Unilever holds talks to merge food business with US rival McCormick

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2026-03-20

London (PA Media/dpa) - Marmite and Hellmann's mayonnaise firm Unilever has said it is in talks over a potential deal to merge its food business with rival US firm McCormick. It came after the Wall Street Journal reported that Unilever could spin off its foods business to combine it with the Schwartz spices and French's mustard maker. In an update to investors, UK-based Unilever said on Friday it "confirms that it has received an inbound offer fo......

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