Herbs and spices giant McCormick has announced a secondary listing for the company in London, following its merger with Unilever’s Foods business.

This move, which is expected by mid-2027, comes as the business seeks to grow its global presence and operations. The brand will continue to run its international headquarters in Hunt Valley, Maryland.

Following the transaction, McCormick is set to restructure into four divisions, which are Americas Consumer, International Consumer, Global Food Service and Global Flavour.

The Consumer segment will consist of the combined company’s retail sales of herbs, sales, seasonings, cooking aids and sauces, which will be organised into two geographic divisions which reflect its scale.

This move aims to enhance the company’s reach and strengthen its global brands and push towards innovation and product development capabilities.

The Global Food Service will offer a wide range of flavour products to operators of restaurants and out-of-home channels and is estimated to have $4bn in 2025 in annual sales.

The Global flavour segment will provide shoppers with customers with customised speciality flavours, seasonings, condiments and coatings to global food, beverage and consumer health companies as well as restaurant chains.

This division aims to build strong customer relationships and accelerate innovation across various markets.

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According to the business, these new commercial segments will be backed by functions which are organised for company growth.

The functions aim to drive global efficiency and deliver the best-in-class processes across the merged business.

McCormick will retain its main stock listing on the New York Stock Exchange following the merger of the two companies.

The company has made executive leadership appointments to represent a balanced blend of seniors drawn from both Unilever Foods and McCormick.

After the transaction the company’s combined integration management office will remain in place with a team that will oversee the executive of key goals within each commercial division.

Brendan Foley, chairman, president and CEO of McCormick, said: ” Our significant progress to date is a testament to McCormick’s unique track record and learnings from past integrations, the deep expertise from both organizations, and our collective focus on creating a differentiated global flavour leader.

“Our planned operating model is designed to place consumers and customers of the combined business, enabling disciplined execution, enhanced innovation, and sustainable long-term growth, while supporting a rewarding employee experience.”