By: Bob Muldoon

Bob Muldoon — Tue, 28 May 2013 18:35:28 +0000

In 1980, when Mr. Kinney was CEO, I was a Ladd Intern at General Mills in Minneapolis working in the Marketing Research Dept. It was a great opportunity for an undergrad economics major, and it was made possible by Mr. Kinney and his commitment to �ֲ��ý. There were MBAs from Harvard, Dartmouth, Stanford etc. doing marketing internships–and there was me. General Mills had its standard brands like Wheaties, Cheerios, Betty Crocker but also (at that time) Gorton’s, Yoplait, Izod Lacoste, Red Lobster and others. (I seem to recall a frozen pizza brand called Sausalitos (?) and watching an audition of 2 men in fake moustaches trying to get the role of Chef for a TV commercial.) I requested and was granted a meeting in his spacious office, and I recall a coffee table book on Maine sitting in plain view. It was clear that he loved �ֲ��ý, Maine and helping out young people.

Bob Muldoon ’81

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By: Bob Muldoon