# McCormick & Company

> McCormick & Company is a publicly traded global flavor business with two connected engines: consumer brands sold through retail and e-commerce, and custom flavor systems made for food manufacturers and foodservice operators. Founded in Baltimore in 1889, it now sells in roughly 150 countries and territories, owns household names including McCormick, French's, Frank's RedHot, Cholula and OLD BAY, and reported $6.84 billion in fiscal 2025 net sales. Its competitive edge comes from combining global sourcing, sensory and culinary research, consumer trend data, manufacturing scale and shelf-level brand management.

- **Founded:** 1889
- **Headquarters:** Hunt Valley, United States
- **Founders:** Willoughby M. McCormick (Founder)
- **Team size:** Approximately 15,000 employees
- **Products:** Consumer spices and seasonings, Condiments and sauces, Regional and meal brands, Flavor Solutions, Create IT co-creation
- **Notable:** Built the McCormick brand into the world's leading herbs and spices brand, according to company-cited Euromonitor data., Built a portfolio the company describes as the world's leading hot-sauce business., Reached $6.8403 billion in fiscal 2025 net sales, up 1.7% year over year.

## Products & services

- **Consumer spices and seasonings** — Herbs, spices, seasoning blends, recipe mixes and extracts sold through grocery, mass retail, clubs, drugstores and e-commerce.
- **Condiments and sauces** — Mustards, hot sauces, barbecue sauces, marinades, dressings and meal accompaniments across brands including French's, Frank's RedHot, Cholula and Stubb's.
- **Regional and meal brands** — Localized portfolios such as OLD BAY, Zatarain's, Schwartz, Ducros, Kamis, Vahiné, Club House, Thai Kitchen and Simply Asia.
- **Flavor Solutions** — Custom dry and liquid flavors, seasoning systems, coatings, condiments and branded foodservice products for manufacturers, restaurant chains and culinary professionals.
- **Create IT co-creation** — A proprietary customer collaboration process spanning concept, formulation, testing and commercialization.
- **Flavor Forecast** — An annual global trends program, launched in 2000, that identifies emerging tastes and a Flavor of the Year.

## Achievements

- Built the McCormick brand into the world's leading herbs and spices brand, according to company-cited Euromonitor data.
- Built a portfolio the company describes as the world's leading hot-sauce business.
- Reached $6.8403 billion in fiscal 2025 net sales, up 1.7% year over year.
- Expanded to roughly 150 countries and territories with 32 brands listed in its corporate portfolio.
- Published the Flavor Forecast annually since 2000.
- Raised its ownership of McCormick de Mexico to 75% in January 2026.
- Agreed in March 2026 to a proposed combination with Unilever Foods, which would create a business with approximately $20 billion in combined fiscal 2025 revenue.

## Latest updates

- **2026-06** — McCormick reported second-quarter net sales of $1.9366 billion, up 16.7%, with the newly consolidated McCormick de Mexico contributing to growth, and reaffirmed its fiscal 2026 outlook.
- **2026-06** — The company released its 2025 Purpose-led Performance report and described a regenerative-agriculture partnership with PepsiCo and the Soil and Water Outcomes Fund.
- **2026-05** — McCormick appointed Cindy Hoots to its board of directors.
- **2026-03** — McCormick and Unilever signed a definitive agreement to combine McCormick with most of Unilever's foods business in a transaction expected to close by mid-2027, subject to approvals.
- **2026-01** — McCormick completed its $750 million purchase of an additional 25% of McCormick de Mexico, taking its stake to 75%.
- **2026-01** — Fiscal 2025 results showed $6.8403 billion in net sales and $1.0708 billion in operating income.

## Links

- Website: https://www.mccormickcorporation.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/mccormick
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/mccormickcorp
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@McCormickVideos
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mccormickspice/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/McCormickSpice/

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Last updated: 2026-08-12