
IS MY HANDWRITING TOO SLOPPY FOR YOUR EYEBALLS? HERE'S THE TEXT OF THE ABOVE CARD ... STEPHEN W. SAWYER / CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD, CEO / GENERAL MILLS / P.O. BOX 1113 / MINNEAPOLIS, MN 55440 / RE: OLD EL PASO REFRIED BEANS / CHAIRMAN SAWYER -- THANK YOU FOR CONSULTING WITH ME. TOGETHER WE WILL MAKE SURE YOUR COMPANY CONTINUES TO BE A HIGH RANKING FOOD GROUP FOR PURPOSES OF THAT PYRAMID THINGEE. NOW, AS FOR YOUR LATEST PLANS. DO YOU REALLY THINK IT'S WISE TO RELEASE YOUR NEW PRODUCT: OLD EL PASO THREE-FRIED BEANS? I MEAN, REALLY, HOW MANY TIMES CAN YOU FRY THOSE POOR THINGS? WHAT'S NEXT, THRICE-BAKED POTATOES? THIS IS GETTING OUT OF HAND. JUST BECAUSE YOUR COMPETITORS CAME OUT WITH REFRIED BEANS IN A TUBE ("TUBE-O-BEANS™") DOES NOT MEAN THAT YOU HAVE TO PARTICIPATE IN THIS GAME OF ONE-UPSMANSHIP. FRANKLY, SQUEEZING BEANS OUT OF A TUBE, THOUGH PRACTICAL, IS A LITTLE DISCONCERTING. SURE, I WANT THEM ON MY BURRITO, BUT NOT LIKE THAT!