McCormick & Company, Incorporated provided earnings guidance for the full year of 2019. For the period, the company expects to grow sales compared to 2018 by 1% to 3%, which in constant currency is a 3% to 5% projected growth rate.  This increase consists entirely of organic growth as the company has no incremental sales impact from acquisitions in 2019.  The company expects to drive sales growth with new products, brand marketing and expanded distribution.  Sales growth is also expected to include the impact of pricing taken to offset an anticipated low-single digit increase in costs.  Operating income in 2019 is expected to grow 10% to 12% from $903 million of operating income in 2018.  Earnings per share to be in the range of $5.09 to $5.19 compared to $7.00 of earnings per share in 2018.