Perfumer & Flavorist

Consumers are looking for healthier versions of their favorite indulgent treats, often with a reduced sugar or salt content.

Flavor Experts Discuss Challenges and Opportunities with Sugar, Salt Reduction for the Health-Conscious Consumer

This month’s Industry Insights column explores how flavor developers and manufacturers are balancing better-for-you formulations with the quality consumers know and love.

As neuroscience and ingredient technologies advance, it’s definitely possible to make reduced sugar foods and beverages taste better.

What Formulators Need to Know About Natural Flavorings with Modulating Properties

IFF's R&D teams aim to move fast creating new moleules without compromising the integrity of the science.

Biotechnology as a ‘Flexible Toolbox’ for R&D: Q&A with SVP of IFF Scent

The newly confirmed board underscores ASP’s dual mandate: protect the craft of perfumery while advancing innovation, education and professional development across the global scent community.

American Society of Perfumers Names 2026 Board, Signaling Continuity, Next-Gen Leadership

Veteran perfumers from Bell, Givaudan, Symrise, Robertet, Takasago and more step into leadership as ASP sharpens its focus on education, mentorship and global collaboration.

The timing matters. Osmo reports that in 2025 its AI-first platform reportedly generated more published fragrance ingredient patents than all major industry players combined.

Osmo Raises $70M to Scale AI-Powered Olfaction, Signaling a New Era for Fragrance Discovery

The capital will fuel the scale-up of Osmo’s proprietary Olfactory Intelligence platform, which digitizes the entire fragrance lifecycle.

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BASF is hiring for our Aroma Ingredients team!

Your next career move smells like success.

Exploring the Nuances of Citrus for Wellness

Exploring the Nuances of Citrus for Wellness

ADM’s latest consumer research shows that citrus represents more to wellness than the conventional immunity boost.

CYKLAR blends skincare-grade formulas with high quality scents, and aims to be at the intersection of fragrance, body care and wellness.

CYKLAR To Launch in Sephora in March, Marking First Major Retail Expansion

The brand’s offerings include body oils, creams, washes, deodorants and perfume oils.

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Top 5 Flavor Articles of January 2026

Check out which flavor articles caught our readers' eye.

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Top 5 Fragrance Articles of January 2026

Find out which fragrance headlines caught our readers' eye.

The idea of food as medicine is not new, but more and more people are beginning to use their food choices as a way to take control of their own personal health.

Editor’s Note: You Are What You Eat

Delphine Perdon Rupnow, perfumer, Bell Flavors & Fragrances

Perfumer Profile: Delphine Perdon Rupnow

Perfumer at Bell Flavors & Fragrances explains the importance of agility and adaptability in the fragrance industry.

Recent scientific and agronomic research has renewed interest in V. pompona.

Vanilla pompona’s Comeback in the United States: A Sustainability Opportunity (Part 1)

V. pompona can help diversify vanilla cultivation and relieve sourcing pressures for one of the world’s most active importers.

RCB International supplies essential oils of peppermint, spearmint, erospicata and other mint varieties.

Flavor Reports: EU Edition (February 2026)

Our BSF panel evaluates several mint ingredients for their applications in flavor.