A Brief History of McCORMICK Foods Australia Pty. Ltd.
McCORMICK & Co. Inc, the U.S. Baltimore-based world leader in Herbs & Spices was established in 1889, and today has over 8,000 employees, over 40 manufacturing facilities in 21 countries, and over 10,000 products worldwide. McCORMICK commenced its Australian operations in 1966 under the company name of McCORMICK Foods Australia Pty. Ltd. Initially, retail Herb & Spice products were imported from the U.S. and then some began to be manufactured locally. As a result of strong support from Australian consumers, in 1978 McCORMICK Foods established a newly constructed manufacturing facility and head office in Clayton South, Melbourne, Victoria to service the Australian market. Over 95% of the products sold by McCORMICK Foods in Australia are now manufactured locally.
Today, McCORMICK is one of the most readily identifiable food brands in Australia with its familiar green, gold and white packaging, which was originally introduced in 1988. In addition to its well-recognised broad range of Herbs, Spices and Seasonings, McCORMICK has also expanded to provide a wide range of convenient and innovative products designed to help people prepare great tasting meals quickly and easily. These products include McCORMICK recipe mix meal bases and instant packet sauces, McCORMICK Produce Partners vegetable side dish bases, McCORMICK Simply Seafood sauces and coatings, McCORMICK Slow Cookers recipe bases and McCORMICK Seasoned Coatings light-textured crumb coatings.
In addition to expanding its McCORMICK-branded product ranges, McCORMICK Foods Australia initiated a move into the sweet dessert product area through its acquisition of the Traders Company in 1994, which produced Aeroplane Jelly, one of Australia's oldest and best recognized brands. In 1998 the company expanded further by acquiring the Keens Mustard and Curry, Rice-a-Riso rice packet meal, and Dinner Winner pasta packet meal brands. McCORMICK Foods Australia also secured local distribution rights for some very successful international brands, and currently distributes throughout Australia Cake Mate cake decorating products and Hermesetas sweeteners, all of which are market leaders in their home markets.
As part of the largest producer of retail herbs and spices in the world, McCORMICK Foods Australia has an intimate knowledge of food and flavour trends around the globe. McCORMICK Foods Australia also has outstanding technical and operational expertise and has grown rapidly by meeting the needs of consumers and customers within Australia and by exporting products to New Zealand and parts of Asia. It is highly regarded within the local food industry as a strong innovator and a flexible manufacturer of a wide range of high quality products. In addition to its highly regarded retail product range McCORMICK Foods also produces a wide range of tailored ingredients and specialty food products for the Fast Food, Snack Food, Food Processor and Food Service industries through its Industrial and Food Service Divisions.
Our Company Mission is to consistently provide premium quality spices, seasonings, flavourings and specialty foods which offer our consumers and customers superior meal solutions.