Recently, Givaudan, one of the world’s leading flavours and fragrances supplier, has officially inaugurated its new flagship Innovation Center in Kemptthal near Zurich/Switzerland. The move is aimed at accelerating its global efforts in creating differentiated and sustainable flavour, taste and fragrance solutions for the food & beverage and beauty, personal and home care industries. The CHF120 m centre, the company’s largest investment in research to date, is part of a global innovation ecosystem designed to leverage the company’s broad expertise in flavours, fragrances, active cosmetic ingredients and natural solutions, and enables close collaboration and co-creation with its customers, partners and start-ups.

The centre provides over 12,000 m2 of inspiring co-creation, collaboration and innovation space for 300 employees, and integrates hosting for start-ups, labs and kitchen space providing a holistic customer experience on-site. Science and technology teams will benefit from innovative research capabilities in chemistry, biotechnology, biocatalysis, fermentation, flavour delivery technologies, sensory and application science.