With revived fruit shapes, Big G declares Trix are for ’90s kids


If you're a Trix cereal fan of a certain age, this could be a good breakfast week for you: General Mills Inc. has brought back the fruit-shaped bits that were a hallmark of the brand for a generation of consumers.

Golden Valley-based General Mills (NYSE: GIS) announced the return of "classic fruity shapes" on its company blog over the weekend, noting that in the past 18 months it received 20,000 requests to bring the 1990s-era shapes back.

The breakfast-cereal cognoscenti went nuts starting Monday.…

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