MINNEAPOLIS — General Mills, parent company to brands including Pillsbury, Old El Paso and Mott’s, announced that its entire K-12 school foods portfolio is now made without certified colors. With the recent reformulation of its Lucky Charms 25% Less Sugar Cereal, the company officially achieved this milestone ahead of its summer 2026 deadline.

“We are proud to have reached this important milestone,” said Pankaj Sharma, segment president, North America Foodservice, General Mills. “As a trusted partner to schools for more than a century, this is yet another example of listening to their needs and providing great-tasting products from brands students love.”

With all K-12 school foods now made without certified colors, General Mills underscored its position in K-12 foodservice and its continued commitment to making food with the highest standards of safety and quality.

General Mills remains on track to remove certified colors from its US cereal portfolio by summer 2026 and from its full US retail portfolio by the end of 2027.