STOCK OPTION AND LONG-TERM INCENTIVE PLAN OF 1993

EXHIBIT 10.19

GENERAL MILLS, INC.

STOCK OPTION AND LONG-TERM INCENTIVE PLAN OF 1993

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GENERAL MILLS, INC.

STOCK OPTION AND LONG-TERM INCENTIVE PLAN OF 1993

The purpose of the General Mills, Inc. Stock Option and Long-Term Incentive Plan of 1993 (the “Plan”) is to attract and retain able employees by rewarding employees of General Mills, Inc., its subsidiaries and affiliates (defined as entities in which General Mills, Inc. owns an equity interest of 25% or more) (collectively, the “Company”) who are responsible for the growth and sound development of the business of the Company, and to align the interests of all employees with those of the stockholders of the Company.

This Plan shall become effective as of September 20, 1993, subject to the approval of the stockholders of the Company at the Annual Meeting on September 20, 1993. Awards may be made under the Plan until October 1, 1998.

The stock option that will be awarded to employees under this Plan gives a right to an employee to purchase at a future date shares of General Mills, Inc. common stock at a fixed price. As an employee, you will receive an “option certificate” in your own name, which will contain the term and other conditions of the option grant. In general, each certificate will state the number of shares of General Mills that you can purchase from the Company, the price at which you can purchase the shares, and the date you can make your purchase. You will not have any taxable income when you receive the option certificate.

The price at which you may buy the General Mills shares will be equal to the market price of the Company shares on the New York Stock Exchange as of the day the option was awarded to you. If during the period that you must hold the option certificate before you can use it, the price of General Mills stock has risen, you will make a gain on exercising the option certificate equal to the difference between the price shown on the option certificate and the market price of General Mills shares on the date you use your option to buy shares under the terms of the option certificate. This gain is taxable to you.

You will never be obligated to buy shares of General Mills if you do not wish to do so. After the necessary holding period before you can use the certificate, you can continue to hold the option certificate as an employee for up to ten years and one month before making the decision whether or not to buy shares of General Mills. After the full term of ten years and one month, the rights under the certificate will lapse and cannot then be used by the employee.

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In general, you cannot sell or assign the option certificate to any other person, and the specific provisions which cover your rights in the option certificate are covered in the full text of the Plan.

The Plan shall be administered by the Compensation Committee (the “Committee”). The Committee shall be comprised solely of non-employee, independent members of the Board of Directors (the “Board”) appointed in accordance with the Company’s Certificate of Incorporation. Subject to the provisions of Section 14, the Committee shall have authority to adopt rules and regulations for carrying out the purpose of the Plan, select the employees to whom Awards will be made (“Participants”), determine the number of shares to be awarded and the other terms and conditions of Awards in accordance with the Plan provisions and interpret, construe and implement the provisions of the Plan; provided that if at any time Rule 16b-3 or any successor rule (“Rule 16b-3”) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “1934 Act”), so permits, without adversely affecting the ability of the Plan to comply with the conditions for exemption from Section 16 of the 1934 Act (or any successor provisions) provided by Rule 16b-3, the Committee may delegate its duties under the Plan in whole or in part, on such terms and conditions, to the Chief Executive Officer and to other senior officers of the Company; provided further, that only the Committee may select and make other decisions as to Awards to Participants who are subject to Section 16 of the 1934 Act and to other executives of the Company. The Committee (or its permitted delegate) may correct any defect or supply any omission or reconcile any inconsistency in any agreement relating to any Award under the Plan in the manner and to the extent it deems necessary. Decisions of the Committee (or its permitted delegate) shall be final, conclusive and binding upon all parties, including the Company, stockholders and Participants.

The shares of common stock of the Company ($.10 par value) (“Common Stock”) to be issued upon exercise of a Stock Option, awarded as Restricted Stock, or issued upon expiration of the restricted period for Restricted Stock Units, may be made available from the authorized but unissued Common Stock, shares of Common Stock held in the Company’s treasury, or Common Stock purchased by the Company on the open market or otherwise. Approval of the Plan by the stockholders of the Company shall constitute authorization to use such shares for the Plan.

