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About Givaudan SA

Givaudan SA is one of the global leaders in flavors, fragrances, and taste-and-wellbeing solutions. Listed on the SIX Swiss Exchange (SMI/SPI) in Switzerland, the company has a defensive profile and a premium competitive position in a highly concentrated industry where differentiation depends on innovation, customer intimacy, regulatory expertise, and scale. Built on a heritage stretching back more than 250 years, Givaudan has become a leading B2B supplier to food and beverage companies, consumer goods groups, fragrance houses, and cosmetics producers. Its corporate headquarters are in Vernier, near Geneva, in Switzerland. The group operates through two main business activities: Taste & Wellbeing and Fragrance & Beauty. Taste & Wellbeing develops flavors, functional ingredients, and sensory solutions that help customers improve the taste, nutritional profile, and technical performance of foods and beverages. Fragrance & Beauty creates scents for fine perfumery, personal care, home care, and beauty applications. This two-pillar structure provides diversification while preserving strong capital discipline and a clear focus on research and innovation. Givaudan states that it invests around 10% of annual turnover in R&D, a high level that supports its technological edge and the breadth of its product portfolio. From a competitive standpoint, Givaudan is among the key global players alongside Symrise, dsm-firmenich, and IFF. Its strengths lie in its creative capabilities, worldwide manufacturing and application network, long-standing customer relationships, and strong exposure to both global accounts and local/regional customers. The company serves clients across multiple end markets and maintains a broad geographic footprint, with meaningful sales across Europe, Africa and the Middle East, North America, Asia Pacific, and Latin America. Recent highlights include targeted acquisitions in 2025 designed to strengthen Givaudan’s presence with local and regional customers, as well as the launch of a net-zero transition plan targeting 2045 across its full value chain. The company has also continued to emphasize innovation, including digital tools and scent-research capabilities, reinforcing its strategy of long-term, profitable, and sustainable growth.