Profit tops expectations but full-year revenue outlook lowered because volume recovery has been slower than forecast Shares of General Mills Inc. sank Wednesday, after the consumer-foods company missed fiscal second-quarter revenue expectations and lowered its full-year outlook as sales volumes have recovered at a slower-than-anticipated pace. “While many factors have evolved in line with our expectations – including moderating levels of input cost inflation and price/mix, as well as a return toward historical price elasticities – we’re seeing consumers continue to display stronger-than-anticipated value-seeking behaviors across our key markets, and this dynamic is delaying volume recovery in our categories,” said Chief Executive Jeff Harmening. The stock (GIS) dropped 4.4% toward a three-week low in premarket trading. The company, the parent of brands including Cheerios, Häagen-Dazs and Betty Crocker, said net income for the quarter to Nov. 26 was $595.5 million, or $1.02 a share, compared with $605.9 million, or $1.01