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McCormick Headquarters & offices · Hunt Valley, Maryland
McCormick · Hunt Valley, Maryland
A spice company's headquarters with test kitchens, a company store, a restored tea room and carpets inspired by spices.
The 2018 headquarters, the benefits and the road from a Baltimore cellar — then the pay. Every number from McCormick's own filings and history page, and from the interior designer's project page.
- 350,000 sq ftheadquarters, opened 2018
- 7 storiesof atrium with a 60 ft × 20 ft video screen
- 12.2%of the voting stock held by the employees' 401(k) plan
- $41,468median employee pay, fiscal 2025 (global)
Sources: IA Interior Architects project page · Proxy statement 2026
Companies / United States / Spices & flavors / McCormick
THE HEADQUARTERS · 24 SCHILLING ROAD, HUNT VALLEY
A seven-story atrium, test kitchens and a tea room
McCormick's headquarters was designed from the inside out around a seven-story atrium with a 60 by 20 ft video screen. Test, demonstration and culinary kitchens are used for product development, tastings and filming. Workstations, offices, think tanks and huddle rooms form neighborhoods, with custom carpets inspired by spices. There is a 100-seat Learning & Development Center, a company store, a health and wellness center, a fitness room, and a cafeteria with grilling areas and indoor and outdoor seating — plus a partially restored McCormick Tea Room.
- 350,000 sq ft (≈ 32,500 m²)
- 7-story atrium
- Culinary and test kitchens
- Company store
- Fitness room
- LEED Gold (target)
The atrium
The building was designed from the inside out around a seven-story atrium, with neighborhoods of workstations, offices, think tanks and huddle rooms.
Food at work
A cafeteria with grilling areas opens onto outdoor seating.
On the Hunt Valley campus
A glass office block rises above lower wings clad in wood-colored and gray panels.
Facts: IA Interior Architects project page “McCormick & Company” · PPSI project page “McCormick Headquarters”
Global headquarters, Hunt Valley
| Building | Address |
|---|---|
| Global headquarters | 24 Schilling Road, Suite 1, Hunt Valley, MD 21031 |
Source: Form 10-K 2025 cover · See them on the map ↓
Source: IA Interior Architects project page · Baltimore County Government photo captions (Oct 2, 2018), via Wikimedia Commons
Benefits (United States)
A 401(k) Retirement Plan and a defined-benefit pension plan.
A health and wellness center and a fitness room at headquarters.
A cafeteria and grilling areas with indoor and outdoor seating.
A Learning & Development Center at headquarters.
Flexible work arrangements, according to the careers site.
A company store inside the headquarters.
Source: Proxy statement 2026 · IA Interior Architects project page · careers.mccormick.com
Why people stay: what McCormick itself reports
In the Depression, McCormick raised wages, cut hours, began profit sharing and launched a formal Multiple Management Board; C.P. McCormick started handing out Thanksgiving turkeys and an open-door policy.
The McCormick 401(k) Retirement Plan held 12.2% of the voting common stock at the 2026 record date.
Surveys measure engagement and enablement, and results feed into programs to improve the employee experience.
The company credits its success to its people, a principle it calls the Power of People.
Source: mccormickcorporation.com, Company (Our History) · Proxy statement 2026 · Form 10-K 2025
Who works here
full-time employees (Nov 30, 2025)
U.S. employees under a union contract
outside the U.S. under collective agreements
Source: Form 10-K 2025
Pay at McCormick
Across about 14,100 employees worldwide. The CEO earned 261 times this amount.
Source: Proxy statement 2026 (CEO pay ratio)
McCormick doesn't publish pay by age.
Office history: from a Baltimore cellar to Hunt Valley
- 1889 A cellar in Baltimore
Founder Willoughby M. McCormick and three young workers started the company in a cellar, selling flavors and extracts door to door.
Source: mccormickcorporation.com, Our History
No free-to-use photo found yet.Have one? We’d love to add it. - 1921 The New House of McCormick
McCormick's landmark building in Baltimore — then the largest steel and concrete structure south of New York City — held 12.5 acres of daylight floor space, a printing plant, a lab, an assembly hall, a cafeteria and a private railroad siding.
Source: mccormickcorporation.com, Our History
The New House of McCormick, Baltimore · © McCormick & Company - 1933 Multiple Management
In the middle of the Depression, wages were raised, hours cut, profit sharing began and a formal Multiple Management Board was launched.
Source: mccormickcorporation.com, Our History
No free-to-use photo found yet.Have one? We’d love to add it. - 1988 To Hunt Valley
The headquarters moved from Baltimore to Hunt Valley, in suburban Baltimore County.
Source: PPSI project page “McCormick Headquarters” · Form 10-K 2025, Item 2
No free-to-use photo found yet.Have one? We’d love to add it. - 2018 A new global headquarters
McCormick opened its new 350,000 sq ft headquarters in Hunt Valley on October 2, 2018.
Source: IA project page · Baltimore County Government photos (Oct 2, 2018)
Grand opening, October 2, 2018 · Baltimore County Government / Public domain · Wikimedia Commons
Map: how the headquarters moved
From downtown Baltimore's waterfront to Hunt Valley, about 25 km north.
- 1 · 1921Light Street, Baltimore — The New House of McCormick
- 2 · 201824 Schilling Road, Hunt Valley — Global headquarters today
Places: mccormickcorporation.com · PPSI project page · Form 10-K 2025 · Locations: OpenStreetMap (street-level for Light Street)
What McCormick does
McCormick makes spices, seasoning mixes, condiments and flavors for consumers and for food makers and restaurants around the world.
Two segments: Consumer (about 58% of 2025 net sales) and Flavor Solutions (about 42%).
Where the money came from · share of net sales by segment, fiscal 2025
Source: Form 10-K 2025, Item 1
Source: SEC XBRL data · Form 10-K 2025 · per-employee figure calculated by eciffo
Growth: revenue vs. people
$4.4B → $6.8B
≈ 10,500 → ≈ 14,100
Fiscal years ending Nov 30. Net sales: SEC XBRL data from McCormick's 10-K filings. Employees: Form 10-K (approximate full-time). Multiples calculated by eciffo.
Chief executives
Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer.
Founded in 1889 in Baltimore by Willoughby M. McCormick.
Source: Proxy statement 2026 · mccormickcorporation.com, Our History
McCormick: questions people ask
Where is McCormick's headquarters?
At 24 Schilling Road, Hunt Valley, Maryland 21031.
Source: Form 10-K 2025
When did the new headquarters open?
On October 2, 2018.
Source: Baltimore County Government photos (Oct 2, 2018)
What is inside?
A seven-story atrium with a 60 × 20 ft video screen, test and culinary kitchens, a 100-seat Learning & Development Center, a company store, a health and wellness center, a fitness room and a cafeteria with grilling areas.
Source: IA Interior Architects project page
Who designed the interiors?
IA Interior Architects, with custom carpets inspired by spices.
Source: IA project page
Where was McCormick's old headquarters?
In Baltimore: the company started in a cellar in 1889 and opened its landmark building, the New House of McCormick, in 1921.
Source: mccormickcorporation.com, Our History
How many people work at McCormick?
About 14,100 full-time employees worldwide at November 30, 2025.
Source: Form 10-K 2025
How much do McCormick employees make?
The median employee's total compensation was $41,468 in fiscal 2025 across its global workforce; the CEO earned 261 times that.
Source: Proxy statement 2026
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