The UK Competition and Markets Authority launched its Phase 1 inquiry into the McCormick-Unilever Foods combination on September 16, 2026, setting a November 11 deadline that represents the most immediate catalyst for trader sentiment. Announced March 31 as a Reverse Morris Trust transaction, the deal values Unilever Foods at an enterprise value of $44.8 billion and would combine iconic brands including Knorr, Hellmann’s, McCormick spices, and French’s mustard into a roughly $20 billion revenue entity, with Unilever shareholders retaining about 65% ownership and McCormick shareholders 35%. Unilever is divesting Colman’s mustard to address potential competition overlap ahead of the review. Completion, targeted for mid-2027, remains subject to UK regulatory clearance, other global approvals, McCormick shareholder approval, and customary conditions, with the CMA outcome likely to shape near-term implied probabilities around timely closing.
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McCormick & Company and Unilever announced the proposed combination of Unilever's Foods business with McCormick on March 31, 2026. You can read more about that here: https://www.unilever.com/news/press-and-media/press-releases/2026/unilever-announces-the-combination-of-unilever-foods-with-mccormick/.
This market will resolve to "Yes" if the merger between McCormick & Company and Unilever Foods is completed by the specified date, 11:59 PM ET. Otherwise, this market will resolve to "No".
The merger will be considered completed once it has become legally effective and the two companies are now a single entity or they exist under a single entity as one corporate group, as evidenced by official company announcements and/or regulatory filings (e.g. the filing of an 8-K form to the SEC that announces the closure of the deal). Shareholder approval, receipt of regulatory approvals, regulatory filings which do not announce the closure of the deal, or other intermediate steps towards the closing of a deal will not alone be sufficient for a ‘Yes’ resolution.
If the merger agreement is officially terminated or the deal has been abandoned according to official company communications, this market will resolve to “No”.
Resolution will be based on official company communications and regulatory filings from McCormick & Company, Unilever, or a combined successor entity, supplemented as needed by a consensus of reporting from major reputable news outlets.The UK Competition and Markets Authority launched its Phase 1 inquiry into the McCormick-Unilever Foods combination on September 16, 2026, setting a November 11 deadline that represents the most immediate catalyst for trader sentiment. Announced March 31 as a Reverse Morris Trust transaction, the deal values Unilever Foods at an enterprise value of $44.8 billion and would combine iconic brands including Knorr, Hellmann’s, McCormick spices, and French’s mustard into a roughly $20 billion revenue entity, with Unilever shareholders retaining about 65% ownership and McCormick shareholders 35%. Unilever is divesting Colman’s mustard to address potential competition overlap ahead of the review. Completion, targeted for mid-2027, remains subject to UK regulatory clearance, other global approvals, McCormick shareholder approval, and customary conditions, with the CMA outcome likely to shape near-term implied probabilities around timely closing.
McCormick & Company and Unilever announced the proposed combination of Unilever's Foods business with McCormick on March 31, 2026. You can read more about that here: https://www.unilever.com/news/press-and-media/press-releases/2026/unilever-announces-the-combination-of-unilever-foods-with-mccormick/.
This market will resolve to "Yes" if the merger between McCormick & Company and Unilever Foods is completed by the specified date, 11:59 PM ET. Otherwise, this market will resolve to "No".
The merger will be considered completed once it has become legally effective and the two companies are now a single entity or they exist under a single entity as one corporate group, as evidenced by official company announcements and/or regulatory filings (e.g. the filing of an 8-K form to the SEC that announces the closure of the deal). Shareholder approval, receipt of regulatory approvals, regulatory filings which do not announce the closure of the deal, or other intermediate steps towards the closing of a deal will not alone be sufficient for a ‘Yes’ resolution.
If the merger agreement is officially terminated or the deal has been abandoned according to official company communications, this market will resolve to “No”.
Resolution will be based on official company communications and regulatory filings from McCormick & Company, Unilever, or a combined successor entity, supplemented as needed by a consensus of reporting from major reputable news outlets.
This market will resolve to "Yes" if the merger between McCormick & Company and Unilever Foods is completed by the specified date, 11:59 PM ET. Otherwise, this market will resolve to "No".
The merger will be considered completed once it has become legally effective and the two companies are now a single entity or they exist under a single entity as one corporate group, as evidenced by official company announcements and/or regulatory filings (e.g. the filing of an 8-K form to the SEC that announces the closure of the deal). Shareholder approval, receipt of regulatory approvals, regulatory filings which do not announce the closure of the deal, or other intermediate steps towards the closing of a deal will not alone be sufficient for a ‘Yes’ resolution.
If the merger agreement is officially terminated or the deal has been abandoned according to official company communications, this market will resolve to “No”.
Resolution will be based on official company communications and regulatory filings from McCormick & Company, Unilever, or a combined successor entity, supplemented as needed by a consensus of reporting from major reputable news outlets.