The Committee, in its discretion, may require as a condition to the grant of Stock Options, Restricted Stock or Restricted Stock Units (collectively, “Awards”), the deposit of Common Stock owned by the Participant receiving such grant, and the forfeiture of such Awards, if such deposit is not made or maintained during the required holding period or the applicable restricted period. Such shares of deposited Common Stock may not be otherwise sold, pledged or disposed of during the applicable holding period or restricted period. The Committee may also determine whether any shares issued upon exercise of a Stock Option shall be restricted in any manner.

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Subject to the provisions of the next succeeding paragraph, the maximum aggregate number of shares of Common Stock authorized under the Plan for which Awards may be granted under the Plan is 8,000,000; provided that if during the term of the Plan the Company repurchases shares of Common Stock, on the open market or otherwise and in compliance with the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission, additional Awards may be granted equal to the number of shares repurchased, subject that no more than 4,000,000 additional shares of Common Stock shall be authorized for Awards hereunder; and provided further that the total number of shares of Common Stock that shall be available for Restricted Stock and Restricted Stock Unit Awards under the Plan shall be limited to 4% of the total shares authorized for Award hereunder. The number of shares of Common Stock subject to Stock Options granted under this Plan to any one Participant shall not exceed 10% of the total number of shares of Common Stock which may be issued under this Plan. Upon the expiration, forfeiture, termination or cancellation, in whole or in part, of unexercised Stock Options, or forfeiture of Restricted Stock or Restricted Stock Units, the shares of Common Stock subject thereto shall again be available for Awards under the Plan.

If a corporate transaction has occurred affecting the Common Stock such that an adjustment to outstanding awards is required to preserve (or prevent enlargement of) the benefits or potential benefits intended at the time of grant, then in such manner as the Committee deems equitable, an appropriate adjustment shall be made to (i) the number and kind of shares which may be awarded under the Plan; (ii) the number and kind of shares subject to outstanding awards; (iii) the number of shares credited to an account; and, if applicable, (iv) the exercise price of outstanding Options; provided that the number of shares of Common Stock subject to any Option denominated in Common Stock shall always be a whole number. For this purpose a corporate transaction includes, but is not limited to, any dividend or other distribution (whether in the form of cash, Common Stock, securities of a subsidiary of the Company, other securities or other property), recapitalization, stock split, reverse stock split, reorganization, merger, consolidation, split-up, spin-off, combination, repurchase or exchange of Common Stock or other securities of the Company, issuance of warrants or other rights to purchase Common Stock or other securities of the Company, or other similar corporate transactions. Notwithstanding anything in this paragraph to the contrary, an adjustment to an Option under this paragraph shall be made in a manner that will not result in a new grant of an Option under Code Section 409A.

Only persons who are employees of the Company and, except as expressly approved by the Committee, having three or more years of service, shall be eligible to receive Awards under the Plan (“Participants”). No Award shall be made to any member of the Committee or any other non-employee director of the Company.

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The purchase price for each share of Common Stock issuable under a Stock Option shall not be less than 100% of the Fair Market Value of the shares of Common Stock on the date of grant. “Fair Market Value” as used in the Plan shall equal the closing price of the Common Stock on the New York Stock Exchange on the applicable date.

The term of any Stock Option as determined by the Committee shall not exceed 10 years and one month from the date of grant and shall expire as of the close of business on the last day of the designated term, unless terminated earlier under the provisions of the Plan. Stock Option grants under the Plan shall be Non-Qualified Stock Options governed by section 83 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”).

Except as provided in Sections 12 and 13 (Change of Control and Termination of Employment), each Stock Option may be exercised only after five years of the Participant’s continued employment with the Company.

An optionee exercising a Stock Option shall give notice to the Company of such exercise and of the number of shares elected to be purchased prior to 4:30 P.M. CST/CDT on the day of exercise, which must be a business day at the executive offices of the Company. At the time of purchase, the Participant shall tender the full purchase price of the shares purchased. Until such payment has been made and a certificate or certificates for the shares purchased has been issued in the Participant’s name, the Participant shall possess no stockholder rights with respect to such shares. Payment of such purchase price shall be made to the Company, subject to any applicable rule or regulation adopted by the Committee:

For determining the amount of the payment, Common Stock delivered pursuant to (ii) or (iii) shall have a value equal to the Fair Market Value of the Common Stock on the date of exercise.

With respect to Awards of Restricted Stock and Restricted Stock Units, the Committee shall:

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Any shares of Restricted Stock granted under the Plan may be evidenced in such manner as the Committee deems appropri