Kai Risdahl

He's betting, he says, that gas prices will stay high for a while and more people just won't want to deal with them anymore.

He's betting, he says, that gas prices will stay high for a while and more people just won't want to deal with them anymore.

I'm Henry App for Marketplace.

I'm Henry App for Marketplace.

You know what the world needs right now?

You know what the world needs right now?

It needs a preeminent global flavor focused company.

It needs a preeminent global flavor focused company.

That's what it needs.

That's what it needs.

If you're not quite sure what that means...

If you're not quite sure what that means...

I'll explain.

I'll explain.

Unilever, a grocery giant that owns everything from Hellman's mayonnaise to Dove soap, has sold off its food business to McCormick, the spices and sauces company, creating the aforementioned preeminent global flavor-focused company.

Unilever, a grocery giant that owns everything from Hellman's mayonnaise to Dove soap, has sold off its food business to McCormick, the spices and sauces company, creating the aforementioned preeminent global flavor-focused company.

Or at least so reads the press release.

Or at least so reads the press release.

Unilever has been selling off its food brands for a while now.

Unilever has been selling off its food brands for a while now.