Post Holdings, Inc. is a consumer-packaged goods holding company, which engages in the operation of center-of-the-store, refrigerated, foodservice, food ingredient, active nutrition, and private brand food categories. It operates through the following segments: Post Consumer Brands, Weetabix, Foodservice, and Refrigerated Retail. The Post Consumer Brands segment manufactures, markets, and sells branded and private label ready-to-eat (RTE) cereal and hot cereal products. The Weetabix segment focuses on the marketing and distribution of branded and private label RTE cereal products. The Foodservice segment includes egg and potato products. The Refrigerated Retail segment involves the production and distribution of egg products, sausage, side dishes, cheese, and other refrigerated products to retail and foodservice customers. The company was founded by Charles William Post in 1895 and is headquartered in St. Louis, MO.

General Mills, Inc. engages in the manufacture and marketing of branded consumer foods sold through retail stores. Its product categories include snacks, ready-to-eat cereal, convenient meals, pet food, refrigerated and frozen dough, baking mixes and ingredients, yogurt, and ice cream. The firm operates through the following segments: North America Retail, International, Pet, and North America Foodservice. The North America Retail segment includes grocery stores, mass merchandisers, membership stores, natural food chains, drug, dollar and discount chains, convenience stores, and e-commerce grocery providers. The International segment refers to the retail and foodservice businesses outside of the US and Canada. The Pet segment includes pet food products sold in national pet superstore chains, e-commerce retailers, grocery stores, regional pet store chains, mass merchandisers, and veterinary clinics and hospitals. The North America Foodservice segment offers ready-to-eat cereals, snacks, refrigerated yogurt, frozen meals, unbaked and fully baked frozen dough products, baking mixes, and bakery flour. The company was founded by Cadwallader C. Washburn on June 20, 1928 and is headquartered in Minneapolis, MN.