General Mills higher sales in its fiscal first-quarter as more consumers eat at home in response to higher prices, including from the food company, as costs escalate further.

The maker of Cheerios cereal and Betty Crocker cake mix Wednesday said it now sees costs rising as much as 15% for its current fiscal year, higher than its forecast from June, due to increases for raw materials, labor, freight and fuel.

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