McCormick posts record $4B profit

Sparks-based McCormick & Co. record annual sales of $4 billion in 2012, a 9 percent increase over the previous year helped by a strong performance in sales to emerging markets. Net income for the year rose to $407.8 million, or $3.04 per diluted share, up from $374.2 million, or $2.79 per diluted share in 2011. [...]