Citrus and Allied Essences

What Citrus and Allied Essences does

Citrus and Allied Essences Ltd. is a family-owned B2B manufacturer and global supplier of flavor ingredients and fragrance materials, founded in 1933 by Charles and Josephine Pisano in New York and currently headquartered in Belcamp, Maryland. The company produces essential oils (citrus, mint, and spice varieties), organic essential oils, synthetic and natural aroma chemicals, botanical extracts, absolutes and concretes, and compounded fragrances, with its product portfolio exceeding 100 organic essential oil SKUs built up over the past decade. Core production technology centers on fractional distillation, with 33 fractional distillation units ranging from 45 liters to over 2,000 gallons in capacity, supplemented by thin film falling molecular stills that process oils under high vacuum without thermal degradation, plus a Laboratory Information Management System integrated with GC, GC/MS, HPLC, UV, and Colorimeter instrumentation for quality control.

The company serves flavor manufacturers, fragrance manufacturers, food and beverage companies, and aromatherapy companies as primary customer segments, with a horizontal segmentation approach across these B2B buyers. Revenue is generated through direct enterprise sales via dedicated account managers who work with product developers at customer firms, supplemented by a self-service customer portal for sample requests, regulatory document downloads, and order placement. International distribution is handled through appointed distributors and agents in Canada (Halford-Lewis), South Korea (Aroma Solution), India (covering India, Malaysia, and GCC), Indonesia (PT Pratista Arjana), and Mexico (Industria Mexicana de Sabores), plus direct sales offices in Hong Kong and Shanghai opened in 1996. Manufacturing and processing operations span the 90,000 sq ft Belcamp headquarters, a lime oil processing facility in Tecomán, Mexico opened in 1993, and a botanical extracts facility in Colima, Mexico launched in 2020, with US warehousing in Floral Park, New York and Corona, California.

The Medallion Fragrances division, acquired in 2021 from Medallion International (a Boudjouk family business founded in 1976), extends the business into compounded fragrances for Personal Care, Home Care, and Industrial & Institutional end-markets. The company holds SQF (Safe Quality Food) certification, USDA National Organic Program certification secured in 2010, follows GMPs in an FDA-inspected factory, and is a founding member of the IFRA-IOFI Sustainability Charter. Ownership has remained with the Pisano family across four generations, with Richard Pisano Jr. as President and Stephen Pisano as Executive Vice President since 2007 and fourth-generation family members joining in 2018.

Name

Citrus and Allied Essences

Legal name

Citrus and Allied Essences Ltd.

Website

https://citrusandallied.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1933

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Family-owned Citrus and Allied Essences manufactures essential oils, aroma chemicals, botanical extracts, and compounded fragrances for flavor, fragrance, and food companies globally. Founded in 1933, it operates US and Mexico production facilities with international distribution via direct sales and appointed regional agents.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Specialty Flavor and Fragrance Ingredients

NAICS

Spice and Extract Manufacturing (311942)

SIC

Medicinal Chemicals & Botanical Products (2833), Perfumes, Cosmetics & Other Toilet Preparations (2844), Industrial Organic Chemicals (2860)

akta.pro primary industry

Flavors, Fragrances & Aroma Chemicals (IMAEABAE)

akta.pro secondary industries

Natural Extracts & Essential Oils (Botanical/Citrus/Herb/Spice Extracts) (AFAJADAB), Extracts, Oleoresins & Essential Oils (Spice Extracts for Flavoring) (AFAJANAJ)

Keywords

• Essential oils manufacturing
• Aroma chemicals supply
• Botanical extracts production
• Natural flavor ingredients
• Fragrance compounding materials

Headquarters

HQ city

Belcamp

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices7 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Essential Oils Sales: Manufacturing and sale of essential oils including citrus (orange, lemon, lime, grapefruit, tangerine, bergamot, clementine), mint (peppermint, spearmint, cornmint), and spice oils. Products sold in various forms including folded, terpeneless, and molecularly distilled variants. Revenue generated through direct sales to flavor and fragrance formulators.
2. Aroma Chemicals Sales: Manufacture and sale of synthetic and natural aroma chemicals providing specific aroma and taste profiles. Includes esters, lactones, aldehydes, and other specialty chemicals. Cost-effective ingredients for flavor and fragrance industries.
3. Botanical Extracts Sales: Manufacturing botanical extracts in liquid, solid, fluid, tincture forms, available in hydro-alcoholic or glycolic bases. Also offered in powdered extract form. Products include Fenugreek and St. Johns Bread extracts.
4. Absolutes & Concretes Sales: Highly concentrated aromatic oils made through alcoholic extractions of concretes. Prized for flavor ingredients and fragrance materials requiring aromas that mimic original plant sources.
5. Fragrances (Medallion Division): Compounded fragrances for Personal Care, Home Care, and Industrial & Institutional industries through Medallion Fragrances division acquired in 2021.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels7 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Citrus and Allied Essences manufactures and supplies essential oils (citrus, mint, and spice oils available in folded, terpeneless, and molecularly distilled variants), organic essential oils (NOP certified), aroma chemicals (synthetic and natural isolates such as Citral, Eugenol, and Geraniol), botanical extracts (liquid, fluid, tincture, powdered forms), absolutes and concretes, and compounded fragrances. Products are sold as ingredient inputs to flavor and fragrance formulators serving food, beverage, personal care, home care, and industrial end markets.

