


                                                               EXHIBIT 23



                                AUDITORS' CONSENT



The Board of Directors
General Mills, Inc.:


We consent to the incorporation by reference in this  Registration  Statement of
our reports  dated June 26, 1996  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  heading  "Interests  of  Named  Experts  and  Counsel"  in the
Registration Statement on Form S-8.

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.




                                                KPMG Peat Marwick LLP


Minneapolis, Minnesota
July 29, 1997

