International Flavors & Fragrances Inc (IFF) company profile

International Flavors & Fragrances Inc. creates and manufactures ingredients and solutions used across food, beverage, health, biosciences, and scent applications. Operating primarily through four segments—Taste, Food Ingredients, Health & Biosciences, and Scent—the company offers flavor compounds, specialty food ingredients like plant-based proteins and natural preservatives, biotechnology-derived enzymes, probiotics, cultures, and fragrance compounds. Its offerings serve consumer-goods manufacturers producing items such as dairy, meats, beverages, snacks, dietary supplements, home cleaning products, personal care items, perfumes, and animal nutrition.

The enterprise maintains a worldwide operational footprint with approximately 170 manufacturing facilities, creative centers, and application laboratories located in about 30 countries, alongside five primary research and development centers in the United States, Denmark, and the Netherlands. The organization employs roughly 21,500 people across the globe, with approximately 5,500 based in the United States. Its principal executive offices are situated in New York, New York, and Wilmington, Delaware.

Summary of the business section of International Flavors & Fragrances's latest annual report, written by StockData.

“Actually paid” adjusts reported pay for changes in the value of equity awards. Shareholder return assumes $100 invested at the start of the measurement period, as disclosed by the company.

Stock and option awards are grant-date fair values, not realized pay. “Other” includes pension value changes and all other compensation. Source proxy statement.

“As of December 31, 2025, we had approximately 21,500 employees worldwide, of whom approximately 5,500 are employed in the United States.”