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| This year’s annual investor conference, held in Vernier (Geneva) on 10 April 2018, assembled 39 investors and analysts from institutions in Europe.
| Givaudan’s 2019 Investor Days took place in Kemptthal on 15 and 16 October in the newly inaugurated Zurich Innovation Centre (ZIC).
| Givaudan’s 2018 Investor Days took place in Indonesia on 22 and 23 October and included a tour of the Company’s new commercial and development centre in Jakarta.
| Givaudan’s progress against its strategic targets as well as an update on the implementation of Givaudan Business Solutions (GBS) were presented to the Company’s 2019 annual investor conference.
| Invitation to Half Year Investor Presentation and Facultative Plant Tour Thursday, 5 September 2002, 10.30 CET, Zürich, Hotel Widder, Rennweg 7, Widder Saal and Givaudan, Dübendorf.
| In May and June 2003, Givaudan management and investor relations were in contact with investors during several roadshows. Following, you will find the most frequently asked questions and the company’s responses.
| It is our pleasure to invite you on yet another voyage of olfactive and gustative discovery, this time to the Far East to visit our creation, technology and production centres in Shanghai on the 2nd November 2004 and in Singapore on the 4th November 2004.
| Givaudan announces that it has received an A- credit rating, with a stable outlook, from S&P Global Ratings (“S&P”) and a Baa1 rating, with stable outlook, from Moody’s Investors Service (“Moody’s”).
| On 13 September 2019, Givaudan welcomed 34 investors and analysts to its ‘white biotechnology’ Centre of Excellence at Pomacle in France, where active cosmetic ingredients are researched, developed and produced.
| On 24 August 2006, Gilles Andrier, CEO, Matthias Waehren, CFO and Mauricio Graber, Head Flavours Division, informed analysts and investors about the first half year business and the growth initiative of Givaudan.
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| Givaudan has been recognised as a top, ‘A-band’ performer in the CDP’s 350 Climate Change 2013 Report for Germany, Austria and Switzerland. The CDP ranks companies on how they measure, disclose and manage climate related risks and opportunities – this year at the request of 722 investors.
| Givaudan’s business prospects in the promising markets of the South East Asia region was the focus of the Company’s 18th traditional half year conference for investor analysts, held on 30 August in Zurich. Over 60 participants attended to hear of the Company’s current business activities and plans to capitalise on the region’s potential.
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| Givaudan is recognised for its leadership in water security by CDP with the highest ‘A’ score.
| Givaudan today announces the successful dual tranche placement of EUR 1,300 million of senior debt notes (the “Notes”). The EUR 1,300 million Notes carry respectively a maturity of 7 years until September 2025 (EUR 500 million) and 12 years until September 2030 (EUR 800 million).
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| Givaudan is named on CDP’s prestigious ‘A List’ for its actions to cut emissions, mitigate climate risks and develop the low-carbon economy.
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| Givaudan has been included once again in CDP’s prestigious Supplier Engagement Leaderboard. Its inclusion places it in the top 7% of companies out of more than 9,600 who disclose their environmental data through CDP annually.
| Givaudan Nederland Finance B.V., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Givaudan SA (“Givaudan”), announces that it intends to launch an offering of Mandatory Convertible Securities (“MCS”), which are expected to generate proceeds of approximately CHF 750 million, subject to the aggregate maximum number of shares underlying the MCS not exceeding 10% of Givaudan’s share capital.
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| Givaudan’s leading work on climate action and water stewardship has once again been recognised with a CDP double A rating. CDP’s annual environmental disclosure and scoring process is widely recognised as the gold standard of corporate environmental transparency.
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| Givaudan SA announces today the issue of Swiss franc straight bonds of CHF 150,000,000 in the Swiss franc domestic market.
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| Givaudan has once again been recognised by CDP with a double A rating for its leadership in climate action and water stewardship. The Company is one of a small number that achieved a double A, out of nearly 12,000 businesses that were scored based on data submitted through CDP’s questionnaires in 2021.
| Givaudan has earned an 'A' for climate action leadership from CDP, the non-profit global environmental disclosure platform.
| Givaudan SA announces today the issue of a CHF 300 million straight bond in the Swiss franc domestic market.
| Givaudan SA announces today the issue of a CHF 200 million straight bond in the Swiss franc domestic market. The bond carries a 3.375 % coupon and has a maturity of 4 years.
| Givaudan SA announced today the issue of a CHF 300 million straight bond in the Swiss franc domestic market.
