Who owns Schwartz?
Schwartz is owned by McCormick (the United States, NYSE: MKC).[1]
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
- Owner HQ
- 🇺🇸 United States, Hunt Valley, Maryland
- Origin
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- Founded
- 1938
- Category
- Food › Condiments, sauces & seasonings › Spices & seasonings
- Parent ticker
- NYSE: MKC
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About Schwartz
Schwartz is the leading herb and spice brand in the United Kingdom, sold in distinctive small glass jars. McCormick acquired it in 1984, and it occupies the same position in British kitchens that the McCormick brand does in American ones.
How often McCormick names Schwartz 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 Schwartz
Where Schwartz 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)
- Lawry's (1938)
- McCormick (1889)
- Old Bay (1939)
- 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.
🇬🇧 Schwartz and other British brands
Brandtree records a controlling owner for 552 brands that began in the United Kingdom. 291 of them (53%) are now controlled by a company headquartered in another country, Schwartz among them.
Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of Schwartz?
The parent company of Schwartz is McCormick, a publicly listed company headquartered in the United States.
Is Schwartz British or American?
Schwartz originated in the United Kingdom in 1938, but it is owned today by McCormick, which is headquartered in the United States. So Schwartz is a British-origin brand under American ownership.
Is Schwartz still owned by McCormick?
Yes. As of 16 September 2026, Schwartz is still owned by McCormick. The ownership record was last checked against primary sources on that date.
Sources (1) & 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.
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