Shanghai McCormick Food Co., Ltd., founded in the United States in 1889, started with the production of sweet sauce. G. Emmett Spice Co., Ltd. officially moved to the field of Western food seasoning, specializing in the development, production and sales of spices/compound seasonings/marinades/sauces

McCormick was founded in 1889 in Baltimore, Maryland, by Willoughby M. McCormick, who was only 25 years old and self-made.

At that time, McCormick's first products were not spices, but liquid spice extracts and fruit sauces. People have always thought that McCormick started with spices, but in fact, the sweet sauce used for dessert drinks and Western food decoration was McCormick's first products. As a result, McCormick is also the world's leading "100-year-old" brand in this field, with products ranging from toppings, fruit sauces and syrups. It is for this reason that McCormick's W, whose product trademark at the time was the Bee Brand, which was symbolized by the bee motif and represented the sweet sauce line.

In 1896, McCormick acquired F. McCormick in Philadelphia, USA. G. Emmett Spice Company, all the machines were shipped to Baltimore, and McCormick began to enter the field of spices, starting a voyage to the sea of Western food seasoning. Today, McCormick's product line has expanded to include compound seasonings, marinades, sauces, emulsified sauces, flavored sauces, plus spices and sweet sauces.

In 1900, McCormick established an export office in New York, USA, and exported its products to South and Central America, South Africa, East and West Africa, and Europe. On the right is a poster of pure black pepper that was exported to Europe at the time, and McCormick quickly achieved market success with its rich, pure, and delicate selection quality.

In 1902, the "Banquet Brand" was created for the production of spices and mustard powder

In 1903, the state of Maine in the northeastern corner of the United States was merged to become importer and exporter of chemical, pharmaceutical and spice powder products.

In 1904, the company was engulfed in one of Baltimore's largest fires at the time, destroying all equipment and products, and 10 months later, a new building was erected on the site of the fire.

In 1905, the production of tea under the honey brand began.

In 1910, McCormick became one of the first companies in the world to produce tea bags.

In 1915, McCormick was reorganized in Maryland.

In 1921, the McCormick Building was built in the harbor of Baltimore City. The building had nine floors and was a landmark in Baltimore at the time. McCormick's real estate in Baltimore is no longer a single building, with the management's headquarters, technology innovation centers, scientific research institutes, factories, etc., scattered throughout the city, and has been working on state-of-the-art equipment, such as solar panels covering the entire roof of the factory in the lower left corner.

In 1926, McCormick began its retail business for home consumers. So far, McCormick has always been one of the best-selling condiment brands in Wal-Mart, Carrefour, Metro and other internationally renowned supermarket chains and hypermarkets.

McCormick's many inventions in spices include the seven-time winner of the American Packaging Award for metal containers, and McCorization, a leading sterilization process that ensures spices are safe and clean without losing flavor.

In 1940, McCormick began operating internationally outside the United States: investing in branch offices, sales channels, purchasing bases, and production plants. With the acquisition of other brand companies around the world, McCormick now has nearly 20 brands around the world, and its business covers the main consumer markets in the Americas, Europe, Asia, Oceania and Africa, and its international business has accounted for nearly 40% of McCormick's global business.

In 1970, McCormick established a restaurant-oriented foodservice business. McCormick's food and beverage products have always been the first choice for 4 and 5-star hotels, and McCormick's products are also available in the kitchens of high-end restaurants, Western restaurants, pastry rooms, and fast food restaurants. Well-known restaurant chains: McDonald's, KFC, Pizza Hut, Starbucks, and Burger King are all McCormick's global partners. McCormick's food service is committed to providing all restaurateurs and chefs with consistent quality and authentic products, as well as targeted menu solutions and creative cuisines that are distinctive and loved by customers.

In 1989, McCormick's 100th anniversary, we began to invest in China, where we have 2 factories and 2 commissioned processing plants, with our Chinese headquarters in Shanghai. The Shanghai plant mainly produces dried spices, compound seasonings, marinades and wraps. The factory in Guangzhou mainly produces sauce products, such as sauce, emulsified sauce, flavor sauce, sweet sauce and fruit sauce.

In 1999, McCormick's stock began listing on the New York Stock Exchange. As a healthy brand, McCormick's performance indicators and performance have been growing steadily, and it is a high-performing stock that shareholders are very happy to hold for a long time.

In 2003, McCormick was listed in the S&P 500 index, demonstrating McCormick's solid growth and strong business.

McCormick's Technology Innovation Center, located in the quiet Hunter Valley just outside of Baltimore, is a world-class food science and technology center dedicated to continuously improving food science. There are many functional centers, such as the Culinary Science Center, which is the main force of McCormick's research and development of products and technologies. There is also the Center for Sensory Science, which is dedicated to studying the relationship between food flavor and human senses, which is an emerging field of food science and is very valuable for the development, evaluation and testing of food. The Creative Center is committed to further strengthening the research and development of various innovative technologies and innovative flavors. McCormick also has its own scientific research institute focusing on the nutritional value of spices. Baltimore's Hunter Valley not only has roads named after McCormick, but also the main buildings throughout the city are McCormick's assets, corporate headquarters, technology innovation centers, scientific research institutes, factories all over the Hunter Valley, and its other nickname is "McCormick City", the center of food and flavor.