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| Givaudan announces the successful placement of EUR 500 million of senior debt
| Givaudan SA announces today the issue of two Swiss Francs straight bonds of respectively 100,000,000 CHF and CHF 200,000,000 CHF in the Swiss franc domestic market.
| In accordance with the publication on 27 April 2006 prolonging Givaudan’s third Share Buy Back program until 31 May 2007, Givaudan announces that it has sold 133’800 shares repurchased under that program.
| Givaudan has earned a position on the Supplier Engagement leader board by CDP, the non-profit global environmental disclosure platform, in recognition of its actions and strategies to reduce emissions and lower climate-related risk across its supply chain.
| Givaudan SA announces today the issue of two Swiss franc straight bonds of respectively CHF 150,000,000 and CHF 200,000,000 in the Swiss franc domestic market.
| On 13 September 2007 Givaudan SA announced the issue of a 3.375% CHF domestic bond of CHF 200 million.
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| Givaudan today announces the successful placement of CHF 250 million straight bonds in the domestic market.
| Givaudan SA announces the signing of a Schuldscheindarlehen (SSD) Agreement in the amount of EUR 300,000,000, with two tranches of respectively 100,000,000 EUR and 200,000,000 EUR.
| Givaudan SA announces today the issue of two straight Swiss Franc bonds of respectively 150 million CHF and 150 million CHF in the Swiss franc domestic market.
| As of 5 September 2002, 13.00 CET, the presentation and around 17.00 CET, main Q&A's of Givaudan's Half Year Presentation in Zurich will be available.
| Givaudan SA announces today the issue of two Swiss francs straight bonds of respectively CHF 100,000,000 and CHF 150,000,000 in the Swiss franc domestic market.
| Givaudan has signed a new agreement with Colgate Palmolive as a collaborative partner for their internal fragrances development team on all their categories around the world.
| From 23 October to 31 December 2002, Givaudan SA has repurchased 255’345 own shares in the frame of the buy back programme announced on 16 September 200
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| Givaudan SA announces the successful placement of CHF 300M of Swiss Franc Bonds
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| Givaudan today announces the successful dual tranche placement of CHF 300 million of straight Bonds in the domestic market.
| From 30 June 2003, to 19 December 2003, Givaudan SA has repurchased 45,000 own shares (5.63% of the programme) in the frame of the buy back programme announced on 18 June 2003.
| From 23 October to 18 February 2003, Givaudan SA has repurchased 592’046 own shares (81.59% of the programme) in the frame of the buy back programme announced on 16 September 2002.
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| Givaudan today announces the successful dual tranche placement of EUR 1,000 million of senior debt notes.
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| Givaudan is today establishing the Givaudan COVID-19 Communities Fund to enable Givaudan sites to support local communities that have been affected by the global COVID-19 pandemic.
| Givaudan announced today that it has sold its St. Louis (USA) based food ingredient business and manufacturing facility to Performance Chemicals & Ingredients Company (PCI) for an undisclosed amount.
| On 4 August 2006, Givaudan announced an out-of-court settlement with 51 plaintiffs in the US butter flavour litigation. The terms of the settlement are confidential.
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| Givaudan has been recognised once again for its global leadership in supply chain engagement with a place on the prestigious CDP Supplier Engagement Leaderboard.
| We are pleased to inform you that Givaudan's website now contains several new, interactive tools and features relating to our stock quote that we hope you will find useful.
| The first Annual General Meeting of Givaudan SA took place in Geneva on 18 May 2001.
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| Givaudan has endorsed the CEO Water Mandate, a UN Global Compact initiative which brings together a critical mass of business leaders to address global water challenges.
| Joe Fabbri will become the Group’s Head of Human Resources and a member of Givaudan’s Executive Committee, effective on January 1, 2008. He will replace Bruce Bachmeier, who steps down due to personal reasons but who will remain with the company to ensure a smooth transition.
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| Givaudan has further reinforced its ambitious commitments to nature and climate action by signing up to Business for Nature’s ‘Nature is everyone’s business’ call-to-action.
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| Givaudan, the global leader in fragrances and flavours, today announced it has completed the acquisition of Ungerer & Company, the US based Flavour, Fragrance and Specialty Ingredients company.
| Givaudan is proud to announce that it has achieved an overall ranking of A- at the Leadership level and is a country leader for Switzerland in CDP’s newly introduced scoring system for 2016.
| In connection with the rights issue announced today, Givaudan S.A. is providing the following additional information on its first quarter performance
| Givaudan has entered into a joint venture agreement with ChemCom SA, a leader in the field of olfactory receptor technology. The new company, named TecnoScent, will build on ChemCom’s proprietary receptor technology and focus on the discovery and development of innovative fragrance ingredients.
| The Swiss-based flavour and fragrance leader Givaudan has launched its Internet offering GivaudanAccess™ in North America.
