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Tuesday 30 June 2015
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Pre-Market Stocks Roundup: General Mills, (NYSE:GIS), Microchip Technology (NASDAQ:MCHP), Molson Coors Brewing Company (NYSE:TAP), Discover Financial Services (NYSE:DFS)

On Tuesday, General Mills, Inc. (NYSE:GIS)’s shares declined -0.02% to $56.56.

Recently, Food Should Taste Good declares the launch of Real Good Bars, the brand’s first snack bar that offers unique, chef-inspired flavors in the on-the-go convenience of a gluten free bar. Accessible nationwide in two sophisticated flavors, Hazelnut Sea Salt and Macadamia Chai, Real Good Bars are inspired by global cuisine and feature a delicious, indulgent blend of nuts, seeds and spices dipped in Fair Trade Cocoa.

Like all Food Should Taste Good products, Real Good Bars are gluten free, not made with genetically engineered ingredients, contain no artificial colors, flavors or preservatives, and are certified Kosher. With a combination of high-quality ingredients like nuts and spices, and unpredictable flavor combinations, Real Good Bars are a great on-the-go snack. Real Good Bars are accessible nationwide in two flavors, counting:

Hazelnut Sea Salt: Inspired by the classic chocolate hazelnut pairing common in European cuisine, Hazelnut Sea Salt features a surprising and indulgent combination of honey, Turkish hazelnuts, California almonds, rich Madagascar vanilla and orange zest for a flavor that’s sure to satisfy.

Macadamia Chai: Inspired by traditional Indian cuisine, Macadamia Chai features a precise combination of cardamom, cinnamon, ginger and allspice. Made with whole almonds, chopped macadamia nuts, slivers of coconut, smooth Fair Trade Certified Cocoa and a dash of Chai, it is a true culinary masterpiece.

General Mills, Inc. manufactures and markets branded consumer foods in the United States and internationally. It also supplies branded and unbranded food products to the foodservice and commercial baking industries. The company operates in three segments: U.S. Retail, International, and Convenience Stores and Foodservice.

Microchip Technology Inc. (NASDAQ:MCHP)’s shares dropped -0.42% to $50.20.

Microchip Technology Inc. (MCHP) declared the PIC32 Harmony Software Decoder Framework and Microsoft Windows Media Audio (WMA) Decoder Library for 32-bit PIC32 microcontroller (MCU)-based consumer-audio application development within the MPLAB® Harmony Integrated Software Framework. The WMA Decoder Library comprises a new modular framework for audio decoders, counting support for MP3 and AAC, allowing easier audio application development.

Microchip’s Audio Decoder Framework allows for audio software codecs to be easily added to a PIC32 design project. Rather than having to rewrite large sections of application code, the framework allows for easier integration into an existing customer application after the corresponding decoder library has been purchased. The WMA Decoder enhances the depth of the library for PIC32 MCU-supported audio decoders, in addition to MP3 and AAC. This enhances the range of audio formats that designers can choose to support. The audio decoder framework within the Harmony environment allows designers to easily add, subtract and switch among various software-based audio decoders. Additionally, counting a WMA decoder gives developers an even wider set of options and support for audio playback.

Microchip Technology Incorporated develops, manufactures, and sells semiconductor products for various embedded control applications. The company offers microcontrollers, such as 8-bit, 16-bit, and 32-bit microcontrollers under the PIC brand name; and 16-bit dsPIC digital signal controllers, in addition to provides microcontrollers for automotive networking, computing, lighting, power supplies, wireless communication, and wireless audio applications.

At the end of Tuesday’s trade, Molson Coors Brewing Company (NYSE:TAP)‘s shares dipped -2.19% to $72.23.

Molson Coors Brewing Company (TAP) declared that consumer product executive Mary Lynn Ferguson-McHugh will join its board of directors, effective right away.

Ferguson-McHugh is the Group President of Global Family Care for Procter & Gamble Company (PG), one of the world’s largest makers of consumer packaged goods. P&G has one of the strongest portfolios of trusted, quality, leadership brands, counting Always, Bounty, Charmin, Crest, Gillette, Olay, Oral-B, Pampers, Pantene and Tide.

Molson Coors Brewing Company manufactures and sells beer and other beverage products. The company sells its products under the Coors Light, Molson Canadian, Carling, Carling Black Label, Coors Altitude, Coors Banquet, Creemore Springs, the Granville Island, Keystone Light, Mad Jack, Molson Canadian 67, Molson Canadian Cider, Molson Dry, Molson Export, Pilsner, and the Rickard’s family brands in Canada; and brews or distributes under the Amstel Light, Heineken, Murphy’s, Newcastle Brown Ale, Strongbow cider, Desperados, Dos Equis, Moretti, Sol, Tecate, Miller Chill, and Miller Genuine Draft brands. It also sells various brands in the United States and Puerto Rico, such as Coors Light, Miller Lite, Batch 19, Blue Moon, Coors Banquet, Coors Non-Alcoholic, Grolsch, Hamm’s, Henry Weinhard’s, Icehouse, Keystone, Leinenkugel’s brands, Mickey’s, Miller Fortune, Miller Genuine Draft, Miller High Life, Milwaukee’s Best, Olde English 800, Peroni Nastro Azzurro, Pilsner Urquell, Sharp’s non-alcoholic, Smith & Forge, St. Stefanus, Steel Reserve, Third Shift, Worthington’s, and hard cider brands; and brews or distributes under the George Killian’s Irish Red, Redd’s, Foster’s, and Molson brands.

Discover Financial Services (NYSE:DFS), ended its Tuesday’s trading session with 0.63% gain, and closed at $59.50.

Finicity Corp.™ (www.finicity.com), makers of the popular personal finance application Mvelopes (www.mvelopes.com) and Discover Personal Loans are working together to assist consumers take control over their finances. Finicity’s Financial Wellness programs, counting Mvelopes, assist keep people on track with their spending, budget, and planned loan repayment.

This unique program brings together the power of Discover’s Personal Loans, backed by Finicity’s tools; education and accountability, to assist consumers eliminate high interest debt. Once approved for a personal loan, Mvelopes users can sync their Discover Personal Loan with their web and mobile app to assist them stay on top of payments and focus on paying their balances off as quickly as possible.

Discover Financial Services operates as a direct banking and payment services company in the United States. It operates in two segments, Direct Banking and Payment Services. The Direct Banking segment offers Discover-branded credit cards to individuals; and other consumer products and services, counting private student loans, personal loans, home loans, home equity loans, prepaid cards, and other consumer lending, in addition to deposit products, such as certificates of deposit, money market accounts, savings accounts, checking accounts, and individual retirement arrangement certificates of deposit.

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