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| Number of perfumers |
93 |
Annual R&D |
8.9% of annual sales |
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| Number of flavorists |
79 |
Annual sales |
$2.1 billion |
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| Number of employees |
More than 5,000 |
Market share |
11.7% |
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| Number of facilities |
62 |
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| Number of countries |
30 |
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| Number of patents |
27 (2001); 21 (2002); 15 (2003); 9 (2004); 15 (2005); 20 (2006) |
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| | | 1833 | | Stafford Allen & Sons founded. The company produces pure drugs and essential oils, especially sandalwood oil and clove. | | | | | | | | 1851 | | W.J. Bush & Company founded. William John Bush acquires a small factory in London where he begins the steam distillation of herbs, spices, and woods and the preparation of tinctures and essences.
| | | | | | | | 1869 | | A. Boake, Roberts & Co. founded. The company produces brewing chemicals and eventually begins to manufacture flavoring essences and distill essential oils.
| | | | | | | | 1889 | | Polak & Schwarz formed to process concentrated fruit juices.
| | | | | | | | 1917 | | A.L. van Ameringen & Co. founded and begins importing essential oils from Holland. This small import business, which began with just 500 square feet of office space, goes on to become the world's leading fragrance and flavor company. | | | | | | | | 1929 | | Van Ameringen forms partnership with Dr. William T. Haebler, and after acquiring an aromatic chemical plant in Elizabeth, New Jersey, van Ameringen-Haebler, Inc. is born.
| | | | | | | | 1958 | | Polak & Schwarz and van Ameringen merge to become International Flavors & Fragrances Inc. The company grows internationally almost overnight and becomes a major supplier in the flavor and fragrance business. | | | | | | | | 1966 | | Stafford Allen & Sons, W.J. Bush & Company, and A. Boake, Roberts & Co. join forces to become Bush Boake Allen Ltd.
| | | | | | | | 2000 | | IFF acquires Bush, Boake Allen Inc., creating the world's largest flavor and fragrance company.
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| Hall of Fame Fragrances |
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| Hugo Boss Deep Red | | | 2001 | |  View | | | Clinique (Estée Lauder) Happy | | | 1997 | | View | | | Givenchy (LVMH) Organza | | | 1996 | | View | | | Donna Karan (Estée Lauder) Cashmere Mist/Bath & Body | | | 1994 | | View | | | Kenzo (LVMH) Parfum d'été | | | 1992 | | View | | | Elizabeth Arden (French Fragrances) Elizabeth Taylor White Diamonds | | | 1991 | | View | | | Lancôme (L'Oréal) Trésor | | | 1990 | | View | | | Calvin Klein (Unilever) Eternity | | | 1988 | | View | | | Estée Lauder Beautiful | | | 1985 | | View | | | Yves Saint Laurent Paris | | | 1983 | | View | | | Estée Lauder White Linen | | | 1978 | | View | | | Estée Lauder Aliage | | | 1972 | | View | | | Clinique (Estée Lauder) Aromatics Elixir | | | 1971 | | View | | | Guy Laroche (L'Oréal) Fidji | | | 1966 | | View | | | Estée Lauder Youth Dew | | | 1953 | | View | |
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| Ralph Lauren Polo Blue | | | 2002 | | View | | | Estée Lauder Intuition for Men | | | 2002 | | View | | | Liz Claiborne Mambo for Men | | | 2001 | | View | | | Hugo Boss Dark Blue | | | 2000 | | View | | | Emporio Armani (L'Oréal) Lui | | | 1998 | | View | | | Estée Lauder Pleasures for Men | | | 1997 | | View | | | Liz Claiborne Curve for Men | | | 1996 | | View | | | Calvin Klein (Unilever) Eternity for Men | | | 1989 | | View | | | Guy Laroche (Cosmair) Drakkar Noir | | | 1982 | | View | | | Ralph Lauren (Cosmair) Polo | | | 1978 | | View | | | Aramis (Estée Lauder) Aramis | | | 1965 | | View | |
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| | | Living Flavor®/Living Flower® Technologies | | | The Living Flavor and Living Flower technologies create flavors and fragrances that are true-to-nature. In other words, this research effort is dedicated to developing flavor and fragrance ingredients, as well as non-volatile flavor enhancers and modulators, based both on natural and synthetic sources. Our Fragrances of LifeTM and Living Flavor programs, with their sources in IFF's groundbreaking Living Flower technology, have expanded to include several exciting new areas of development including our proprietary Aura of Aroma® and Romance of Flowers® work based on IFF's pioneering use of solid phase microextraction. Each of these innovations has been inspired by the heightening consumer desire for better tasting and better smelling products. | | | | | |
