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Scento Study Finds AI Search Engines Add Unlisted Perfume Notes

Depending on the AI platform, answers about designer perfumes were 22 to 32 percentage points more likely to include notes absent from official listings.

Sensient’s Flavors & Extracts Growth Accelerates Profit Gains in Q3

For the first nine months of 2026, Flavors & Extracts revenue reached $625 million.

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Sensorist AI Targets Perfumers and Flavorists With Molecular Research Tool

For fragrance and flavor houses seeking to integrate proprietary data, Sensorist AI Enterprise offers deployment within a company's own environment.

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BSP to Unpack 2026 Fine Fragrance Trends at London Event

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Wixon Completes $25.6M Expansion, Triples Manufacturing Footprint

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Unilever Q3 Sales Rise 5.2% as Home Care Surges 9.1%

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Ventós Revamps Website With Global Features and Updated Corporate Vision

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DGP Opens Applications for €2,000 Young Scientist Award in Olfactory Research

Fragrance science breakthrough? DGP's prestigious award awaits young researchers.

Interparfums Q3 Sales Flat as Coach and Montblanc Drive Growth

The fragrance group's European-based operations delivered the strongest regional performance in the third quarter, with sales rising 4% to $306 million.

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L’Oréal Accelerates Growth in Q3 as Premium Hair Care, Skin Care and Emerging Markets Power Sales

The group's adjusted like-for-like growth accelerated to 7.7% in the third quarter, compared with 6.9% for the first nine months.

Kerry Group Savors Strong Q3 Growth as Flavor and Reformulation Demand Drives Margins

Strong taste profiles and natural extracts propel Kerry Group past market trends in Q3

Puig Hits Record €1.39 Billion in Q3, Driven by Makeup and APAC Demand

Puig's core fragrance and fashion division—which represents nearly three-quarters of total group revenue—grew 3.9% organically in Q3 to €985.8 million.

Bath & Body Works’ Drops Platform Turns Fragrance Into a Fast-Moving Experiment

Hype Lab’s limited-edition scents sold out in three minutes, giving the retailer a new way to test cultural trends, capture consumer feedback and identify fragrance concepts with potential to scale.

De Monchy Aromatics Taps Barney Wells to Lead Technical Function

Vibrant Ingredients Taps Marie Wright to Lead Science and Innovation

Wright will oversee the company's technical teams and integrated ingredient portfolio.

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Symrise Invests in Singapore to Sharpen Fragrance Development for Asian Markets

New creative hub combines real-world scent evaluation, regional consumer insights and skin cleansing expertise, with a research and innovation center planned for 2027.

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Symrise Connects AI Trend Forecasting to Flavor and Formulation Design

Expanded Symvision AI platform links market signals, consumer motivations, product concepts and sensory optimization in one workflow, aiming to shorten the path from trend identification to product development.

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Givaudan’s Fragrance Boom Powers Growth

With nine-month organic growth at 5.2% and third-quarter momentum accelerating, Givaudan remains within its long-term sales-growth target range.

ShengYuan Promotes Lynn Zhang to President

Based in Mount Pocono, Pennsylvania, ShengYuan has more than 20 years of experience in aroma chemicals.