| Givaudan’s new Consumer Products Fragrance Creative Centre in East Hanover, New Jersey - USA, is now operational
| The Annual General Meeting of Givaudan SA, the world leader in flavours and fragrances, took place on 25 March 2010. It was attended by 256 shareholders or proxies, representing 3,011,405 shares (32.61% of a total of 9,233,586 registered shares).
| The Annual General Meeting of Givaudan SA, the world leader in flavours and fragrances, took place in Geneva on 26 March 2008. It was attended by 150 shareholders, representing 2,659,001 or 36,57% of the total 7,270,340 registered shares.
| The Annual General Meeting of Givaudan SA, the world leader in flavours and fragrances, took place in Geneva on 30 March 2007. It was attended by 178 shareholders, representing 2,393,190 (32.92%) of a total of 7,232,160 registered shares.
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| The Annual General Meeting of Givaudan SA took place on 25 March 2020. In view of the situation regarding the spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19) the meeting was limited to the statutory meeting with reduced attendance by its representatives, and shareholders provided their voting instructions to the independent voting rights representatives in writing or through a secured online platform.
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| Givaudan today published the corrected version of the 2023 Governance, Compensation and Financial Report.
| The Annual General Meeting of Givaudan SA, the world leader in flavours and fragrances, took place on 21 March 2013. It was attended by 324 shareholders or proxies, representing 4,208,724 shares (45.58% of a total of 9,233,586 registered shares).
| Givaudan announces today that it has entered into a research collaboration and licensing agreement with Redpoint Bio Corporation (formerly known as Linguagen).
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| Givaudan and Novozymes, the world leaders in their respective industries, are excited to announce the formation of a strategic research partnership for the development of synergistic innovative ingredients and technologies for customers.
| The Annual General Meeting of Givaudan SA, the world leader in flavours and fragrances, took place on 22 March 2012. It was attended by 324 shareholders or proxies, representing 4,431,515 shares (48% of a total of 9,233,586 registered shares).
| The Annual General Meeting of Givaudan SA, the world leader in flavours and fragrances, took place in Geneva on 7 April 2006. It was attended by 179 shareholders, representing 2,763,687 (37.19%) of a total of 7,400,000 registered shares.
| Following the completion of the second tender offer for the shares of Naturex, Givaudan now holds 9,436,645 of Naturex shares, representing 98.06% of the capital.
| Following the closure of the second tender offer period initiated by Givaudan for the remaining outstanding shares of Naturex, the Autorité des marchés financiers (AMF) has now published the results.
| Givaudan today announces it has successfully completed the acquisition of 40.5% of the shares of Naturex, a French public listed company, for EUR 135 per share and a total consideration of EUR 522 million.
| Today Givaudan announced plans for a new North American Consumer Products Creative Centre to be located in East Hanover, New Jersey. The facility will be the most modern and technologically advanced commercial and perfume creation centre in the industry.
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| Givaudan has secured its fifth consecutive CDP double A on climate action and water security. This latest recognition makes Givaudan one of a small number of companies that achieved a double ‘A’ out of more than 21,000 organisations scored.
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| Givaudan Active Beauty is thrilled to launch its new breakthrough innovation called Synchronight™, an active cosmetic ingredient made from gardenia fruit extract designed to protect the skin from digital stress.
| Givaudan today announced the tender offer in cash for all remaining outstanding shares of Naturex will open on 28 June, following clearance of the offer by the French markets regulator Autorité des marchés financiers (AMF).
| Givaudan announced today that it will join forces for innovation with start-up accelerator, MassChallenge, which is expanding into Switzerland and is already active in Boston, London and Jerusalem.
| Givaudan has signed an agreement with UK-based Imperial Chemical Industries PLC to acquire its fragrance and flavour business, Quest International, for £ 1,200 million or around CHF 2.8 billion.
| The Annual General Meeting of Givaudan SA, the world leader in flavours and fragrances, took place in Geneva on 26 March 2009. It was attended by 197 shareholders, representing 2,581,909 shares (35.51 % of a total of 7,270,340 registered shares).
| Givaudan now holds 9,358,019 of Naturex shares, representing 97.24% of the capital, based on the total number of shares as of 31 July 2018. The tender offer will now re-open from 8 August 2018 until 3 September 2018 inclusive, under the same terms.
| CDP recognises Givaudan as global climate change leader with highest possible score of 100A.
| Givaudan Nederland Finance B.V., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Givaudan S.A. ("Givaudan"), has successfully executed an offering of Mandatory Convertible Securities ("MCS"), for aggregate proceeds of CHF 750 million.
| Today Givaudan opened its new Flavour centre in Shanghai. The facility is one of the most modern and complete creation, technology and production centres in the flavour industry globally. It is entirely dedicated to the Chinese market and its rising demand for leading flavour creations.
