Givaudan

Givaudan S.A. is a Swiss multinational manufacturer of flavors, fragrances, and active cosmetic ingredients, and has been recognized as the world's largest company in the flavor and fragrance industry. The company operates through two main business segments: Taste & Wellbeing, which focuses on flavors for the food and beverage industry, and Fragrance & Beauty, which produces fragrances for cosmetics, household products, personal care, and fine fragrance, in addition to fragrance ingredients. Givaudan's products are typically custom-made and sold under confidentiality agreements, and the company employs proprietary technologies such as ScentTrek, which captures the chemical makeup of scent from living plants.

Givaudan maintains operations across Europe, Africa, the Middle East, North America, Latin America, and Asia Pacific, and reported sales of CHF 7.4 billion in 2024. The company is one of Switzerland's thirty largest listed companies by market capitalization and placed first on FoodTalks' Global Top 50 Food Flavours and Fragrances Companies list in 2021. As a fragrance house, Givaudan has contributed to numerous notable perfume creations, including Valentino.