Firmenich

Firmenich International SA
FormerlyChuit & Naef
Company typePublicly listed company (as part of dsm-firmenich)
IndustryFlavors, fragrances, ingredients
Founded1895; 129 years ago (1895)
Founders
  • Philippe Chuit
  • Martin Naef
HeadquartersGeneva, Switzerland
Key people
RevenueCHF 4.3 billion (Fiscal Year 2021)
Number of employees
10,000 (2021)
Websitewww.firmenich.com

Firmenich SA was a Swiss company in the fragrance and flavor business. The company has created perfumes for over 125 years and produced a number of well-known flavors. Founded in 1895, it merged in May 2023 with the Dutch company DSM to form dsm-firmenich.[1][2]

It employed 10,000 people across 46 manufacturing plants and six research and development centers.

  1. ^ "DSM and Firmenich announce merger agreement". FoodBev Media. Retrieved 2023-01-05.
  2. ^ Afanasieva, Dasha (2023-05-08). "DSM, Firmenich Close Merger Deal Weeks After Antitrust Raid". Bloomberg Law.