Bicycle Friendly Business

General Mills Albuquerque Plant| Gold Level

Business Highlights: General Mills Albuquerque Plant has a commitment to promote bicycling culture. The plant incorporates Lifepoints program into its health and wellness agenda, celebrates Bike Month and Bike to Work Day, has on-site showers and lockers, and offers a bike share system for their employees. There is a fleet of 10 company bicycles that employees can check out for use. They can use them to commute or for weekend rides.  Some employees check them out for charity rides or for activities like geocaching. During Bike Month a contest is held for employees who commute to work by bike. Three employees are awarded one of the three company loaner bikes and three new bikes are ushered in as replacement.  Everyone who participates in the Bike to Work Week gets some type of prize ranging from jersey's to water bottles and other bike gear. All merchandise is purchase at local bike shops. Additionally, the plant has partnered with the City of Albuquerque to provide bike lockers on site for personnel and company bikes.

Most Compelling Bike Related Statistic: More than one-third of the employees participate in at least one local charity ride annually.