Former employees say the Doughboy was made before General Mills' origin story, which dates it at 1965. The sketched figure bears the brand mascot's familiar hat and scarf. Owners of the abandoned ...
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WCIA) — Crews have initiated the tear down of the abandoned Pillsbury Mills site in Springfield, starting with using a wrecking ball on the 160-foot-tall smokestack Thursday ...
Abandoned worksites across the state will have the chance to be prepared for new business or community development through a ...
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WAND) — A devastating fire that ripped through the upper floors of a downtown Springfield building this afternoon also destroyed irreplaceable art, artifacts, and documents from the ...
One of the most recognizable and beloved marketing images may have gotten its start in Springfield. Chris Richmond, the founder and president/treasurer of Moving Pillsbury Forward, thinks he has ...
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) -- The Pillsbury Company announced it will voluntarily recall 30,000 cases of frozen biscuits after finding they contained plastic strands, creating a choking hazard. The company ...
Nearly 30 years ago, Poppin' Fresh, the roly-poly Pillsbury Doughboy, first appeared on the scene. The entertaining little guy has since become part of the culture. Life is much more hectic now and ...