What Firmenich does

dsm-firmenich is a publicly traded Swiss-Dutch specialty ingredients company (ticker: DSF, dual-listed on SIX Swiss Exchange and Euronext Amsterdam) formed through the May 2024 merger of Royal DSM and Firmenich, with approximately 21,000 employees and €9+ billion in sales from continuing operations. The company operates as a B2B supplier of flavors, fragrances, and nutritional ingredients to major global consumer goods manufacturers, organized into four business units: Perfumery & Beauty, Taste Texture & Health, Health Nutrition & Care, and Animal Nutrition & Health (the latter announced for divestment to CVC Capital Partners in February 2026).

Core technologies combine biotechnology (fermentation-derived and biotech-produced fragrance compounds), supercritical fluid extraction for natural ingredients, AI-enabled formulation systems, and proprietary sustainability scoring tools such as EcoScent Compass. Notable product lines include the Firgood natural ingredients collection, Bovaer methane-reducing feed additive, Veramaris omega-3 products, PARSOL sun protection ingredients (including the newly FDA-approved PARSOL Shield), and the Studio digital ingredient catalog platform. The company maintains over 2,000 R&D professionals and master perfumers, and holds protected geographic indications, trademarks, and proprietary ingredient brands.

Revenue is generated primarily through negotiated annual contracts and volume-based pricing with enterprise customers, supplemented by regional distribution for mid-market accounts. The go-to-market is direct enterprise field sales focused on co-creation and innovation partnerships across food, beverage, personal care, fragrance, dietary supplement, and pharmaceutical end markets. dsm-firmenich maintains investment-grade credit ratings (A3/A-), has executed a €1.08 billion share repurchase program, and continues active portfolio optimization through divestitures while pursuing new product approvals and dual-listing initiatives to broaden investor reach.

Name

Firmenich

Legal name

dsm-firmenich AG

Website

https://firmenich.com

Company type

Public

Founded year

1895

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

5,001–10,000 employees

Short description

dsm-firmenich is a global B2B specialty ingredients company producing flavors, fragrances, and nutritional ingredients for major consumer goods manufacturers across food, beverage, personal care, and pharma, formed via the 2024 DSM-Firmenich merger.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Flavors and Fragrances

NAICS

Sugar and Confectionery Product Manufacturing (3113), Health and Personal Care Retailers (456), Starch and Vegetable Fats and Oils Manufacturing (31122)

SIC

Perfumes, Cosmetics & Other Toilet Preparations (2844), Food And Kindred Products (2000), Miscellaneous Food Preparations & Kindred Products (2090)

akta.pro primary industry

Fortification Ingredients (Vitamins, Minerals, Nutrient Premixes) (CRADAOAM)

akta.pro secondary industry

Preservatives & Antimicrobials (Sorbates, Benzoates, Natamycin, Cultured Dextrose) (CRADAOAF)

Keywords

• Fragrance ingredients
• Flavor ingredients
• Taste solutions
• Beauty care ingredients
• Animal feed additives

Headquarters

HQ city

New Ulm

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Supply Chain, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Perfumery & Beauty: Provides fragrance ingredients, fine fragrances, consumer fragrance products, and beauty care ingredients to consumer goods manufacturers. Revenue generated through ingredient sales, formulation services, and exclusive partnerships with luxury and mass-market brands.
2. Taste, Texture & Health: Supplies flavors, taste solutions, and functional ingredients to food and beverage manufacturers across dairy, beverage, savory, bakery, and plant-based segments. Revenue from ingredient sales and co-development partnerships.
3. Health, Nutrition & Care: Provides health ingredients including vitamins, carotenoids, enzymes, nutritional lipids, and pharmaceutical solutions to dietary supplement, early life nutrition, medical nutrition, and pharma companies.
4. Animal Nutrition & Health: Feed additives and nutritional solutions for livestock and pets, including methane-reducing feed additives like Bovaer and omega-3 products for aquaculture. Revenue from product sales to animal feed manufacturers and farmers.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

dsm-firmenich manufactures and supplies fragrance and flavor ingredients, beauty care ingredients, food and beverage taste solutions, health and nutritional ingredients, and animal nutrition additives to consumer goods manufacturers worldwide. The portfolio spans naturals, synthetics, biotechnology-derived compounds, specialty extracts, sun care actives, and functional nutritional ingredients, sold under proprietary brands such as Bovaer®, Veramaris®, Firgood® and PARSOL®.

Product overview

dsm-firmenich operates as a unified company following the 2024 merger of DSM and Firmenich, organized into four complementary business units. The Perfumery & Beauty division offers fragrance ingredients and formulations through sub-segments including Fine Fragrance, Consumer Brands, Fragrance Innovation, and Sustainable Fragrances, supported by a comprehensive Ingredients portfolio (Naturals, Synthetics, Biotechnology, DRT). Beauty & Care covers Sun Care, Skin Care, and Hair Care applications. Taste, Texture & Health provides flavors and ingredient solutions for food and beverage markets. Health, Nutrition & Care delivers science-backed ingredients for supplements, nutrition, and pharma applications. Animal Nutrition & Health offers feed additives. The Ingredient Catalog (studio.dsm-firmenich.com) provides digital access to the product portfolio.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Bovaer: Feed additive that reduces methane emissions from ruminants
• Firgood
• Veramaris
• PARSOL
• SENSORIUM
• Studio

Products and services

• Perfumery & Beauty Ingredients Fragrance ingredients, fine fragrance formulations, consumer fragrances, and beauty and care ingredients (Sun Care, Skin Care, Hair and Scalp Care) sold to consumer goods manufacturers for branded end products.

Quantifiable outcome

• Development timeline reduction using AI-enabled formulation technology
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• DSM-Firmenich MergercoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 May 2024In May 2024, DSM combined with Firmenich to form dsm-firmenich, creating a world-leading innovation partner in nutrition, health, and beauty with combined scale of €9+ billion in sales. The merger brought together DSM's health and nutrition capabilities with Firmenich's fragrance and flavor expertise.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves10 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Market position

Competitive moat7 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/firmenich
• YouTubeyoutube.com/@dsm-firmenich
• Facebookfacebook.com/firmenich
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/firmenich
• Instagraminstagram.com/dsmfirmenich

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Subsidiaries4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A5 records

Investments1 record

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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