(Reuters) – McCormick & Co Inc (MKC.N) said it would buy the food business of British consumer goods conglomerate Reckitt Benckiser Group Plc (RB.L) for $4.2 billion.
McCormick said it would integrate RB Foods into its consumer and industrial segments.
(This version of the story corrects first paragraph to say $4.2 billion, not ‘more than’ $4.2 billion)
Reporting by Sangameswaran S in Bengaluru; Editing by Biju Dwarakanath