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General Mills Doubling Down On Organic

MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) -- General Mills is trying to keep up with the country's growing appetite for organic foods.

The Golden Valley-based food maker is doubling the amount of acres from where it gets organic ingredients.

General Mills says it expects sales from its organic products to reach $1 billion by 2019, a year sooner than previous estimates.

The company is the third-largest natural and organic food maker in the United States.

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