International Flavors & Fragrances is the largest specialty ingredients producer globally. The company sells ingredients for the food, beverage, health, household goods, personal care, and pharmaceutical industries. The company makes proprietary formulations, partnering with customers to deliver custom solutions. The nourish segment, which generates roughly half of revenue, is a leading flavor producer and also sell texturants, plant-based proteins, and other ingredients. The health and biosciences business, which generates around one fourth of revenue, is a global leader in probiotics and enzymes. IFF is also one of the leading fragrance producers in the world.

International Flavors & Fragrances is the largest specialty ingredients producer globally. The company sells ingredients for the food, beverage, health, household goods, personal care, and pharmaceutical industries. The company makes proprietary formulations, partnering with customers to deliver custom solutions. The nourish segment, which generates roughly half of revenue, is a leading flavor producer and also sell texturants, plant-based proteins, and other ingredients. The health and biosciences business, which generates around one fourth of revenue, is a global leader in probiotics and enzymes. IFF is also one of the leading fragrance producers in the world. The firm also sells pharmaceutical ingredients such as excipients and time-release polymers.

COMPANY DESCRIPTION International Flavors & Fragrances Inc., based in New York, is a leading developer and manufacturer of commercial flavors and fragrances. These ingredients are used in a wide variety of consumer products, including fine fragrances and toiletries, soaps, detergents, food, and beverages. The company has sales, manufacturing and R&D facilities in 32 countries, and distributes its products through its own sales force in North America, Europe, the Asia Pacific region, Latin America, and India. The company has 21,500 employees. The IFF shares are a component of the S&P 500.

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