date:Jan 28, 2013
e increased by 8.9% to $407.8m, compared to $374.2m in 2011.
McCormick chairman, president and CEO Alan Wilson said that the company met its objectives for both sales growth and earnings per share in 2012, despite a challenging economic environment.
Including the impact of acquisitions completed in 2011, we took our percentage of sales in emerging markets to 14% in 2012, up from 10% in 2011, Wilson said.
The spice and seasoning category is growing at rates from 3% to 8% in our major markets,