| | | Ultra Naturals | | | Ultra Natural Technology combines the “as found in nature” quality of Living Flower technology with the substantive qualities of natural absolutes. These two technologies create a superior fragrance with a beautiful atmospheric quality and lasting “on skin” benefits. Through our in-depth knowledge of the chemical constituents of both natural absolutes and living accords, we can enrich the absolute by adding “heart” components that impart the “true to nature” aroma of livings and the substantivity of the absolute. This technology is particularly well-suited for fine fragrance applications, enabling our customers to offer superior fragrances that are long lasting. | | | | | |
| | | Aura of Aroma® Technology | | | IFF’s Aura of Aroma technology captures and analyzes a fragrance material’s essence in the air at its aesthetic ideal. This allows our scientists to rebalance fragrances and to molecularly re-engineer individual perfume materials to achieve and sustain that ideal moment. The result is a greater understanding of the difference between a fragrance formula and its performance as it diffuses off the skin, enabling IFF to develop fine fragrances that immediately capture a consumer’s interest and sustain it throughout wear. | | | | | |
| | | Botanical Hydroponics | | | Hydroponics is the method of growing plants in nutrient-enriched water instead of soil—producing a healthier plant and healthier aromas. Plants grown using this method produce fruits and flowers with clearer, purer, more transparent scents. Impurities from soil and bacteria are eliminated, allowing hydroponically grown flowers to be used in the creation of healthy, healing, and well-being fragrances for all applications. IFF is the first to offer this exciting and beneficial technology for fragrance applications. We have the resources, innovation, and creativity to effectively apply this science to consumer products—enabling our customers to go to market with fragrances that are truly different from those offered by the competition.
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| | | Generessence® Technology | | | The Generessence program offers state-of-the-art analyses of the flavor components of major food products, coupled with the synthesis of unique compounds and the creative expertise to turn them into winning flavors. This combination makes it possible, for the first time, to formulate flavors under the creative discipline of using only compounds identified in nature in the target food. The result is remarkably realistic natural flavors that are differentiated from the competition. | | | | | |
| | | CoolTekTM Technology | | | CoolTek is a high-intensity cooling technology that imparts a unique taste sensation—a clean, refreshing, energizing taste and feel that invigorates any flavor. CoolTek enlivens many food, beverage, confectionary, chewing gum, and oral care products, adding fun and originality for
consumers the world over.
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| | | FlexiMint® Technology | | | Through in-depth analysis, IFF scientists have identified which components give mint oils their characteristic flavor properties. With that knowledge, IFF’s flavorists are able to create a variety of "flexible" mint flavor profiles to meet our customers’ exact needs for candy, chewing gum, toothpaste, or oral care products. | | | | | |
| | | PolyIFF® Encapsulation System | | | PolyIFF is an unusually versatile polymer encapsulation fragrance delivery platform, exclusive to IFF. It is engineered for easy addition to a plastic product, or for direct use in delivering scent. PolyIFF fragrance concentrates are made of complex mixtures of fragrance ingredients dispersed in a proprietary resin blend, chosen for compatibility with the fragrance and the final application. The range of applications for PolyIFF is endless. It can make your product completely distinctive, increasing perceived value and reinforcing brand recognition with consumers.
In addition to developing this technology, IFF was the first to utilize the PolyIFF delivery system for flavors, enhancing the total "aromatic" experience through the infusion of flavor in the packaging and liners of foods and beverages. The slow release of flavor aromatics at point of purchase is a unique and stimulating experience for the senses, allowing consumers to walk a grocery aisle and smell ripe strawberry jam, the yeasty aroma of fresh baked bread, or the aroma of freshly brewed coffee.
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| | | Vanilla Technology | | | In a market where vanilla is a must have flavor, spanning demographics, cultures and end uses, IFF's comprehensive vanilla program offers customers a distinct advantage. From a deep understanding and history of natural extract production and global vanilla bean sourcing, to state-of the art analytical techniques allowing unique flavor executions of one of nature's complex and intriguing flavor profiles, IFF can offer vanilla flavor solutions to all your product challenges.
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| Carrollton, Texas, U.S. | | | | Location Details | |
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| Taubate, Sao Paulo, Brazil | | | | Location Details | |
| Tlalnepantla, Estado de México, Mexico | | | | Location Details | |
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