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
Givaudan fine fragrance sales up 15.2% in first quarter 2018
Switzerland-based flavor and fragrance company Givaudan reported sales of CHF1.31bn ($1.37bn) in the first quarter of 2018,...April 10, 2018
Aurélien Guichard joins Takasago
Fragrance house Takasago has appointed Aurélien Guichard as senior perfumer fine fragrance. Guichard was most recently at...April 5, 2018
Givaudan head of global science & technology to step down
Givaudan executive committee member Chris Thoen, head of global science & technology, is to retire at the...March 28, 2018
Givaudan translates flavors to fragrance with Delight program
Swiss group Givaudan has set out to translate the pleasure of certain tastes or flavors to fragrance...March 7, 2018
Drom appoints new president of North American operations
German fragrance house Drom has appointed Bertrand Lemont president of Drom North America. Lemont, who most recently...December 14, 2017
Symrise to acquire Brazil’s Citratus Fragrâncias
German flavor and fragrance company Symrise is to acquire São Paulo-based fragrance producer Citratus Fragrâncias in a...December 6, 2017
CPL Aromas sales up 19% in fiscal 2017
Privately-owned fragrance house CPL Aromas reported sales growth of 19% to £85m ($112.6m) for the fiscal year...November 22, 2017
Firmenich gives perfumers carte blanche
Fragrance house Firmenich sought to give free rein to its perfumers by asking them to imagine the...November 16, 2017
IFF sales up 12% in third quarter 2017
US-based flavor and fragrance company IFF reported a 12% increase in sales to $872.9m for the third...November 7, 2017
Firmenich hosts Naturals Together event in São Paulo
Following on from previous editions in Paris, New York and Singapore, Switzerland-based flavor and fragrance company Firmenich...October 26, 2017
Givaudan starts work on fragrance production hub in China
Swiss flavor and fragrance company Givaudan has started construction of a new production hub for fragrance in...October 20, 2017
CPL Aromas organizes workshop to highlight scent creation
The French division of UK-based fragrance company CPL Aromas put the art of scent creation on show...October 13, 2017
Givaudan fragrance sales up 2.5% in first nine months of 2017
Swiss flavor and fragrance company Givaudan’s sales rose 6.8% to CHF3.757bn ($3.84bn) for the first nine months...October 10, 2017
Firmenich sales up 4.4% in fiscal 2017
Swiss flavor and fragrance company Firmenich posted net sales up 4.4% to CHF3.34bn ($3.4bn) for fiscal 2017....October 6, 2017
Givaudan partners with Draco Natural Products for botanical ingredients line
Swiss flavor and fragrance company Givaudan has partnered with US-based ingredients supplier Draco Natural Products to develop...October 3, 2017
What are consumers looking for from their scents?
BW Confidential asks fragrance houses what consumers are looking for from their scents More unique scents, better...September 7, 2017
Four perfumers on how the industry should talk about scent
Four perfumers give their vision of how the industry should talk about scent to brand marketing teams,...September 7, 2017
CPL Aromas invests in new R&D center
Fragrance house CPL Aromas has invested £1m ($1.3m) in a research and development center in Northamptonshire, UK....August 10, 2017
Symrise sales up 3.6% in first half 2017
Flavor and fragrance company Symrise’s net sales rose 3.6% to €1.52bn in the first half of 2017,...August 9, 2017
Givaudan’s first-half 2017 sales up 2.3%
Swiss flavor and fragrance company Givaudan reported sales of CHF2.48bn ($2.61bn) for the first half of 2017,...July 20, 2017
Givaudan Active Beauty inaugurates Skin Expertise Technical Center
Flavor and fragrance company Givaudan’s Active Beauty business inaugurated its new Skin Expertise Technical Center in Pomacle,...July 7, 2017
Symrise inaugurates creative center in Mumbai
Flavor and fragrance company Symrise has inaugurated a creation and development center in Mumbia, India for its...May 30, 2017
Givaudan to open fragrance encapsulation center in Singapore
Switzerland-based flavor and fragrance company Givaudan has begun work on a fragrance encapsulation center in Singapore. The...May 9, 2017
Symrise sales increase in first quarter
Germany-based flavor and fragrance company Symrise’s sales rose 4.6% to €765.2m in the first quarter of 2017,...May 9, 2017
Givaudan invests in Sensorwake
Switzerland-based flavor and fragrance company Givaudan has made a one-time investment in French start up Sensorwake, a...May 4, 2017
Givaudan’s fragrance sales up 2.1% in first quarter 2017
Switzerland-based flavor and fragrance company Givaudan generated sales of CHF1.242bn ($1.23bn) in the first quarter of 2017,...April 11, 2017
CPL Aromas unveils new branding
UK-based fragrance house CPL Aromas unveiled a new brand identity at the in-cosmetics Global show in London...April 4, 2017
CPL Aromas to sustainably source essential oils from Sri Lanka
Fragrance house CPL Aromas has signed an agreement with Plant Lipids, a producer of spice extracts, essential...March 20, 2017