French's is an American brand of prepared mustards, condiments, fried onions, and other food items, best known for its popular yellow mustard. Created by Robert Timothy French, French's "Cream Salad Brand" mustard debuted to the world at the 1904 St. Louis World's Fair. By 1921, French's Mustard had adopted its trademark pennant and begun advertising to the general public. French's is now owned by McCormick & Company.[1]
History
Brothers Robert and George French bought a flour mill in 1883 in Fairport, New York. It burned down in 1884 and they relocated to Rochester, New York. They named their new mill the R.T. French Company. Robert French died in 1893 and George became company president. George (who developed the creamy yellow mustard) and another brother, Francis, introduced French's mustard in 1904.
In 1926, French's was sold to J. & J. Colman of the United Kingdom, a company that produced its own mustard brand and home care products such as Lysol, Reckitt's Blue and Brasso.