McCormick and Co. has entered into an agreement to acquire the parent company of Cholula Hot Sauce for $800 million, the company announced Monday.  The Hunt Valley-based spices and seasonings company will purchase Cholula from Connecticut-based private equity firm L ...

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BALTIMORE — A new product from a famous Baltimore-based seasoning company made a sizzling debut on Wednesday when it sold out within an hour of being released. The Old Bay website temporarily crashed after eager buyers flooded the site to ...

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McCormick & Co. Inc. reported increased sales, profit and earnings per share for the third quarter and said earnings per share would be higher for the whole year than previously forecast.

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For about 30 minutes as shareholders streamed into the ballroom at Martin’s Valley Mansion in Cockeysville for McCormick & Co.’s annual shareholder meeting, a giant screen at the center of the room spelled out one word in multi-colored letters: “future.” ...

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McCormick & Co. has teamed up with IBM to use artificial intelligence in its flavor and food development, the firm announced Monday. The company will take hundreds of millions of data points developed from its more than 40 years of ...

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McCormick & Co. celebrated a record 2018 that provided strong sales growth after the spice maker completed its acquisition of the Frank’s and French’s brands. For the 2018 fiscal year, which ended Nov. 30 for McCormick, the company grew sales ...

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The maker of seasoning mix New Bae is standing by that name, arguing in its latest filing that Baltimore spice giant McCormick & Co. cannot make claims that the spice’s name infringes on the famous Old Bay trademark. McCormick alleges ...

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Primal Palate, creator of the New Bae seasoning that has prompted Hunt Valley-based McCormick & Co. to sue for trademark infringement, says its product is a “nod” to Old Bay but is unlikely to confuse consumers.

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