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                                                                EXHIBIT 23.2



                       CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS


We hereby consent to the use in the Prospectus constituting part of this
Registration Statement on Form S-4 of General Mills, Inc. of our report dated
November 22, 1996 relating to the financial statements of the Branded Business
of Ralston Foods, Inc. which appears in such Prospectus. We also consent to the
references to us under the headings "Experts" and "Selected Historical Financial
Information" in such Prospectus. However, it should be noted that Price
Waterhouse LLP has not prepared or certified such "Selected Historical Financial
Information."




/s/ Price Waterhouse LLP

Price Waterhouse LLP
St. Louis, Missouri
January 23, 1997
