Colman’s Mustard, a British brand founded more than 200 years ago, is being put up for sale. Multiple outlets report that Unilever is selling the business as part of its wider restructuring of its food operations.
The move is linked to Unilever’s proposed sale of its food division to McCormick Inc, a deal reported as worth $15.7 billion (£11.6 billion). BBC Business adds that the sale takes place ahead of the planned merger between Unilever and McCormick, suggesting the Colman’s transaction is positioned as part of the transition process.
Across the sources, the common focus is the timing and the corporate context: Colman’s is up for sale because Unilever is preparing to offload its food portfolio to McCormick. While outlets vary in emphasis—some highlight the brand’s heritage and others focus on the transaction’s role in the broader Unilever–McCormick plan—none dispute the central details that Unilever is divesting Colman’s in advance of the larger deal.
