Perfumer & Flavorist

Woman in green jacket standing thoughtfully in a sunlit forest with trees in soft focus behind her

Every Shade of Green: New F&F Notes

Moss, cucumber, melon, celery, fresh-cut stems and more.

🎧Every article can now be listened to with voice narration, with synchronized text highlighting and automatic scrolling that follows along as the story is read.

🎧📖Listen or Read: The Perfumer & Flavorist+ September Issue Delivers New Media Experience

⬇️The redesigned digital edition also delivers responsive layouts that adapt to any screen, while downloadable issues allow subscribers to take their reading offline.

Read the latest issue

Woman in gray dress standing on rocky coastal shore with stormy sky and wild grasses

From Burnt Metal to Long-Lasting Tonka: the Latest Updates to the Fragrance Ingredient Palette

Sephora storefront with black facade and white lettering on a brick urban street

Anecdotes by Artists Brings Perfumer-Led Storytelling to Sephora With Sept. 14 Launch

Crowded indoor event venue with large white banner displaying 'scentfest' branding in black and pink text

ScentFest SF Makes a Big First Impression

Woman in cowboy hat sipping tropical yellow cocktail with umbrella and pineapple garnish

From Piña Colada to Electric Daisy: The New Faces of Gourmand Scents and Flavors

L'Oréal Revitalift glycolic acid peeling tonic bottle with water droplets under dramatic lighting

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.

Black and white portrait of a woman with long dark hair, eyes closed, wearing a dark textured jacket and chain necklace against a dark background

Waste, Wood and Wild Botanicals: IFEAT’s 2026 Sustainability Finalists

Meet the innovators turning agricultural byproducts into premium aroma chemicals while protecting biodiversity

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

Woman in floral robe performing traditional tea ceremony with ceramic cups and candle

Mintel’s 2027 Predictions Put Fragrance and Flavor to Work Beyond Sensory Appeal

From sleep and emotional well-being to functional foods and smarter household care, cross-category consumer goals could reshape how fragrance and flavor suppliers develop ingredients, formulations and sensory experiences.

Person lathering hair with shampoo while washing, hands visible applying white foam to wet brown hair

Iberchem Combines Fragrance Blooming and Neuroscience in Nubirawave

New digital platform targets fragrance performance and emotional benefits in rinse-off products, expanding the company's data-driven approach to fragrance creation.

Coconut milk, shredded coconut, and creamy yogurt arranged with wooden spoons on a light surface

gamma-Octalactone Brings Creamy Coconut Warmth to Flavor Formulations

Vibrant Ingredients Taps Marie Wright to Lead Science and Innovation

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

Golden iced tea in a tall glass garnished with fresh mint, served with lemon slices and mint leaves in a wooden bowl

Tame Polyphenol Bitterness for Better Flavor Balance

Modern luxury apartment lobby with wooden reception desk, contemporary seating, floor-to-ceiling windows overlooking city skyline

Inside dsm-firmenich’s New NYC Fragrance Hub: Executives on Tech, Creativity and Cultural Collaboration

The facility combines perfumery, fragrance development, applications, digital capabilities and compounding under one roof.