McCormick & Company, Incorporated

McCormick & Company is a US spice and flavor company headquartered in the Hunt Valley area of Maryland. Its shares trade on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker MKC, and the company is included in the S&P 500 index. It was founded in Baltimore in 1889.

McCormick's business runs in two main arms. The consumer arm covers the spice, sauce and seasoning products sold in grocery stores, with brands such as McCormick, Lawry's, Old Bay, Frank's RedHot, French's, Cholula and Zatarain's. The flavor solutions arm supplies seasoning blends, flavorings and coating products to food manufacturers and restaurant chains. The company sources raw materials from many regions of the world.

Those following McCormick stock typically watch spice and raw material prices, the trend toward cooking at home, demand for flavor solutions from restaurants and food makers, and product price adjustments. On the MKC page at Lzzo.com, the price is shown in US dollars, and the page includes a price chart, technical indicators and the data source.