ACQUIRED · 2026
Who Acquired Unilever Foods Division?
McCormick & Company · $15.70B· 16.1× EBITDA
The acquisition
Unilever Foods Division (United Kingdom / Netherlands) was acquired by McCormick & Company in 2026 for $15.70B. Food business including Hellmann's, Knorr, Marmite (excluding India). The deal was priced at 16.1× EBITDA / 3.10× revenue.
Unilever Foods Division at time of acquisition
Revenue
$14300.0M
EBITDA
$2800.0M
Deal value
$15.70B
EV / EBITDA
16.1×
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Sourced from McCormick / Unilever Press Release. Primary source. Full deal page.
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