 General Mills Inc. GIS, 0.22 said Tuesday its second-quarter profit rose to 605.9 million, or 1.01 a share, from 597.2 million, or 97 cents a share in the year-ago quarter. The food giants adjusted earnings rose to 1.10 a share from 99 cents a share and beat the Wall Street target of 1.07 a share, according to estimates compiled by FactSet. 