Givaudan to invest $20m in Expressions Parfumées facilities in Grasse
Swiss flavor and fragrance company Givaudan is to invest CHF20m ($19.78m) in France-based Expressions Parfumées, which it...November 13, 2018
CPL Aromas appoints Alexandra Kosinski senior perfumer
UK-based fragrance house CPL Aromas has appointed Alexandra Kosinski senior perfumer. Kosinski was previously perfumer at Swiss...November 12, 2018
Drom adds Ricord to team of perfumers
Fragrance house drom has appointed Vincent Ricord as perfumer. Ricord has worked at French fragrance house Expressions...November 9, 2018
Symrise sales up 4.6% for first nine months 2018
Symrise posted sales of €2.38bn for the first nine months of 2018, up 4.6% compared to the...November 7, 2018
Creations & Parfums acquires Floressence
France-based Creations & Parfums has acquired French fragrance house Floressence, a subsidiary of ingredients supplier Elixens. The...November 6, 2018
IFF sales up 4% for third quarter of 2018
US-based flavor and fragrance company International Flavors & Fragrances (IFF) reported a 4% increase in net sales...November 6, 2018
Givaudan launches campaign with The Coveteur
Fragrance house Givaudan has teamed up with digital media company The Coveteur and communications agency Nike Communications...November 5, 2018
Symrise teams up with IBM for AI-created fragrance
German fragrance house Symrise has partnered with IBM Research to create perfumes based on Artificial Intelligence (AI)....October 25, 2018
IFF names Francisco Marano and Stephen Nicoll master perfumers
US-based flavor and fragrance company International Flavors & Fragrances (IFF) has named Francisco Marano and Stephen Nicoll...September 12, 2018
The fragrance creation market
BW Confidential analyzes key issues impacting fragrance creation houses, from the raw materials crisis and emerging markets...September 5, 2018
Givaudan partners with ingredients company Synthite
Swiss flavor and fragrance company Givaudan has partnered with Indian company Synthite to develop natural ingredients for...August 30, 2018
Symrise sales up 4% in first half 2018
German flavor and fragrance company Symrise’s group sales increased by 4% to €1.58bn in the first half...August 14, 2018
IFF sales up 9% in second quarter 2018
US-based flavor and fragrance house IFF reported net sales of $920m for the second quarter of 2018,...August 8, 2018
Drom opens new office in China
German fragrance house drom has opened a new office in Guangzhou, China. The office will act as...July 26, 2018
Givaudan net profit down, sales up in first half 2018
Swiss flavor and fragrance company Givaudan posted net income of CHF371m ($370.6m) in the first half of...July 19, 2018
CPL Aromas makes two senior appointments
UK-based fragrance house CPL Aromas has announced two new senior appointments, both based in the UK. Seth...July 11, 2018
Paris’ fragrance museum closes its doors
Paris’ fragrance museum Le Grand Musée du Parfum closed its doors last Friday, just 18 months after...July 9, 2018
Firmenich completes REACH registration
Swiss flavor and fragrance company Firmenich said it has completed the registration of chemical substances as part...June 29, 2018
IFF announces new environmental goals
US-based flavor and fragrance company IFF has revealed new environmental goals for 2025. The goals, which have...June 27, 2018
Firmenich launches sustainability measurement tool
Swiss flavor and fragrance company Firmenich has launched what it claims is the industry’s first tool to...June 26, 2018
Agilex Fragrances acquires Fragrance West
Firmenich-owned Agilex Fragrances has acquired US-based perfumery house Fragrance West from the Horn Company. Financial details of...June 25, 2018
The Fragrance Foundation US reveals 2018 award winners
Estée Lauder Companies’ Tom Ford Beauty took home both the Men’s and Women’s Luxury Fragrance of the...June 14, 2018
CPL Aromas appoints head of sustainability
Fragrance house CPL Aromas has appointed Emily Heron as its first head of sustainability. Heron has worked...June 6, 2018
Firmenich inks joint venture with naturals supplier Nelixia
At its cocktail party last night at the World Perfumery Congress (WPC) taking place in Nice, Firmenich...June 6, 2018
Symrise sales up 1.5%, EBITDA down for first quarter 2018
German flavor and fragrance company Symrise reported a 1.5% increase in sales to €776.9m for the first...May 8, 2018
IFF to acquire Frutarom to boost naturals business
US-based IFF is to acquire Israeli flavors and natural ingredients company Frutarom in a cash and stock...May 7, 2018
Eurofragance sales up 5% in 2017
Spanish fragrance creation company Eurofragance generated sales of €72.2m in 2017, growth of 5%. Sales in Asia...May 3, 2018
Robertet net profit up 16.56% in 2017
French flavor and fragrance group Robertet’s net profit grew 16.56% to €48.536m in 2017. Excluding non-recurring items,...April 26, 2018
TechnicoFlor opens creative center in Dubai
French flavor and fragrance company TechnicoFlor is opening a creative center and sampling laboratory for flavors and fragrances...April 26, 2018
Symrise inaugurates Shanghai creative center
German flavor and fragrance company Symrise has invested €8m in a creative center in Pudong, Shanghai, China....April 12, 2018