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

Limoncello is expected to have an impact on the food and beverage space in the coming year.

Tastepoint by IFF Predicts Ten Flavor Trends for 2026

Tastepoint’s flavor trend forecast is based on market analysis, food service menu tracking social listening and changes in consumer behavior.

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.

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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.

Benzyl butyrate is found widely in nature.

Flavor Bites: Benzyl Butyrate in Berry, Tropical Fruit, and Other Flavors

Learn about the diverse range of flavor applications for benzyl butyrate.

Sir David Beckham was the first English football player to win league titles in four countries.

Interparfums Announces Exclusive License Agreement with David Beckham

The agreement will include the exclusive creation, development and distribution of fragrances under the David Beckham brand.

A Fresh Chapter includes fragrance notes of pomelo, pink amber, jasmine and sandalwood.

Yankee Candle Partners with Reese’s Book Club for 2026 Candle Collection

The partnership will feature quarterly, limited-edition fragrances and activations inspired by book club picks.