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Company foundation:	1895 in Geneva, Switzerland
Group turnover:	2.64 billion Swiss Francs (June 2012)
Average growth per year :	Around 7% (since 1989)
World market share:	Around 14%
No. of employees worldwide:	Over 6'000
Global presence:	in 64 countries
No. of operations worldwide:	45, and 26 manufacturing sites
No. of agencies worldwide:	30
R&D centers:	3, Geneva, Princeton and Shanghai
R&D awards:	35 prizes and awards including a Nobel Prize.
Patents presently in force:	Over 1,950
Annual turnover invested in R&D:	Around 10%
Clients:	The world's leading multinational manufacturers of food, beauty, household and fabric care products, as well as pharmaceuticals.
Flavor segments:	Beverages: liquid carbonated, powder drinks, tea, coffee, alcoholic drinks, etc. Sweet Goods: bakery, desserts, cereals, dairy, etc. Savory Foods: snacks, soups, sauces, fats & oils, etc.
Perfumery segments:	Fine Fragrance: men’s and women’s perfume, eau de parfum, eau de toilette and eau de Cologne. Body Care: hair care, soaps, deodorants, body wash, cosmetics, etc. Home Care: surface care, laundry care, air care, etc. Ingredients: Hedione®, Furaneol®, Habanolide®, Muscenone™, Helvetolide®, Cetalox®, Damascenone, Norlimbanol™ .... and more recently Fructalate™, Sclareolate®, Romandolide®, Koumalactone®, Delphol™ HC, Splendione™