| Today, Givaudan welcomed over 70 participants at the 19th traditional half year conference in Zurich, with a focus on its expansion into active cosmetics and becoming a key player in this industry.
| Givaudan, the global leader in flavours and fragrances, has inaugurated a Digital Factory to continue driving digital transformation and anticipate trends.
| Givaudan announced today that Chris Thoen, Head of Global Science & Technology, decided for private reasons to retire at the end of August 2018. Currently an EC-member, he will step down from the Executive Committee at the end of May and continue to provide advice on strategic projects until his retirement.
| Givaudan announced today that it has acquired 100% of the shares of Soliance SA and its subsidiaries. Soliance provides innovative cosmetic solutions to its international clients and partners and develops high added-value active ingredients, derived from vegetable sources, microorganisms and microalgae. Soliance currently has two sites in France, located in Pomacle and Ile Grande, and employs 96 people.
| Givaudan announced the signing of a joint venture with Zhejiang Xinhua Chemical Co., Ltd for the production of fragrance ingredients in China. Xinhua is a leader in aroma chemical manufacture, with an established history of quality production.
| The Annual General Meeting of Givaudan SA, the world leader in flavours and fragrances, took place on 24 March 2011. It was attended by 306 shareholders or proxies, representing 3,837,805 shares (41.56% of a total of 9,233,586 registered shares).
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| Givaudan announced today that it will provide additional targeted support to countries most severely affected by the ongoing coronavirus pandemic in 2021 through its COVID-19 Communities Fund.
| Givaudan announces that it has completed the acquisition of Naturex, following the implementation of the squeeze-out procedure and the delisting of Naturex shares from the Euronext Paris stock exchange on 18 September.
| Givaudan today announced the appointments of Chris Thoen as Head of Global Science and Technology, and Willem Mutsaerts as Head of Global Procurement. Effective immediately, both will become members of the Executive Committee.
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| In the first three months of 2023 Givaudan recorded sales of CHF 1,773 million, an increase of 3.6% on a like-for-like (LFL) basis and a decrease of 0.4% in Swiss francs.
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| Givaudan has launched a new project making available a total of USD 360,000 in micro-financed loans for farmers and distillers in Indonesia. The loans will enable farmers and distillers to improve the sustainability of their farming practices and to improve yields.
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| Givaudan has been ranked in the top 1% of the EcoVadis Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) assessment 2020, achieving its highest accolade; the platinum medal.
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| The guide sets out the actions that businesses must take to lead the way in this vital space and acts as call-to-action to encourage others to join these efforts.
| The Annual General Meeting of Givaudan SA took place on 28 March 2019. It was attended by 356 shareholders or proxies, representing 5,136,836 shares (55.63% of a total of 9,233,586 registered shares).
| Givaudan announces its commitment to co-found the ‘Future Food Initiative’, a Swiss-based public-private partnership aimed to expand sustainable food and nutrition research.
| The Annual General Meeting of Givaudan SA took place on 22 March 2018. It was attended by 371 shareholders or proxies, representing 3,851,046 shares (41.71% of a total of 9,233,586 registered shares).
| Givaudan announced the inauguration of its new active cosmetic ingredients fermentation line in Pomacle, France. The CHF 11 million investment in the extension of the production capacity is Givaudan’s most important infrastructure investment in active cosmetic ingredients (ACI) to date.
| Givaudan, the world’s leading fragrance and flavour company, today announced changes to its Executive Committee. Simon Halle-Smith, currently Head of Human Resources for Fragrances, will become a member of the Executive Committee with responsibility for Global Human Resources.
| The Givaudan Foundation has been founded in Geneva as an independent non-profit organisation. It will initiate and support projects, as well as grant donations, in the areas of humanitarian action, health, nutrition, science, education, development, environment and sustainable development.
| Givaudan today announced that it has entered into exclusive negotiations to acquire 100% of the shares of Soliance SA and its subsidiaries.
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| Givaudan has been included for the fifth consecutive year, in the globally-recognised FTSE4Good Index Series following an independent review earlier in 2020.
| Givaudan, the global leader in fragrances and flavours, today announced it has completed the acquisition of the Nutrition Division of Centroflora Group (Centroflora Nutra), a world player in natural extracts.
| Givaudan announced today the official opening of its new Givaudan Business Solutions (GBS) delivery centre in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The centre will be the home to the business services and solutions that will form a platform for the Company's growth in the Asia Pacific region.
| Givaudan today became the first global flavours company to open laboratory and office facilities in Pakistan. For the first time customers in the country will be able to access Givaudan’s industry-leading capabilities locally.
