New $15 million facility will develop new snacks, meals, yogurt and super premium ice cream.
General Mills, Minneapolis, said it recently opened the company’s first innovation, technology and quality center in Shanghai, “signaling a commitment to drive greater innovation and investment in one of the company’s largest growth markets.”
Officials say the $15 million facility, spanning 75,000sqft, is the first major technical center outside of the General Mills worldwide headquarters in Minneapolis. The state-of-the-art complex will focus on snacks, convenience meals, yogurt and super premium ice cream. Inside it will house centers for product research and development, food safety, food nutrition research, and food sensory evaluation.