MKC

Mccormick & Company, Incorporated

A maker of spices, herbs, seasonings and condiments, McCormick & Company puts its name on supermarket spice racks and also owns beloved brands like French's mustard, Frank's RedHot and Cholula hot sauces, supplying everyone from home cooks to restaurants. It was founded in 1889 when 25-year-old Willoughby M. McCormick started selling root beer extract, fruit syrups and juices door-to-door from a Baltimore basement — he only got into spices seven years later by buying the F.G. Emmett Spice Company. Fun fact: the company that built its fame on spices began as a soda-pop business.