| The Annual General Meeting of Givaudan SA took place on 17 March 2016. It was attended by 344 shareholders or proxies, representing 3,997,570 shares (43.29% of a total of 9,233,586 registered shares).
| Today, Givaudan, hosts a launch event in Paris, France, to celebrate the publication of an exclusive anthology, that takes us on a journey through the fascinating history of the fragrance and flavour industry.
| The Annual General Meeting of Givaudan SA, the world leader in fragrances and flavours, took place on 19 March 2015. It was attended by 393 shareholders or proxies, representing 4,685,346 shares (50.74% of a total of 9,233,586 registered shares).
| Givaudan, the world leader in flavours and fragrances, announced today the appointment of Maurizio Volpi as Head of Fragrances replacing Michael Carlos, who will retire on 31 December 2014. Maurizio Volpi, currently Regional Head of Western and Eastern Europe (WEE) for the Consumer Products business, will work closely with Michael Carlos to ensure a smooth transition of activities until the end of the year.
| On June 27, 2001, Givaudan SA holding of derivatives on its own stock has exceeded the 5% free threshold set forth in SESTO-FBC, consecutively to a transaction aiming at hedging the shares underlying Givaudan United States Inc 1% guaranteed bond issue, due 2006, exchangeable into Givaudan SA stock.
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| Ad hoc announcement pursuant to art. 53 LR | In the first nine months of 2022 Givaudan recorded sales of CHF 5,458 million, an increase of 6.1% on a like-for-like basis and 7.7% in Swiss francs.
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| Givaudan, the global leader in Fragrance & Beauty and Taste & Wellbeing, is proud to become a partner of LEAD Network (Leading Executives Advancing Diversity) to increase gender representation at leadership level and support its ongoing commitment to growing diversity and inclusion.
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| The integrated centre completes a five-year investment programme of CHF 30 million and will further support the development of encapsulation delivery technology, to meet consumers’ demand for long-lasting fragrance experiences, across a variety of product categories.
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| As part of its long term strategy to expand digital capabilities, Givaudan is pleased to announce the opening of a new Digital Space in China, one of the most digitised markets. It will allow us to leverage transformation opportunities and to support the growth with local and regional customers.
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| Givaudan today announced that it has divested its pectin business, part of the Naturex portfolio, to Herbstreith & Fox, a leading family-owned producer of pectin based in Neuenbürg, Germany.
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| A new, dedicated production line established in its Vernier (Geneva) site will donate the equivalent of almost 700,000 bottles.
| Ambrofix, one of the most widely used biodegradable fragrance ingredients, is now produced using Givaudan’s new breakthrough biotechnology which delivers identical olfactive qualities as the traditional method while being the most sustainable and carbon efficient on the market.
| Givaudan announced today that it has ranked in the top 1% of the 55,000 companies participating in the 2019 EcoVadis Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) assessment with a score of 72/100. This result earned Givaudan a gold rating for the fifth year in a row.
| Givaudan has officially inaugurated its new Innovation Centre in Switzerland, aimed to accelerate its global efforts in creating differentiated and sustainable flavour, taste and fragrance solutions.
| As part of our Sustainability approach ‘A Sense of Tomorrow’, Givaudan Fragrances is proud to launch FiveCarbon Path™, a new vision that will drive Givaudan’s fragrance molecule developments while delivering on our environmental commitments.
| A 1.2 million Swiss francs investment in a Flavours technical and commercial centre in Casablanca, Morocco demonstrates Givaudan’s continued commitment to Maghreb and West Africa.
| As part of its 2020 strategy to strengthen its capabilities in natural flavour solutions for its customers, Givaudan today announced that it has entered into an agreement to acquire 40.6% of the shares of Naturex, a French public listed company, for EUR 135 per share and a total consideration of EUR 522 million.
| Givaudan announced today the appointment of Louie D’Amico as President of the Flavour Division and a member of the Executive Committee. Louie D’Amico will succeed Mauricio Graber, currently President of the Flavour Division, who will leave the Company to become Chief Executive Officer at Chr. Hansen, a global bioscience company.
| Givaudan announced today that 90% of its raw materials volume of natural origin will be responsibly sourced by 2020.
| Givaudan announces a one-time investment into Sensorwake, the French start-up company leading innovation in the consumer technology sector and also responsible for creating the world’s first olfactive alarm clock.
| Givaudan announced today the introduction of ‘Sourcing for Shared Value’, a comprehensive approach to its sustainable procurement practices in three core areas: Responsible Sourcing, Sourcing at Origin, and Communities at Source.
| Givaudan announced today the publication of its 2016 Sustainability Report in accordance with the Global Reporting Initiative’s G4 Sustainability Reporting Guidelines, the most widely used sustainability reporting standard in the world.
