General Mills Inc. said Wednesday it still expects to meet its targets for fiscal 2017 ending May 28, including organic net sales growth of flat to down 2%. But the maker of Cheerios, Annie’s and Yoplait said first-quarter to Aug. 28 organic net sales growth will be below the full-year guidance range. “First quarter constant-currency adjusted diluted earnings per share are expected to be below last year’s levels that grew 36 percent,” the company said in a statement ahead of a presentation. Shares have gained 23% in the year to date, while the S&P 500 has gained about 7%.
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