Minorité & Firmenich reveal winners of first Chinese perfumery awards
Niche Chinese fine fragrance distribution company Minorité and fragrance house Firmenich have revealed the winners of China’s...January 14, 2020
Robertet acquires majority stake in Sirius
Fragrance company The Robertet Group has acquired a majority stake in organic essential oil company Sirius. The...December 23, 2019
IFF to merge with DuPont Nutrition & Biosciences
US-based flavor and fragrance company IFF is to merge with DuPont’s Nutrition & Biosciences (N&B) business to...December 16, 2019
Robertet reiterates its independence is non-negotiable
French fragrance house Robertet issued another statement today underlining the company’s independence. This follows Swiss company Firmenich’s...December 12, 2019
Takasago perfumers celebrate company’s Kyoto to Grasse origins
On the eve of its 100th anniversary, Japanese fragrance house Takasago hosted a dinner in Paris this...December 11, 2019
Symrise appoints Pierre-Constantin Guéros senior perfumer
German flavor and fragrance company Symrise has named Pierre-Constantin Guéros senior perfumer. Guéros joined Symrise in 2012,...December 2, 2019
Givaudan to acquire Indena’s cosmetics business
Swiss flavor and fragrance company Givaudan is to acquire the cosmetics business of Italy-based Indena, which produces...November 26, 2019
IFF and Neptune Wellness Solutions partner for CBD products
IFF has partnered with health and wellness company Neptune Wellness Solutions Inc, which focuses on the extraction,...November 12, 2019
Givaudan to acquire Ungerer
Givaudan is to acquire US-based flavor, fragrance and specialty ingredients firm Ungerer & Company. Ungerer is known...November 12, 2019
IFF Scent sales up 2% in third quarter
US-based flavor and fragrance company IFF reported a 40% increase in net sales to $1.3bn in the...November 5, 2019
Firmenich to create JV with Turkey’s MG International
Switzerland’s Firmenich is to create a joint venture with Turkey-based fragrance company MG International Fragrance Company. MG...November 4, 2019
Symrise sales up 7.1% in first nine months
German flavor and fragrance company Symrise reported a sales increase of 7.1% to €2.38bn for the first...October 29, 2019
Sophie Labbé leaves IFF for Firmenich
Swiss flavor and fragrance company Firmenich has named Sophie Labbé principal perfumer in its Fine Fragrance team,...October 22, 2019
Firmenich names Francesco Riosa vp, Fine Fragrance Europe
Swiss flavor and fragrance company Firmenich has appointed Francesco Riosa vice president, Fine Fragrance Europe. Riosa has...October 15, 2019
Givaudan fragrance sales up 8.5% in first nine months
Swiss flavor and fragrance company Givaudan posted sales of CHF4.66bn ($4.67bn) for the first nine months of...October 10, 2019
Symrise expands Indonesian innovation center
German flavor and fragrance house Symrise has expanded its innovation center in Jakarta, Indonesia. The expanded center,...October 10, 2019
Firmenich acquires minority stake in Robertet
Switzerland-based flavor and fragrance company Firmenich has acquired a 17% stake in French fragrance company Robertet, for...September 26, 2019
Robertet sales and profit up in first half 2019
France-based flavor and fragrance group Robertet’s sales grew 6.2% to €287.7m in the first half of 2019,...September 19, 2019
Firmenich opens fine fragrance atelier in China
Switzerland-based flavor and fragrance company Firmenich has opened what it says is the first fine fragrance atelier...September 19, 2019
Fragrance & Artificial Intelligence
How Artificial Intelligence is being used to create fragrance and how it is set to impact the...September 10, 2019
Firmenich opens fine fragrance atelier in Brazil
Swiss fragrance house Firmenich has opened what it calls its first fine fragrance atelier in Latin America....August 30, 2019
Givaudan acquires UK-based Fragrance Oils
Swiss flavor and fragrance company Givaudan has acquired Fragrance Oils, a UK-based manufacturer and marketer of specialty...August 21, 2019
IFF fine fragrance sales up in second quarter
US-based flavor and fragrance company IFF reported net sales of $1.3bn for the second quarter of 2019,...August 6, 2019
Givaudan to acquire Drom
Swiss flavor and fragrance company Givaudan is to acquire German fragrance house Drom. Givaudan says that the...July 24, 2019
Bulgari opens Perfume of Gems pop-up at Zurich Airport
Bulgari (LVMH) has opened a pop-up boutique at Zurich International Airport called the Perfume of Gems, highlighting...July 18, 2019
Givaudan first-half sales climb 6.3%
Swiss flavor and fragrance group Givaudan posted sales of CHF3.09bn ($3.14bn) in the first half of 2019,...July 18, 2019
CPL Aromas opens new Creative Centre outside Paris
UK-based fragrance house CPL Aromas has opened a new Creative Centre outside Paris, in the nearby suburb...July 17, 2019
Firmenich names Felix Frowein svp of Body & Home Care business
Switzerland-based flavor and fragrance company Firmenich has named Felix Frowein senior vice president, Body & Home Care. Based...July 17, 2019
L’Oréal in talks with Clarins to acquire Mugler and Azzaro
French beauty group L’Oréal has entered exclusive negotiations with France-based Clarins Group to acquire the Mugler and...July 2, 2019
Symrise uses AI for crowdsourced scent-making in Berlin
German flavor and fragrance house Symrise has brought its Artificial-Intelligence (AI)-powered system Philyra to Berlin, creating new...July 2, 2019