General Mills

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General Mills is an organisation. No scale models or locomotive classes linked to General Mills have been catalogued yet.

Timeline

  1. Took ownership of Palitoy
  2. Took ownership of Airfix

    Bought in 1981 through Palitoy, General Mills' UK subsidiary; Wikipedia's ownership table says through CPG Products. General Mills announced in January 1985 that it was leaving the toy business. Kenner Parker, the spun-off toy business, then listed Airfix kits in its catalogue. The sources found don't say who owned Airfix until Hobby Products Group bought it in 1986.

  3. Took ownership of Meccano

    General Mills, which already owned the French business, bought what was left of the UK business in 1981. It left the toy business in 1985, and Meccano was sold to Marc Rebibo.

  4. Gave up ownership of Palitoy
  5. Gave up ownership of Airfix

    Bought in 1981 through Palitoy, General Mills' UK subsidiary; Wikipedia's ownership table says through CPG Products. General Mills announced in January 1985 that it was leaving the toy business. Kenner Parker, the spun-off toy business, then listed Airfix kits in its catalogue. The sources found don't say who owned Airfix until Hobby Products Group bought it in 1986.

  6. Gave up ownership of Meccano

    General Mills, which already owned the French business, bought what was left of the UK business in 1981. It left the toy business in 1985, and Meccano was sold to Marc Rebibo.

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