Market Opened: May 20, 2026, 11:49 AM ET
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0x65070BE91...McCormick & Company and Unilever announced the proposed combination of Unilever's Foods business with McCormick on March 31, 2026. You can read more about that here: https://www.unilever.com/news/press-and-media/press-releases/2026/unilever-announces-the-combination-of-unilever-foods-with-mccormick/.
This market will resolve to "Yes" if the merger between McCormick & Company and Unilever Foods is completed by the specified date, 11:59 PM ET. Otherwise, this market will resolve to "No".
The merger will be considered completed once it has become legally effective and the two companies are now a single entity or they exist under a single entity as one corporate group, as evidenced by official company announcements and/or regulatory filings (e.g. the filing of an 8-K form to the SEC that announces the closure of the deal). Shareholder approval, receipt of regulatory approvals, regulatory filings which do not announce the closure of the deal, or other intermediate steps towards the closing of a deal will not alone be sufficient for a ‘Yes’ resolution.
If the merger agreement is officially terminated or the deal has been abandoned according to official company communications, this market will resolve to “No”.
Resolution will be based on official company communications and regulatory filings from McCormick & Company, Unilever, or a combined successor entity, supplemented as needed by a consensus of reporting from major reputable news outlets.The UK Competition and Markets Authority launched its Phase 1 inquiry into the McCormick-Unilever Foods combination on September 16, 2026, setting a November 11 deadline that represents the most immediate catalyst for trader sentiment. Announced March 31 as a Reverse Morris Trust transaction, the deal values Unilever Foods at an enterprise value of $44.8 billion and would combine iconic brands including Knorr, Hellmann’s, McCormick spices, and French’s mustard into a roughly $20 billion revenue entity, with Unilever shareholders retaining about 65% ownership and McCormick shareholders 35%. Unilever is divesting Colman’s mustard to address potential competition overlap ahead of the review. Completion, targeted for mid-2027, remains subject to UK regulatory clearance, other global approvals, McCormick shareholder approval, and customary conditions, with the CMA outcome likely to shape near-term implied probabilities around timely closing.
McCormick & Company and Unilever announced the proposed combination of Unilever's Foods business with McCormick on March 31, 2026. You can read more about that here: https://www.unilever.com/news/press-and-media/press-releases/2026/unilever-announces-the-combination-of-unilever-foods-with-mccormick/.
This market will resolve to "Yes" if the merger between McCormick & Company and Unilever Foods is completed by the specified date, 11:59 PM ET. Otherwise, this market will resolve to "No".
The merger will be considered completed once it has become legally effective and the two companies are now a single entity or they exist under a single entity as one corporate group, as evidenced by official company announcements and/or regulatory filings (e.g. the filing of an 8-K form to the SEC that announces the closure of the deal). Shareholder approval, receipt of regulatory approvals, regulatory filings which do not announce the closure of the deal, or other intermediate steps towards the closing of a deal will not alone be sufficient for a ‘Yes’ resolution.
If the merger agreement is officially terminated or the deal has been abandoned according to official company communications, this market will resolve to “No”.
Resolution will be based on official company communications and regulatory filings from McCormick & Company, Unilever, or a combined successor entity, supplemented as needed by a consensus of reporting from major reputable news outlets.
This market will resolve to "Yes" if the merger between McCormick & Company and Unilever Foods is completed by the specified date, 11:59 PM ET. Otherwise, this market will resolve to "No".
The merger will be considered completed once it has become legally effective and the two companies are now a single entity or they exist under a single entity as one corporate group, as evidenced by official company announcements and/or regulatory filings (e.g. the filing of an 8-K form to the SEC that announces the closure of the deal). Shareholder approval, receipt of regulatory approvals, regulatory filings which do not announce the closure of the deal, or other intermediate steps towards the closing of a deal will not alone be sufficient for a ‘Yes’ resolution.
If the merger agreement is officially terminated or the deal has been abandoned according to official company communications, this market will resolve to “No”.
Resolution will be based on official company communications and regulatory filings from McCormick & Company, Unilever, or a combined successor entity, supplemented as needed by a consensus of reporting from major reputable news outlets.
Volume
$636End Date
Jan 1, 2028Market Opened
May 20, 2026, 11:49 AM ETResolver
0x65070BE91...The UK Competition and Markets Authority launched its Phase 1 inquiry into the McCormick-Unilever Foods combination on September 16, 2026, setting a November 11 deadline that represents the most immediate catalyst for trader sentiment. Announced March 31 as a Reverse Morris Trust transaction, the deal values Unilever Foods at an enterprise value of $44.8 billion and would combine iconic brands including Knorr, Hellmann’s, McCormick spices, and French’s mustard into a roughly $20 billion revenue entity, with Unilever shareholders retaining about 65% ownership and McCormick shareholders 35%. Unilever is divesting Colman’s mustard to address potential competition overlap ahead of the review. Completion, targeted for mid-2027, remains subject to UK regulatory clearance, other global approvals, McCormick shareholder approval, and customary conditions, with the CMA outcome likely to shape near-term implied probabilities around timely closing.
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