Delighting consumers with TasteSolutions® Sweetness
Sugar reduction is one of the most important challenges facing the food and beverage industry, but is also an opportunity to explore new directions and to surprise consumers with new innovations. Givaudan’s TasteSolutions® Sweetness programme delves deep into the science behind sugar to analyse its unique taste, mouthfeel and aroma at molecular level, and then find great alternatives.
Stories from past to present
Discover the multi-faceted stories that trace our proud heritage of creating taste and scent experiences over the past 250 years. From the origins of aromatics to the latest innovations in flavours and fragrances, our stories link our past to the present and inspire us to imagine what’s next.
Key figures
Summarised quarterly results.
A strong commitment to return cash to shareholders
Givaudan is strongly committed to return surplus cash to shareholders and year-on-year the dividend has risen since 2000.
Financial information
Givaudan Group sales for the first six months of the year were CHF 2,334 million, an increase of 6.2% on a like-for-like (LFL) basis and 6.9% in Swiss francs.
Share price history
Over CHF 20 billion in value has been created for shareholders in the form of dividend payments, share repurchase programmes and share price appreciation since the Company’s spin-off in 2000 and the end of 2017. Our shares are traded on the SIX Swiss Exchange, ticker symbol 1064593 GIVN.
Financial targets
Ambitious financial targets are a fundamental part of Givaudan’s strategy. We aim to outpace the market with 4-5% sales growth and an average free cash flow of 12-17% of sales, both measured as an average over the five-year period of our strategy cycle.
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Let us impact your world
We want to make a positive contribution to the world. To create, and share, amazing scent and taste sensations that touch millions of lives. This desire is at the core of who we are: it is our essence, our company personality, what we call our ‘DNA’.
A rich heritage of growth
For over 250 years, the long journey to the modern day international flavour and fragrance industry is punctuated by ground-breaking milestones that lead to Givaudan. From our historic roots in Grasse in 1768 to the acquisition of Vika B.V. in 2017, Givaudan has pursued an historic policy of invention and acquisition, of creativity, passion and innovation, always with an eye to the future, enriching the world of scents and taste.
Sustainability Report 2010 DE.pdf
Sustainability Report 2010 DE.pdf Givaudan- Engaging The Senses SUSTAINABILITY REPORT 2010? Geneva, 4 April 2011 – Givaudan today launched its Sustainability Report 2010, which was prepared using the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) G3 Reporting Guidelines – becoming the first fragrance and
Sustainability Report 2010 FR.pdf
Sustainability Report 2010 FR.pdf Givaudan- Engaging The Senses SUSTAINABILITY REPORT 2010? Geneva, 4 April 2011 – Givaudan today launched its Sustainability Report 2010, which was prepared using the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) G3 Reporting Guidelines – becoming the first fragrance and
TasteSolutions™ Sweetness programme expanded DE.pdf
TasteSolutions™ Sweetness programme expanded DE.pdf Givaudan- Engaging The Senses GIVAUDAN EXPANDS TASTESOLUTIONS™ SWEETNESS PROGRAMME TO HELP FOOD AND BEVERAGE MANUFACTURERS ACHIEVE SUGAR REDUCTION GOALS Dübendorf, 11 April 2011 – Givaudan is expanding its TasteSolutions™ Health and
TasteSolutions™ Sweetness programme expanded FR.pdf
TasteSolutions™ Sweetness programme expanded FR.pdf Givaudan- Engaging The Senses GIVAUDAN EXPANDS TASTESOLUTIONS™ SWEETNESS PROGRAMME TO HELP FOOD AND BEVERAGE MANUFACTURERS ACHIEVE SUGAR REDUCTION GOALS Dübendorf, 11 April 2011 – Givaudan is expanding its TasteSolutions™ Health and
Givaudan announces the issue of a 2.5% chf domestic... DE.pdf
Givaudan announces the issue of a 2.5% chf domestic... DE.pdf Givaudan- Engaging The Senses GIVAUDAN ANNOUNCES THE ISSUE OF A 2.5% CHF DOMESTIC BOND OF CHF 300 MILLION? Geneva, 16 May 2011 – Givaudan SA announces today the issue of a CHF 300 million straight bond in the Swiss franc domestic
