Updated:

Mar 8, 2018

Original:

Sep 21, 2011

'Get high ... on fiber': General Mills hires Cheech and Chong to sell 'magic brownies'

General Mills has hired the stoner movie icons to sell the company's new high-fiber brownies. The Business Journal says, yes, it's one big pot joke, and it's "absolutely hysterical."

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General Mills has hired stoner movie icons Cheech and Chong to promote the company's new brownies. The Golden Valley company's mini-movie, above, features the duo taking a cross-country road trip to deliver a van-full of brownies. The Business Journal says, yes, it's one big pot joke -- and it's "absolutely hysterical."

General Mills says the idea came out of an internal marketing competition the company calls "Bold Experiments."

"The joke is, now that they’re older they need some new magic from their brownies,” says Jim Wilson, marketing manager for Fiber One.

Learn more at "Cheech and Chong's Magic Brownie Adventure."

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A limited number of Cascadian Farm Granola Bars may be linked to a larger recall of peanut products due to salmonella contamination. General Mills announced the recall is a precaution because peanut pieces may have been sourced from Sunland, Inc. The peanut manufacturer has expanded its recall to 240 products after 35 people from 19 states have fallen ill.

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The Golden Valley-based company came out Thursday to voice its opposition to the proposed constitutional amendment banning same-sex marriage in Minnesota. "We do not believe the proposed constitutional amendment is in the best interests of our employees or our state economy -- and as a Minnesota-based company we oppose it," General Mills said in a statement. The Pioneer Press notes General Mills and Little Canada-based St. Jude Medical are the only two major corporations in Minnesota to publicly oppose the marriage amendment.

The Golden Valley-based food company says the job cuts are part of its "productivity and cost savings plan" designed to improve organizational effectiveness and focus on key growth strategies. A General Mills spokesperson told the Business Journal about half of the cuts will come largely from administrative and support positions in the Twin Cities.

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