| Following a distinguished career spanning almost three decades with Givaudan and leading up to his current role as Head of Global Environment, Health and Safety (EHS) and Sustainability, Joe Fabbri will retire from the Executive Committee as of 30 June 2017.
| Following the announcement on 23 May 2016 and the approval process required by regulatory authorities in the USA, today Givaudan announced it has closed the acquisition of Spicetec Flavors & Seasonings from ConAgra Foods.
| Givaudan today marked the start of the construction of a new innovation centre in Kemptthal, Switzerland, a CHF 120 million investment demonstrating its commitment to provide innovative solutions to customers in the flavour and fragrance industry.
| Givaudan is demonstrating the importance of India, as one of its key high growth markets, to its growth strategy by investing CHF 55 million in this new world-class flavours manufacturing facility. This is Givaudan’s largest investment in India since 1998.
| The Annual General Meeting of Givaudan SA, the world leader in flavours and fragrances, took place on 20 March 2014. It was attended by 338 shareholders or proxies, representing 4,103,381 shares (44.44% of a total of 9,233,586 registered shares).
| Givaudan today launched its Sustainability Report 2011. Entitled 'Making Progress Together', the Report was externally assured by auditors Ernst & Young and confirms the progress Givaudan has made against its 2020 operational targets.
| Givaudan today unveils its updated five-year strategy to continue to outperform underlying market growth and to further expand its leading position in the fragrance and flavours industry.
| The acquisition of Quest International, a division of ICI Plc, by Givaudan was closed today, 2 March 2007, after regulatory approvals were obtained in the U.S. and the European Community.
| Geneva, 14 August 2001. Givaudan maintained its momentum in the first half year 2001 while further improving operating and net margins. It recorded sales of CHF 1259 million compared to 1203 million in 2000, resulting in a healthy increase of 5.2% in local currencies and 4.7% in Swiss Francs.
| Technology that allows perfumers to create fragrances with a client in real time
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| Givaudan has once again been recognised for its global leadership in engaging its supply chain on climate as part of CDP's latest Supplier Engagement Rating (SER) Leaderboard. The Company's efforts were awarded an A rating, earning Givaudan a place on the leaderboard once again.
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| Givaudan introduces RetiLife™, a molecule for anti-ageing and a breakthrough evolution for the cosmetic industry. This new active ingredient is the first 100% naturally sourced retinol, and as such a sustainable solution to chemically synthesised retinol.
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| Givaudan is breaking new ground in nature-conscious fragrance creation with the introduction of its blossom[lab]™. It is designed from repurposed shipping containers in Grasse, France and will be able to travel by truck or boat for immersive research at the heart of nature's most precious sites around the world.

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| Givaudan is accelerating its journey towards nature-conscious creations with the launch of its Naturality Index™ and in line with the Company’s purpose goal to “show our love for nature in everything we do”.
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| Givaudan introduces its Naturality Platform™, reinforcing its capabilities and commitment to nature-conscious fragrances, and advancing the Company purpose of “Creating for happier, healthier lives with love for nature”.
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| Givaudan is proud to launch VivaScentz™, an exclusive and radically new technology guiding our creative teams in crafting fragrances with wellbeing benefits across all categories of perfume including fine fragrance, personal, home, and fabric care as well as oral care flavours.
| Givaudan Active Beauty unveils the first instant microbiome analysis and profiling system (i-MAPS) allowing customers to expand their product offering to include skincare products tailored to the unique microbiome of their consumers.
| Givaudan, the global leader in fragrances and flavours, today announced it has completed the acquisition of Golden Frog, a Vietnamese flavour company. Givaudan had announced that it had reached an agreement to acquire the company in May 2019.
| As part of its 2020 strategy to strengthen its naturals capabilities and its presence in the high growth markets of Asia Pacific, Givaudan announced that it has reached an agreement to acquire Golden Frog, a Vietnamese flavour company.
| Givaudan announced today the introduction of 'A sense of tomorrow', a new and strengthened approach for its global sustainability activities that consolidates efforts in three key focus areas: sourcing, innovation and the environment.
| As part of its 2020 strategic goals in innovation, Givaudan aims to lead the sensory innovation space by launching DreamScentz™, a new patent-pending technology using the power of scent to optimise the quality of sleep.
| Givaudan today laid the foundation for a new fragrance encapsulation centre in Singapore further demonstrating our ongoing commitment to invest in high growth markets.
| We are pleased to announce that Calice Becker is appointed director of the Givaudan Perfumery School. With the support of Alain Alchenberger, she will lead the training of the future perfumery talents who will craft the successful fragrances of tomorrow. In parallel, Calice will continue to create fragrances for select customers.
