Givaudan has announced the launch of "Garden Makers," its latest fragrance-inspired experience on Roblox (over 150 million daily players). The immersive game allows users to plant, compose gardens and...

LMR Naturals by IFF inaugurated its new 1.8-hectare experimental field, Domaine des Naturels LMR, in Grasse, France. The field is dedicated to advancing natural ingredient research, preserving endemic...

IFF has signed a definitive agreement to sell its Food Ingredients business to CVC Capital Partners for approximately **$4.3 billion** (10x 2025 EBITDA of $430M on $3.1B revenue). IFF will retain a ~9...

Korean conglomerate Samyang Group announced on May 29 that it has decided to fully acquire Japanese flavors, fragrances and fine chemicals manufacturer Soda Aromatic for 390 billion won (US$259 millio...

On May 13, L’Oréal announced two major initiatives. First, it plans to double its workforce in Saudi Arabia by the end of 2026, with a new office in Jeddah—Saudi Arabia is now the largest beauty marke...

Perfume brand Abel Fragrance is pioneering the use of biotechnology to create fragrances without fossil fuels. The top note of its new perfume "Miami Split" is extracted from banana-scented water, a b...

As of April 2026, BASF‘s newly built citral plant in Zhanjiang, China, and the expanded downstream capacities in Ludwigshafen have been successfully producing in-spec products and supplying customers....

Symrise reported Q1 2026 results on April 29. The Fragrance Division continued to show positive momentum with low single-digit organic growth against strong prior-year comparables, led by mid-single-d...

Maesa has introduced “String Theory”, a new fragrance brand leveraging Phero-Mimetic™ technology to target attraction and mood enhancement. The brand is available exclusively on Amazon....

Eternal Beauty Holdings, China's largest fragrance distributor (excluding brand-owner groups), announced the launch of "Green is Eternal" on April 27—Hong Kong's first rinse-free recycling program for...

At the Paris show (Apr 14-16), Parfex won the Scent Bar Award for its Matcha Delight fragrance. dsm-firmenich and Givaudan also won Green Ingredient Awards for sustainable actives....

Givaudan reported Q1 2026 like-for-like sales growth of 2.8% (reported sales down 5.2% to CHF 1.88 billion due to currency headwinds), surpassing the consensus forecast of 1.9%. The Fragrance & Beauty...

On April 9, the EU Omnibus VI regulatory proposal was announced, aiming to simplify chemical regulations while maintaining stringent safety standards for cosmetic and fragrance ingredients. The propos...

Symrise has announced the appointment of Mehdi Lisi, formerly of Mane and Firmenich, to lead global fine fragrance creation. With more than 25 years of experience at leading fragrance houses including...

Asia‘s leading fragrance fair, Notes Shanghai, returns to the West Bund International Convention and Exhibition Center from April 2-5 under the theme “Boundless.” The event will draw over 150 exhibito...

BioHarvest Sciences announced on March 31 the successful completion of Stage 1 of a multi-stage development program to create a stable cell culture from a rare, endangered fragrance-producing plant us...

Estée Lauder Companies and Spanish beauty group Puig have confirmed they are in active discussions regarding a potential business combination. The deal would create a luxury beauty powerhouse valued a...

The Competition Commission of India (CCI) is investigating Givaudan, DSM-Firmenich, and IFF over allegations of anti-poaching agreements dating back to 2002. The probe—India's first involving labor pr...

A new study has validated animal-free skin safety tests for fragrances. SenzaGen, a contributor to the research, highlighted that its single-assay GARDskin Dose-Response method delivered results that ...

Citigroup Inc. decreased its stake in International Flavors & Fragrances Inc. (IFF) by 39.5% during the third quarter, according to a recent SEC disclosure. The institutional investor now owns approxi...