Abstract. We consider simple polytopes P = vc. . . nr 1, r 1, k 0, that is, k-vertex cuts of a product of simplices, and call them generalized truncation polytopes. For these polytopes we describe the cohomology ring of the corresponding moment-angle manifold ZP and explore some topological consequences of this calculation. We also examine minimal non-Golodness for their Stanley-Reisner rings and relate it to the property of ZP being a connected sum of sphere products.