to people facing food insecurity through donations, philanthropy, employee volunteerism and investments in systems that connect surplus food with communities.
How we act
We combine our resources, partnerships and deep food expertise to improve food access locally and system-wide. We focus on:
- Supporting local solutions that address food insecurity in communities
- Partnering with leading anti-hunger organizations by donating our food and time
- Advancing food recovery solutions across the supply chain
Our impact
- More than 50 billion meals enabled since 2019 through food donations and philanthropic partnerships
- In 2025 alone, General Mills contributed 27 million meals through donations
Scaling food recovery
We support solutions that make it easier to recover and redistribute surplus food across the world.
MealConnect, created by Feeding America and funded by General Mills, is an innovative food recovery platform that makes it easy for food makers, grocers, restaurants, distributors, school cafeterias and trucking companies to efficiently donate surplus food.
Since 2014, MealConnect has enabled billions of nourishing meals for food insecure people.
The partners who make it possible
Food banks, community organizations and advocacy groups do the daily work of getting food to people. We partner with organizations that bring both scale and expertise, including:
- Feeding America
- The Global FoodBanking Network
- No Kid Hungry
- Food Research and Action Center
We also engage with local partners like Second Harvest Heartland and The Good Acre to help improve physical and economic access to local food in underserved communities.
These partnerships increase access to food shelves and food bank programs, strengthen access to U.S. federal nutrition programs like school meals and support small food businesses.
Together, our partnerships help reach more communities and strengthen access to food where it’s needed most.
Our role
We have a long-standing history of addressing food insecurity and hunger.
Our founder, James Ford Bell, was a key figure in arranging food and flour shipments from the U.S. to people in Belgium and France during World War 1. These efforts ultimately saved an estimated 10 million people and are considered one of the largest humanitarian assistance campaigns in world history.
General Mills is also founding partner of Feeding America, the largest U.S. hunger-relief organization. For more than 40 years, we have contributed more than $43 million to support the Feeding America network, and enabled millions of meals through our food donations.
We are driven by both the responsibility and the opportunity to leverage our scale for good, actively working every day to support our neighbors in need.
Frequently asked questions
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What is General Mills doing to address food insecurity?General Mills helps address food insecurity by partnering with food banks, nonprofits and community organizations to get food to those in need through donations, philanthropy, volunteerism and local redistribution. Since 2019, more than 50 billion meals have been enabled worldwide by our food donations and philanthropic partners.
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Who do you partner with?General Mills partners with organizations like Feeding America, The Global FoodBanking Network, No Kid Hungry and the Food Research and Action Center, among others. Each partner brings different reach and expertise to the problem, and together, we’re able to reach communities more effectively.
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Why is food security important to General Mills?As a global food company with long-standing values, we are deeply focused on food security efforts. We believe everyone should have access to good food and that no family, child or individual should have to worry about where their next meal will come from. We also recognize our responsibility and opportunity to leverage our scale and influence to nourish families, globally.
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