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                                                                 EXHIBIT 23.1



                        Consent of KPMG Peat Marwick LLP



The Board of Directors
General Mills, Inc.:


We consent to the incorporation by reference in this Proxy Statement-Prospectus
of General Mills, Inc. on Form S-4 of our report dated June 26, 1996 relating 
to the consolidated balance sheets of General Mills, Inc. as of May 26, 1996 
and May 28, 1995 and the related consolidated statements of earnings and cash 
flows for each of the years in the three-year period ended May 26, 1996, and 
our report on the related financial statement schedule, included or 
incorporated by reference in the Company's Form 10-K for the year ended 
May 26, 1996, and to the reference to our firm under the headings "Selected 
Historical Financial Information General Mills" and "EXPERTS" in the Proxy 
Statement-Prospectus of General Mills, Inc. on Form S-4.

Our report covering the basic consolidated financial statements refers to
changes in the method of accounting for investments in debt and equity
securities in fiscal 1995 and postemployment benefits and income taxes in fiscal
1994.


                                        /s/ KPMG Peat Marwick LLP



Minneapolis, Minnesota
January 23, 1997
