<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><urlset xmlns="http://www.sitemaps.org/schemas/sitemap/0.9" xmlns:news="http://www.google.com/schemas/sitemap-news/0.9" xmlns:image="http://www.google.com/schemas/sitemap-image/1.1" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:schemaLocation="http://www.sitemaps.org/schemas/sitemap/0.9 http://www.sitemaps.org/schemas/sitemap/0.9/sitemap.xsd http://www.google.com/schemas/sitemap-news/0.9 http://www.google.com/schemas/sitemap-news/0.9/sitemap-news.xsd"><url><loc>https://www.perfumerflavorist.com/fragrance/fine-fragrance/news/22976607/bath-body-works-drops-platform-turns-fragrance-into-a-fastmoving-experiment</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>Perfumer & Flavorist</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-10-16T15:31:09.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>Bath &amp; Body Works’ Drops Platform Turns Fragrance Into a Fast-Moving Experiment</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://img.perfumerflavorist.com/mindful/allured/workspaces/default/uploads/2026/10/screenshot-2026-10-16-100305.13MJwHq3Zw.png?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>The retailer’s new Drops platform serves as a dedicated destination for experimental fragrances and other product launches. Its centerpiece is Hype Lab, an initiative designed to translate social and cultural trends into fragrances on an accelerated development timeline. The approach offers Bath &amp;amp; Body Works a way to test consumer appetite for emerging scent ideas before deciding which concepts warrant broader investment.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.perfumerflavorist.com/news/flavor/news/22976540/de-monchy-aromatics-taps-barney-wells-to-lead-technical-function</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>Perfumer & Flavorist</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-10-15T15:41:06.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>De Monchy Aromatics Taps Barney Wells to Lead Technical Function</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://img.perfumerflavorist.com/mindful/allured/workspaces/default/uploads/2026/10/barney-wells.3ve5F19FTc.jpg?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Wells brings experience spanning flavor creation, analytical perfumery, quality control and product development.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.perfumerflavorist.com/flavor/trends/news/22976518/mintels-2027-predictions-put-fragrance-and-flavor-to-work-beyond-sensory-appeal</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>Perfumer & Flavorist</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-10-15T14:12:19.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>Mintel’s 2027 Predictions Put Fragrance and Flavor to Work Beyond Sensory Appeal</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://img.perfumerflavorist.com/mindful/allured/workspaces/default/uploads/2026/10/pexels-ivan-s-7162262.Auackhwvt1.jpg?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>Fragrance and flavor developers could find opportunities in evening beverages, wind-down routines, personal care and home fragrance, designing complementary sensory profiles around a shared occasion or desired experience.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.perfumerflavorist.com/fragrance/home-care/news/22976511/iberchem-combines-fragrance-blooming-and-neuroscience-in-nubirawave</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>Perfumer & Flavorist</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-10-15T13:34:55.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>Iberchem Combines Fragrance Blooming and Neuroscience in Nubirawave</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://img.perfumerflavorist.com/mindful/allured/workspaces/default/uploads/2026/10/pexels-karola-g-5241036.tDPcDFDPxF.jpg?auto=format%252Ccompress&amp;q=70</image:loc><image:caption>The platform is tailored to rinse-off applications in personal care and home care, including body washes, shampoos and dishwashing liquids. In these products, the combination of water, friction, heat and humidity during use creates conditions that activate the technology&amp;apos;s blooming diffusion mechanism.</image:caption></image:image></url></urlset>