Who owns Lawry's?
Lawry's is owned by McCormick (the United States, NYSE: MKC), which has owned the brand since 31 July 2008.[1] Before McCormick, Lawry's was owned by Unilever from 2000 to 2008.[2]
Evidence: McCormick & Company, Incorporated Annual Report on Form 10-K filed 2026-01-22, SEC EDGAR, 22 January 2026. Verified from filings; last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- McCormick & Company, Incorporated verified
- Owned since
- Previous owner
- Unilever (2000–2008)
- Owner HQ
- 🇺🇸 United States, Hunt Valley, Maryland
- Origin
- 🇺🇸 United States, Los Angeles, California
- Founded
- 1938
- Category
- Food › Condiments, sauces & seasonings › Spices & seasonings
- Parent ticker
- NYSE: MKC
- Last verified
- · 2 sources
About Lawry's
Lawry's seasoned salt was developed in 1938 for a Beverly Hills prime rib restaurant and sold to customers who kept asking for it. McCormick acquired the brand from Unilever in 2008 for $605 million.
How often McCormick names Lawry's in its annual report
A plain count of the times the name appears in the text of each annual report, not counting the start of a sentence. A brand that an owner writes about more is usually one it treats as central.
Ownership timeline of Lawry's
Where Lawry's sits in McCormick
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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Other brands owned by McCormick
McCormick controls 8 brands on Brandtree, 8 of them in food.
Also in food
- Cholula (1989)
- Frank's RedHot (1920)
- French's (1904)
- McCormick (1889)
- Old Bay (1939)
- Schwartz (1938)
- Zatarain's (1889)
Other brands in spices & seasonings, and who owns them
The 44 brands in spices & seasonings on Brandtree belong to 29 owners. The largest is Patisen, with 5; McCormick has 5.
About the owner: McCormick
McCormick is a publicly listed company headquartered in Hunt Valley, Maryland, United States, founded in 1889. Brandtree records 8 brands under its control, and it is listed as NYSE: MKC.
McCormick was founded in a Baltimore cellar in 1889 by an 25-year-old selling flavouring extracts door to door, and is now the largest spice and seasoning company in the world. About half its revenue comes from supplying flavour to food manufacturers and restaurants rather than from its consumer brands.
🇺🇸 Lawry's and other American brands
Brandtree records a controlling owner for 2,549 brands that began in the United States. 478 of them (19%) are now controlled by a company headquartered in another country; Lawry's is not one of them.
Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of Lawry's?
The parent company of Lawry's is McCormick, a publicly listed company headquartered in the United States.
Is Lawry's American?
Yes. Lawry's originated in the United States in 1938 and its owner, McCormick, is also headquartered in the United States.
Since when has McCormick owned Lawry's?
McCormick has owned Lawry's since 31 July 2008.
Who owned Lawry's before McCormick?
Before McCormick, Lawry's was owned by Unilever from 2000 until 2008.
Is Lawry's still owned by McCormick?
Yes. As of 16 September 2026, Lawry's is still owned by McCormick. The ownership record was last checked against primary sources on that date.
Sources (2) & corrections
Last verified . Every ownership fact above is backed by one of these primary documents. Numbers in brackets in the text refer to this list.
- [1] McCormick & Company, Incorporated Annual Report on Form 10-K filed 2026-01-22 — SEC EDGAR, SEC Form 10-K, published 22 January 2026; retrieved 16 September 2026.
- [2] McCormick & Company Annual Report on Form 10-K — SEC EDGAR, SEC Form 10-K; retrieved 16 September 2026.
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