The maker of Cheerios cereal, Progresso soup and Yoplait yogurt said it now expects to report earnings of about $3.52 a share, before one-time gains, up 11 percent from reported earnings a year earlier.

The company had previously forecast earnings per share of $3.45 to $3.47, before one-time items, for the year ended May 25. Analysts on average forecast $3.48, according to Reuters Estimates.

(Reporting by Brad Dorfman, editing by Gerald E. McCormick)