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Flavor and Fragrance Industry Events: November–December 2026 Calendar Features Regulatory Updates, Fragrance Trends and Sensory Research

Bulgarian National Association of Essential Oils, Perfumery and Cosmetics (BNAEOPC) Annual Industry Summit 2026

Nov 18th, 2026Nov 19th, 2026

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BNAEOPC Summit to Tackle Essential Oils Regulation, Innovation

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The GCC’s Beauty Boom Is Going Global

"The UAE is now among the world's top 10 perfume exporters, with exports up nearly seven fold in a decade on UN trade data..."

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Bulgaria’s Natural Ingredient Crisis Is a Warning for Fragrance

The decline of small-scale agriculture could ultimately leave the global industry with fewer authentic natural materials and less supply-chain resilience.

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Savory to Zesty: An Organoleptic Deep Dive into EU Natural Flavor Ingredients

Our April 2026 Flavor Reports, EU Edition, features massoia lactone, cassia oil, styrallyl acetate and much more.

In 2024, Symrise successfully launched three captives: Ambronova, Frostwood, andSalyssia, enhancing its portfolio of floral, woody, and musky fragrances.

Symrise 2025 Fragrance Leaders & Newsmakers

The German company predicts that personalization and mood-enhancing ingredients will influence the fragrance industry in upcoming years.

Changing geopolitical factors and climate change have put increased strain on ingredient supply chains.

Industry Experts Address Evolving Materials Sourcing Landscape, Challenges in Logistics in F&F

Our Industry Insights column asks leaders about their experiences with supply chain navigation and the evolving trends in natural materials sourcing.

In this month’s column, we evaluate ingredients from Van Aroma, a company founded in 2006 and based in Bogor in Indonesia, specialized in essential oils and other natural extracts.

Flavor Reports: British Society of Flavourists Inaugural Column

This month’s column features odor and taste notes on ingredients such as patchouli terpenes, dihydroeugenol and more.

A view from above of the World Perfumery Congress 2024 at the Palexpo Center in Geneva.

5 Superstars Spotted at World Perfumery Congress 2024

At the World Perfumery Congress, the best perfumery contestants show off their ingredient wonders.

The three-day event featured a bustling expo hall with nearly 120 exhibitors showcasing unique raw materials from every corner of the globe.

Fragrance Ingredients, Equipment & Technologies Showcased at World Perfumery Congress 2024

Below is a breakdown of each booth Perfumer & Flavorist+ editor, Jacqui Mueller visited during WPC 2024 and the products showcased as well as some images of booths in action.

Outgoing EFEO president Manolo Donaire sharing the organization’s outlook and outlining future obstacles.

Outgoing EFEO President Manolo Donaire Shares Key Achievements & Future Obstacles

Donaire also welcomes incoming president, celebrates strides of committees and forges ahead in the face of adversity.

The sourcing of natural ingredients for the perfumer’s palette has been going through major changes for the past 10 years.

What Does it Take to Source Sustainably? with Dominique Roques

Dominique Roques, author and president of Balsam Consulting, is set to moderate the "Naturals: What Does it Take to Source Sustainably?" panel at World Perfumery Congress 2024.

The range's functional and biodegradable plant extracts, which are 100% natural in line with ISO 16128, are sustainably sourced from Madagascar, France and Bulgaria, per Symrise.

Symrise Launches Neurocosmetic-inspired Flowerconcentrole for Mood-enhancing Skin Care

Developed using Symrise’s Actimood technology ("a scientifically proven mood-activating scent design," per the company), Flowerconcentrole's neurocosmetic benefits leverage plant extracts to stimulate positive emotions.

Dominique Roques is the author of 'In Search of Perfumes' (Harper Via, 2023) and 'Le Parfum des Forêts' (Grasset, 2023).

Dominique Roques to Moderate Panel on Naturals at WPC 2024

See the list of panelists you set to take the stage this summer.

Players in the perfumery sector presented in June the main threats that the revisions of CLP and REACH post to their natural products, PPAMs and essential oils.

The European Club of Mayors of Perfumery Cities Seeks Government Support of Perfumery Sectors

The club brings together approximately 15 majors from different European municipalities.

The International Fragrance Association (IFRA) is a trade body whose Code of Practice bans, restricts or sets criteria for the use of certain ingredients, based on rigorous scientfic evidence.

Perfumers Pen Open Letter to EU

Perfumers can add their signature to the document until July 10, 2023.

Donaire warns, '[T]he Chemicals Strategy for Sustainability which is part of the Green Deal, is inflicting very serious unintended collateral damages on essential oils, threatening the very existence of many.'

EFEO President Manolo Donaire Shares WFFC Speech Recap & CLP Revisions

Donaire warns, "[T]he Chemicals Strategy for Sustainability which is part of the Green Deal, is inflicting very serious unintended collateral damages on essential oils, threatening the very existence of many."