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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Business
Mark Sweney

Marmite maker Unilever in talks to merge food business with US-based McCormick

Jars of Marmite
Unilever, the owner of Marmite, is valued at almost £100bn. Photograph: Sebastian Kahnert/DPA/PA Images

Unilever, the owner of Marmite, Dove and Hellmann’s mayonnaise, is in talks to combine its food business with the US-based spice and seasoning maker McCormick.

The Anglo-Dutch food company – which last year spun off its ice-cream division, the home to Ben & Jerry’s, Magnum and Wall’s – has entered discussions over the future of the “highly attractive” business.

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