The Multiple Management Story

75 years of the journey

In 2007, McCormick & Company celebrates the 75th anniversary of Multiple Management. Part professional development program and part business improvement process, Multiple Management represents the cultural backbone of our Company.

     In 1932, then-President Charles P. McCormick was thrust into his new position upon the sudden death of his uncle, Company founder, Willoughby McCormick. In one of a series of sweeping moves designed to save the business from failing during the great depression, "C.P." created one of the first attempts at participative management in the United States. What he called the "Junior Board," now the Multiple Management Board (MMB), allows employees at all levels of the Company to play a stronger role, be involved in more decision-making and implement ideas to grow the business.

     C.P. McCormick began with one MMB which has now grown to 14,
with more than half at McCormick locations outside the United States.
Thousands of McCormick employees have been professionally developed
through the MMB over the years. Management trends in the world of
business have come and gone, but for seven and a half decades Multiple
       Management has worked for McCormick and for the employees
              who have grown because of it.

Multiple Management is a team-based system that

allows a diverse, cross-section of employees to develop

and work on projects to improve nearly any aspect

of the business. The objectives of the

MMB are to 1) train and

educate employees and

2) create recommendations

to contribute to the

growth of the business.

The following list

includes some projects

worked on by MMB

members in recent years,

What C.P. McCormick began in 1932 was revolutionary for its time, gave employees a larger role in the business and became the foundation of our company culture.