| Givaudan has joined the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD), a global organisation of over 200 leading businesses and partners working together to accelerate the transition to a sustainable world, and will participate in its newly launched programme, ‘Food Reform for Sustainability and Health’ (FReSH).
| Givaudan has invested CHF 5 million in an expansion of its Flavour Innovation Centre (FIC) in Singapore.
| The year 2016 marks the 70th anniversary of the Givaudan Perfumery School providing excellence in teaching the craftsmanship of perfumery.
| Givaudan today announced a newly expanded collaboration with the industrial bioscience company Amyris, Inc. in the research, development and production of active cosmetic ingredients.
| As part of its 2020 strategy to strengthen capabilities in integrated solutions, Givaudan today announced that it is acquiring ConAgra Foods’ Spicetec Flavors & Seasonings business.
| Givaudan’s active cosmetics business is rebranded as ‘Active Beauty’, with the mission to bring beauty to the world. The unveiling of the new identity coincides with in-cosmetics Paris, the leading global business event for personal care ingredients.
| In the first quarter 2002, Givaudan recorded sales of CHF 634.9 million resulting in a growth of 1.9% in Swiss francs and 3.2% in local currencies, compared to the same period in 2001.
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| Full year Group sales were CHF 6,915 million, an increase of 4.1% on a like-for-like (LFL) basis and a decrease of 2.8% in Swiss francs when compared to 2022.
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| Givaudan has been recognised once again in CDP’s Supplier Engagement Rating Leaderboard with another A score for supplier engagement.
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| Givaudan is launching Customer Foresight. This exclusive, proprietary futurescaping platform, leverages Givaudan’s human expertise, big data and AI to anticipate tomorrow’s challenges, foresee consumer expectations, and create winning food experiences.
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| Givaudan today expanded its global protein innovation network with a new Protein Hub at its flagship Zurich Innovation Centre in Kemptthal, Switzerland.
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| Givaudan Fragrance & Beauty today announced a CHF 75 million investment in a new extension to its Pedro Escobedo (Mexico) production facility to further support its growth in Latin America across customer segments.
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| Givaudan today announced that it has entered into an agreement to divest its processed and grated cheese business to St. Paul Group, a cheese specialist with premises in Belgium and the Netherlands.
| Givaudan announced today that it has signed the pledge “Business Ambition for 1.5°C” proposed by the United Nations to aim for net-zero value chain emissions by 2050.
| Givaudan opened its newest fragrance encapsulation centre in Singapore today, offering customers based in Asia with a complete range of olfactives using the best quality encapsulates for their home and personal care brands.
| Givaudan is recognised for climate action leadership as well as for water stewardship by CDP, the non-profit global environmental disclosure platform.
| Givaudan, the global leader in flavours and fragrances, today announced the investment of CHF 20 million in Expressions Parfumées’ facilities in Grasse to expand and modernise the research and development laboratories as well as the production facilities with new robotics and digitalisation of operations.
| Givaudan announces the official opening of its new Fragrance Creative Centre in Mexico City. The new centre is designed to support long term business growth in the region, and contributes in achieving the division’s 2020 strategic ambition for high growth markets and consumer preferred products.
| Givaudan announced today the first ‘Fair for Life’ certification of its clove leaf oil collection network in Madagascar, reinforcing its commitment to fair and ethical trade relationships in the country where it partners with hundreds of smallholder producers to source clove leaf oil, an essential natural ingredient for its flavour and fragrance creations.
| Givaudan today announced that it has acquired 100% of the shares of Induchem Holding AG and its subsidiaries. Induchem’s portfolio of products is based on a wide range of innovative and highly functional active ingredients with proven efficacy results, as well as research expertise in fields such as biocatalysis, metagenomics, and biochemical synthesis. Induchem primarily operates from Volketswil, Switzerland, Toulouse, France and New York, USA, and employs 65 people.
| Givaudan, the worlds’ leading flavour and fragrance company, has opened a new, best-in-class technical centre and offices in downtown Tokyo. Designed to deliver a superior level of creative flavour and taste solutions, the CHF 12 million investment demonstrates the Company’s ongoing commitment to the food and beverage manufacturing sector in Japan.
| Givaudan, the world’s leading fragrance and flavour company, today officially opened its new world-class, savoury flavours manufacturing facility in Nantong, China. Representing an investment of CHF 50 million, the site will more than double Givaudan’s existing production capacity in China, strengthening the Company’s leadership position.
| From January to September 2006, Givaudan recorded sales of CHF 2,200.5 million, resulting in a growth of 3.3% in local currencies and 5.5% in Swiss francs. Despite strong comparables in the third quarter and the on-going streamlining of commodity ingredients, Givaudan continued its good sales growth momentum.
| In 2006, Givaudan’s total sales increased to CHF 2,909 million, representing a 4.7% rise in Swiss Francs and a 3.5% rise in local currencies. Despite the continued ingredients streamlining in both divisions, the company continued to deliver above market sales growth for the sixth consecutive year.
