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Pillsbury maker General Mills, Inc. GIS has finalized the sale of its <a target="_blank" href="https://www.benzinga.com/pressreleases/25/01/b43253580/general-mills-completes-sale-of-canadian-yogurt-business-and-updates-fiscal-2025-outlook-for-recen" rel="noreferrer noopener">Canadian yogurt division to </a><a target="_blank" href="https://www.benzinga.com/pressreleases/25/01/b43253580/general-mills-completes-sale-of-canadian-yogurt-business-and-updates-fiscal-2025-outlook-for-recen" rel="noreferrer noopener">Sodiaal</a>.



The transaction includes the Canadian operations of well-known yogurt brands such as Yoplait and Liberté, as well as a production facility in Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec.



In September last year, the company signed definitive agreements to sell its North American yogurt business to French dairy companies, Lactalis and Sodiaal, <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/markets/equities/24/09/40836990/general-mills-offloads-us-canadian-yogurt-divisions-in-2-1b-deal-amid-competition-and-market-cha" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">for a total of $2.1 billion</a>.



General Mills has stated that it expects the sale of its U.S. yogurt business to Lactalis to be finalized in 2025, subject to regulatory approval and other necessary conditions.



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After the completion of the Canadian yogurt sale and the North American Whitebridge Pet Brands acquisition, General Mills has updated its<a target="_blank" href="https://www.benzinga.com/calendars/guidance" rel="noreferrer noopener"> fiscal 2025 earnings forecast.</a>



The company now anticipates a decline in adjusted diluted earnings per share (EPS) between 4% and 2% in constant currency, a change from the earlier estimate of a 3% to 1% drop.



This revision accounts for the increased interest expenses resulting from the financing of the Whitebridge acquisition.



The closures of these two transactions do not affect the company&#8217;s&nbsp;outlook&nbsp;for fiscal 2025 organic net sales growth and did not have a material impact on the outlook&nbsp;for constant-currency adjusted operating <a target="_blank" href="https://www.benzinga.com/news/earnings/24/12/42552249/general-mills-beats-on-q2-earnings-stock-slumps-on-lackluster-outlook" rel="noreferrer noopener">profit growth and free cash flow conversion.</a>



Price Action: GIS shares closed higher by 2.09% at $61.64 on Monday.



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