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McCormick to Go All In on Mayo With Potential Unilever Deal

Jars of Hellmann’s Real Mayonnaise on the packaging line inside a Unilever factory in Burton upon Trent, UK.

Photographer: Hollie Adams/Bloomberg

McCormick & Co. has been called the spice king, but with its latest acquisition push it’s trying to add condiments to that moniker.

The Hunt Valley, Maryland-based company is in talks to buy Unilever Plc’s food division, which would give it global brands such as Hellmann’s mayonnaise to pair with its French’s mustard and Frank’s RedHot brands.