Frank's RedHot is owned by McCormick (the United States, NYSE: MKC), which acquired the brand on 17 August 2017 for $4.2 billion from Reckitt.[1][2] Before McCormick, Frank's RedHot was owned by Reckitt from 1999 to 2017.[2]
Frank's RedHot is the cayenne pepper sauce used in the original Buffalo wing, created in Buffalo, New York in 1964, a claim the brand has made central to its marketing. McCormick acquired it with French's from Reckitt Benckiser in 2017.
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McCormick bought French's mustard and Frank's RedHot from Reckitt Benckiser, which had inherited the food business through Reckitt & Colman and was selling it to fund its purchase of Mead Johnson. It was McCormick's largest acquisition.
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The parent company of Frank's RedHot is McCormick, a publicly listed company headquartered in the United States.
Yes. Frank's RedHot originated in the United States in 1920 and its owner, McCormick, is also headquartered in the United States.
McCormick completed its acquisition of Frank's RedHot on 17 August 2017, after announcing the deal on 19 July 2017. The deal was valued at $4.2 billion (enterprise value).
Before McCormick, Frank's RedHot was owned by Reckitt from 1999 until 2017.
Yes. As of 16 September 2026, Frank's RedHot is still owned by McCormick. The ownership record was last checked against primary sources on that date.
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