The executive detailed that the company plans to invest in manufacturing capacity and debottlenecking projects that will reduce McCormick's "excessive use of co-packers." New flavor solutions seasoning capacity is slated to come online early next year, a new flavor solutions manufacturing site recently opened in Peterborough, UK, and the firm's new logistics center in Maryland made its first shipment this month. McCormick is also working to mitigate raw material and packaging shortages by seeking out alternative suppliers and packaging designs. A shortage of French's mustard bottles is expected to ease in the first half of 2023 when the company receives new packaging models from a second supplier. Moves are also underway return inventory to historic safety stock levels, which the company increased as a safeguard from supply interruptions.