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Erin Lash
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McCormick's recipe to drive efficiencies stands to support its leading competitive edge.

Wide-moat McCormick again bucked the sluggish top-line fate that has plagued its packaged food peers, chalking up 5% underlying sales growth in the fourth quarter; this reflected 2% higher prices and a 3% benefit from increased volume and favorable mix. Even more impressive, this growth hasn’t come at the expense of profitability, as McCormick expanded its adjusted gross margin 180 basis points to 45.8%. We attribute its solid financial performance to the strength of McCormick’s brand mix, entre...
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