Md.) McCormick & Co. (Baltimore

McCormick & Co. began in Baltimore in 1889, when Willoughby M. McCormick started the business selling flavorings and other food products. Over time, the company grew into a major American spice and seasoning brand, and some older books were published under the corporate name McCormick & Co. (Baltimore, Md.) rather than an individual author.

The works linked to this imprint are usually informational and promotional in tone, focused on food ingredients and kitchen knowledge. A representative example is Spices, Their Nature and Growth; The Vanilla Bean; A Talk on Tea, which reflects the company's interest in teaching readers where familiar flavors came from and how they were used.

Because this is a company credit, not a personal byline, there is no single author biography in the usual sense. Readers looking at this name are really seeing a piece of American food-business history: a Baltimore firm that built its reputation by helping make spices and seasonings more familiar to home cooks.