Mccormick 401(k) and pension plans

Mccormick & Company, Inc., Hunt Valley, MD. EIN 52-0408290. Annual reports 2009–2025. Also filed as Mccormick & Company Incorporated; Mccormick & Company, Inc; Mccormick & Company Inc; The French'S Food Company LLC.

Mccormick & Company, Inc. has 4 active retirement plans on file. The largest is the Mccormick 401(k) Retirement Plan, with 6,013 participants and $1.1 billion in assets in 2025. Principal has been its recordkeeper since 2020.

Active plans
4
Participants
12,853
Plan assets
$1.7 billion
401(k) recordkeeper
Principal
Plans on file
4
Industry
Manufacturing

All 4 plans

Active plans first

Mccormick 401(k) Retirement Plan

401(k) with ESOPActive

Active. The plan filed its annual report for the 2025 plan year.

Plan number
004Employer EIN 52-0408290
Participants (2025)
6,013
Net assets (2025)
$1.1 billion
Recordkeeper
PrincipalEarlier: Wells Fargo (2009–2019)
Plan administrator
Mccormick & Company, Inc.
24 Schilling Road, Suite 1
Hunt Valley, MD 21031
(410) 771-7726As filed for 2025
In effect since
December 1, 1994

Earlier plan names: The Mccormick 401(k) Retirement Plan.

Year by year, 2009 to 2025
Plan yearParticipantsNet assetsRecordkeeper
20256,013$1.1 billionPrincipal
20246,038$968 millionPrincipal
20236,162$871 millionPrincipal
20226,045$855 millionPrincipal
20215,718$1.0 billionPrincipal
20205,201$975 millionPrincipal
20194,607$876 millionWells Fargo
20184,483$744 millionWells Fargo
20174,498$799 millionWells Fargo
20164,109$687 millionWells Fargo
20153,962$604 millionWells Fargo
20143,905$578 millionWells Fargo
20133,842$581 millionWells Fargo
20123,893$548 millionWells Fargo
20113,904$483 millionWells Fargo
20104,005$408 millionWells Fargo
20093,682$372 millionWells Fargo

Mccormick Pension Plan

Cash balance pensionActive

Active. The plan filed its annual report for the 2024 plan year.

Plan number
003Employer EIN 52-0408290
Participants (2024)
5,781
Net assets (2024)
$635 million
Plan administrator
Mccormick & Company, Inc
24 Schilling Road, Suite 1
Hunt Valley, MD 21031
(410) 771-7950As filed for 2024
In effect since
November 1, 1943
Year by year, 2009 to 2024
Plan yearParticipantsNet assetsRecordkeeper
20245,781$635 millionnot listed
20235,879$632 millionnot listed
20225,990$597 millionnot listed
20216,096$622 millionnot listed
20206,171$716 millionnot listed
20196,276$654 millionnot listed
20186,359$638 millionnot listed
20176,423$609 millionnot listed
20166,494$622 millionnot listed
20156,578$559 millionnot listed
20146,667$548 millionnot listed
20136,786$576 millionnot listed
20126,898$552 millionnot listed
20118,730$520 millionnot listed
20108,746$401 millionnot listed
20098,571$383 millionnot listed

The French'S Food Company LLC Retirement Plan for Union Employees

Cash balance pensionActive

Active. The plan filed its annual report for the 2024 plan year.

Plan number
010Employer EIN 52-0408290
Participants (2024)
862
Net assets (2024)
$38.2 million
Plan administrator
Mccormick & Company, Inc.
24 Schilling Road, Suite 1
Hunt Valley, MD 21031
(410) 771-7950As filed for 2024
In effect since
January 1, 1978

Earlier sponsor: The French'S Food Company LLC (2019–2023).

Earlier plan names: Union Employees of the French'S Food Company LLC.

Year by year, 2019 to 2024
Plan yearParticipantsNet assetsRecordkeeper
2024862$38.2 millionnot listed
2023911$37.1 millionnot listed
2022966$34.5 millionnot listed
2021933$42.7 millionnot listed
2020934$39.6 millionnot listed
2019947$35.8 millionnot listed

The Frenchs Union 401(k) Retirement Plan

401(k)Active

Active. The plan filed its annual report for the 2024 plan year.

Plan number
005Employer EIN 52-0408290
Participants (2024)
197
Net assets (2024)
$1.1 million
Recordkeeper
Principal2024
Plan administrator
Mccormick & Company Inc
24 Schilling Road, Suite 1
Hunt Valley, MD 21031
(410) 771-5169As filed for 2024
In effect since
January 1, 2022
Year by year, 2022 to 2024
Plan yearParticipantsNet assetsRecordkeeper
2024197$1.1 millionPrincipal
2023169$453,653not listed
202283$62,540not listed

If you had money in one of these plans

  1. Call Principal (principal.com), which runs the Mccormick 401(k) Retirement Plan. With your Social Security number and the plan name, it can tell you whether you still have a balance and, if not, where it went.
  2. Or call the plan administrator listed on the plan below ((410) 771-7726). That number was filed for 2025; ask for the benefits or retirement plan office.
  3. Still stuck? The Department of Labor's benefits advisers help for free: askebsa.dol.gov or 1-866-444-3272. Never pay anyone to find your own money.

What these numbers are

Sources: U.S. Department of Labor, Form 5500 datasets and PBGC trusteed plans. How we read them.

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