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| Givaudan has been recognised for its global leadership in climate and water for the fourth consecutive year with a prestigious double A rating from CDP.
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| Givaudan has launched its unique human-machine co-creation service powered by artificial intelligence (AI) in collaboration with the Tmall Innovation Centre (TMIC), enabling customers to realise their olfactory vision with unsurpassed sampling speed in China’s unique e-commerce market.
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| The Annual General Meeting of Givaudan SA took place on 24 March 2022. Shareholders provided their voting instructions to the independent voting rights representatives in writing or through a secured online platform.
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| Aligned with its 2025 strategy to expand the portfolio of its global Taste & Wellbeing business, Givaudan today announced it has completed the acquisition of DDW, the Color House, a US based natural colour company.
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| To mark Earth Day 2021, Givaudan has today unveiled its Sourcing4Good programme, opening a new chapter in its responsible sourcing approach.
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| The Annual General Meeting of Givaudan SA took place on 25 March 2021. Shareholders provided their voting instructions to the independent voting rights representatives in writing or through a secured online platform.
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| Givaudan is delighted to unveil ‘Naturals at Origin’, a strategic approach for the sourcing, development and innovation of responsible naturals directly in the country of origin.
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| Givaudan, the world’s leading flavours and fragrances company, has announced it is evolving the name of its Flavour and Fragrance divisions to reflect its expanded product offering to its customers.
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| Givaudan today announces its intention to become a certified B Corporation (B Corp). Givaudan is the first in its industry and one of the largest businesses to commit to this journey.
| Givaudan, the world’s leading flavour and fragrances company, today officially inaugurated a new extension to its Nantong manufacturing facility aimed to support the capacity on liquid flavour production for beverages, dairy and sweet goods.
| Givaudan, the global leader in flavours and fragrances, today announced that it has completed the acquisition of Drom. Givaudan had announced that it had reached an agreement to acquire the company in July 2019.
| Givaudan, the global leader in flavours and fragrances, today announced that it is to acquire Drom to further extend its leadership in the global Fragrance market.
| As part of its 2020 digital innovation strategy, Givaudan Fragrances is thrilled to announce the launch of ‘Carto’, our latest intuitive and interactive system that reinvents the way perfumers create.
| Givaudan today officially inaugurated a new Flavours manufacturing facility in Pune, India. The CHF 60 million plant is the Company's largest investment in India and further proof of its commitment to leverage growth potential in Asia Pacific.
| Givaudan, the world’s leading flavour and fragrance company, has today officially opened a new commercial and development centre in Jakarta. Designed to deliver a superior level of creative flavour, taste and fragrance solutions, the CHF 2.9 million investment demonstrates the Company’s ongoing commitment to the Asia Pacific region.
| Givaudan announced today that it has joined the consortium of 16 partners participating in HyCool, an innovative energy technology project funded by the European Union whose aim is to develop cost-effective solutions using solar heat for industrial purposes.
| Givaudan is excited to announce the formation of a strategic partnership with Synthite for the development of exclusive innovative natural ingredients for its Fragrance business.
| Givaudan today laid the foundation for a new production hub in Changzhou, Jiangsu Province of China. This investment reiterates the Company’s commitment to continue investing in high growth markets such as China.
| Givaudan is excited to announce the formation of a strategic partnership with Draco Natural Products, Inc. for the development of a new proprietary line of bioactive botanical ingredients for the use in its Active Beauty business.
| The Annual General Meeting of Givaudan SA took place on 23 March 2017. It was attended by 363 shareholders or proxies, representing 3,752,938 shares (40.64% of a total of 9,233,586 registered shares).
| Givaudan announced today the inauguration of a new processing plant for clove leaf oil in Madagascar. NATEMA (Natural Extracts Madagascar) is a joint venture between Givaudan and Henri Fraise Fils et Cie, its longstanding partner and a well-established company in Madagascar.
| Givaudan is proudly marking a milestone in its journey to sustainable natural ingredients with an event celebrating ‘Ten years of Ethical Sourcing’ in Paris from 18 to 22 January 2016.
| In response to rising demand for Flavours in savoury, dairy and beverage applications, Givaudan is today officially opening a new state-of-the-art spray dry facility in Indonesia to enhance its capabilities across the ASEAN market.
| Givaudan announces the publication of Roman Kaiser's third book 'Scent of the Vanishing Flora'. His latest book takes the reader on a journey through many biodiversity hotspots, all of them home to endangered plant species.