Who owns Zatarain's?
Zatarain's 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 States, New Orleans, Louisiana
- Founded
- 1889
- Category
- Food › Meals & meal components › Pasta
- Parent ticker
- NYSE: MKC
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About Zatarain's
Zatarain's makes Louisiana-style rice mixes, crab boil and seasonings, founded in New Orleans in 1889 in the same year as McCormick itself. McCormick acquired it in 2003, and it is the largest brand in New Orleans-style packaged food. Its crab boil, a spice bag dropped into the pot, is a fixture of Gulf Coast seafood cooking.
How often McCormick names Zatarain'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 Zatarain's
Where Zatarain'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
Other brands in pasta, and who owns them
The 117 brands in pasta on Brandtree belong to 60 owners. The largest is Ebro Foods, with 15.
| Brand | Owner | Owner based in |
|---|---|---|
| Bertagni | Ebro Foods | 🇪🇸 Spain |
| Indomie | Indofood | 🇮🇩 Indonesia |
| Camil | Camil | 🇧🇷 Brazil |
| Mimee | Dufil Prima Foods | 🇳🇬 Nigeria |
| Don Vicente | Molinos | 🇦🇷 Argentina |
| Corticella | NewPrinces | 🇮🇹 Italy |
| Chikin Ramen | Nissin Foods | 🇯🇵 Japan |
| La Cantonesa | CMI | 🇬🇹 Guatemala |
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.
🇺🇸 Zatarain'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; Zatarain's is not one of them.
Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of Zatarain's?
The parent company of Zatarain's is McCormick, a publicly listed company headquartered in the United States.
Is Zatarain's American?
Yes. Zatarain's originated in the United States in 1889 and its owner, McCormick, is also headquartered in the United States.
Is Zatarain's still owned by McCormick?
Yes. As of 16 September 2026, Zatarain's 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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