Brendan Foley

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Bloomberg Talks · McCormick CEO Brendan Foley Talks Unilever Deal · 9 Apr 2026 podcast

And in fact, they probably have many hot sauces in their pantry for different purposes.

But you go over to herbs and spices.

I mean, if you compare sort of a cumin to a cumin,

know we have a very unique sourcing strategy that is really we go all the way to the source and we have a chain of custody from the farm we work with over 54 000 smallholder farmers and so we know exactly what that product is and it prevents adulteration and make sure that we have the right spec behind everything that we have so it is quality in the jar that is the big differentiator versus everything else because we have a very unique sourcing strategy

You know, I would not say over the past month.

It's really been over the last couple of years.

There's a real intersection with the need for value and also health and wellness.

And consumers are going to give up on looking for both of those.

So we put a lot of focus around that in the first couple of years that I've been CEO and really make sure we have our price points right at shelf.

We're working a lot with our retail partners to make sure that we grow categories.

And we think about volume growth.

And that's been a big focus of ours.

If you look at the performance of McCormick and Unilever Foods over the last two to three years, we're one of the few companies that have been doing that because we think we're hitting that cross-section of value and health and wellness.

Well, when you look at categories like this where you have big legacy, you know, sort of iconic brand names like Hellmann's or like McCormick, those are important to consumers.

But consumers also like to explore with flavor.

They like to try new things.

We understand this world of flavor a lot.

And, you know, you have to continue to be relevant and you have to bring in innovation.

You have to bring in new flavors.

You have to think about, you know, how does heat apply, you know, and think about flavor trends.

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