Firmenich is the largest privately-owned perfume and taste company, founded in Geneva, Switzerland, in 1895. Driven by our purpose to create positive emotions to enhance wellbeing, naturally, we put our science and creativity to work to spread moments of happiness sustainably, shape the future of taste and nutrition, accelerate access to sanitation around the world, while always respecting nature and leading an ethical business. With a Net Revenue of CHF 3.7 billion, we are the Number 1 company in Fine Fragrance and in Fragrance & Flavor Ingredients worldwide. With a legacy of consistently growing ahead of our industry organically, we completed 8 acquisitions over the past 2 years to expand our market reach. To be at the forefront of innovation, we invest CHF 370m in Research every year and count over 3000 live patents. Present across 100+ Markets, with 7200 employees, Firmenich offers equal opportunities to all its colleagues as a globally-certified Gender Equality Employer.
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The Firmenich annual revenue was $5 billion in 2026.
Francois Jancloes is the Vice President Strategy Planning and Sales Excellence, Global Perfumery and Ingredients of Firmenich.
467 people are employed at Firmenich.
Firmenich is based in Zimeysa, Meyrin.
The NAICS codes for Firmenich are [32599, 45, 32, 424690, 42, 4246, 3259, 42469, 325998, 456, 424, 325].
The SIC codes for Firmenich are [59, 208, 599, 20].