M&A Deal Summary

McCormick Acquires Kohinoor Foods

On September 12, 2011, McCormick acquired food company Kohinoor Foods

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is McCormick’s 8th transaction in the Food sector.
  • This is McCormick’s 1st transaction in India.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2011-09-12
Target Kohinoor Foods
Sector Food
Buyer(s) McCormick
Deal Type Joint Venture

Target

Kohinoor Foods

Surajkund, India
Kohinoor Foods Ltd. is one of the leading manufacturers and marketers of Basmati rice, which is a premium and naturally flavored long-grained rice used in authentic Indian cuisine. The Kohinoor brand is one of the top national brands in the basmati rice category in India and also has a significant international presence in countries such as the U.S., the U.K., Dubai, Canada, Japan, Australia, Singapore and several European countries.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

McCormick

Hunt Valley, Maryland, United States

Category Company
Founded 1889
Sector Food
Employees14,100
Revenue 6.7B USD (2024)
DESCRIPTION

McCormick manufactures, markets and distributes spices, seasoning mixes, condiments and other flavorful products to the entire food industry retail outlets, food manufacturers and food services businesses in more than 125 countries and territories. McCormick was founded in 1889 and is based in Hunt Valley, Maryland.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 8 of 17
Sector: Food M&A 8 of 17
Type: Joint Venture M&A Deals 2 of 2
Country: India M&A 1 of 1
Year: 2011 M&A 2 of 2
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2011-09-08 Kamis S.A.

Wolka Kosowska, Poland

Kamis S.A. is a brand provider in spices, seasonings, mustards and other flavor products in Poland with distribution subsidiaries in Russia, Romania and Ukraine.

Buy USD286M
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2013-05-31 Wuhan Asia-Pacific Condiments Co.

China

Wuhan Asia-Pacific Condiments Co., Ltd. is a manufactures and markets the well-known DaQiao and ChuShiLe brand bouillon products.

Buy $147M