# McCormick & Company

> McCormick makes spices, seasonings, sauces and custom flavors for home cooks, retailers, food manufacturers and restaurants. Its Consumer and Flavor Solutions businesses generated $6.8403 billion in fiscal 2025 sales. Brands include McCormick, OLD BAY, French’s, Frank’s RedHot and Cholula; its proposed combination with Unilever Foods remained pending in October 2026.

- **Founded:** 1889
- **Headquarters:** Hunt Valley, United States
- **Founders:** Willoughby M. McCormick (Founder)
- **Products:** Consumer spices, herbs and extracts, Sauces and condiments, Flavor Solutions, Create IT, Flavor Forecast
- **Notable:** Reported fiscal 2025 net sales of $6.8403 billion., Products sold in approximately 150 countries and territories., Authorized its 40th consecutive annual dividend increase in November 2025.

## Products & services

- **Consumer spices, herbs and extracts** — Packaged cooking ingredients sold through grocery, club, discount, specialty and ecommerce channels under McCormick and regional brands.
- **Sauces and condiments** — French’s mustard, Frank’s RedHot, Cholula, Stubb’s and other branded products for households and professional kitchens.
- **Flavor Solutions** — Custom flavors, seasoning blends, coating systems and ingredients for food and beverage manufacturers and foodservice operators.
- **Create IT** — A co-creation process supporting customer products from concept through formulation and commercialization.
- **Flavor Forecast** — Annual culinary trend research, published since 2000, that informs product development and recipes.
- **Black Currant Seasoning and Finishing Sugar** — 2026 Flavor of the Year products for savory dishes, desserts and drinks.

## Achievements

- Reported fiscal 2025 net sales of $6.8403 billion.
- Products sold in approximately 150 countries and territories.
- Authorized its 40th consecutive annual dividend increase in November 2025.
- Reports more than 400 food scientists across 20 Technical Innovation Centers.
- Completed the acquisition of a controlling interest in McCormick de Mexico on January 2, 2026.

## Latest updates

- **2026-10** — October 1 third-quarter release reported sales growth of 17.4%, organic growth of 1.9%, and reaffirmed the 2026 outlook. Integration planning for the proposed Unilever Foods combination continued.
- **2026-03** — Announced proposed combination with Unilever Foods at an implied $44.8 billion enterprise value for that business. Proposed cash payment is $15.7 billion plus equity consideration; closing is conditional.
- **2026-03** — Introduced Black Currant Seasoning and Black Currant Finishing Sugar following the 2026 Flavor of the Year announcement.
- **2026-01** — Paid $750 million for an additional 25% interest in McCormick de Mexico, increasing ownership to 75%.

## Links

- Website: https://www.mccormickcorporation.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/mccormick/
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/mccormickcorp
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCleuTKnhH0p6lp_7T9JFxfw
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mccormickcorp/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/McCormickCorp/
- TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@mccormickspices

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Last updated: 2026-10-22