Product overview

Citrus and Allied Essences is a B2B supplier offering a comprehensive portfolio of flavor ingredients and fragrance materials. The core product line consists of Essential Oils (citrus, mint, and spice varieties available in folded, terpeneless, and molecularly distilled forms), supplemented by Organic Essential Oils (NOP-certified), Aroma Chemicals (both synthetic and natural), Botanical Extracts, Absolutes & Concretes, and Fragrances. The company operates a fragrance compounding division called Medallion Fragrances, acquired in 2021. Products are manufactured at company facilities in Belcamp, Maryland and Colima, Mexico, with global sourcing of raw materials.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Medallion Fragrances: Compounded fragrance division acquired in 2021, serving Personal Care, Home Care, and Industrial & Institutional industries.

Products and services

• Essential Oils Core product line of distilled essential oils including citrus (orange, lemon, lime, grapefruit, tangerine, clementine, mandarin, bergamot), mint (peppermint, spearmint, cornmint), and spice oils (black pepper, cardamom, cassia, clove, ginger, nutmeg), available in folded, terpeneless, and molecularly distilled variants. Used as building blocks in flavor and fragrance formulation by food, beverage, and consumer product manufacturers.
• Organic Essential Oils Certified organic essential oils produced in compliance with NOP (National Organic Program) standards in dedicated equipment, including organic isolates and folded essential oils. Supplied to organic product manufacturers, aromatherapy companies, and food and beverage ingredient buyers.
• Aroma Chemicals (Synthetic) Synthetically manufactured aroma chemicals produced in the USA, including esters, lactones, and aldehydes providing specific aroma and taste profiles. Cost-effective, highly functional ingredients for flavor and fragrance industries.
• Natural Aroma Chemicals Naturally isolated aroma chemicals manufactured at Citrus and Allied's fully integrated facility, including natural Citral, Eugenol, Geraniol, Geranyl acetate, and Linalool extracted from essential oils under strict quality assurance processes. Primary alcohols are further processed into natural esters.
• Botanical Extracts Extracts manufactured in both Colima, Mexico and Belcamp, Maryland facilities using potable solvent systems, available in natural, organic compliant, liquid, fluid extract, tincture, hydro-alcoholic base, glycolic base, and powdered forms. Current offerings include Fenugreek and St. John's Bread extracts.
• Absolutes & Concretes Highly concentrated aromatic oils produced through alcoholic extractions of concretes to remove waxes, terpenes, sesquiterpenes, and odorless materials, yielding alcoholic-soluble liquids prized for flavor and fragrance formulations.
• Fragrance Ingredients High-quality fragrance ingredients including fresh citrus terpenes, esters of geraniol, citronellol, anisyl alcohol, phenyl ethyl alcohol, and 2-methyl butyric acid, plus decolorized citrus and spice essential oils, floral, wood, and mint oils.
• Medallion Fragrances (Compounded Fragrances Division) Compounded fragrances for Personal Care, Home Care, and Industrial & Institutional industries, offered through the Medallion Fragrances division acquired from Medallion International in 2021. Provides cost-effective fragrance solutions to domestic and global customers.
• Molecularly Distilled Essential Oils Essential oils processed using thin film free falling molecular stills under high vacuum, where oil is pumped into a heated chamber with rapidly revolving rods creating a thin film along walls. Heated under extremely high vacuum following a short path, producing ingredients with superior aroma and flavor profiles and no thermal degradation.

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

13 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Medallion InternationalcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2021In 2021, Citrus and Allied acquired the essential oil, extract, and fragrance business segments of Medallion International, a family business founded in 1976 by the Boudjouk family. The Medallion name lives on as the compounded fragrance division of Citrus and Allied, offering domestic and global customers compounded fragrances for Personal Care, Home Care, and Industrial & Institutional industries.
• IFT (Institute of Food Technologists)minorOthersIndustry association membership for food science and technology professionals.
• Fragrance Creators AssociationminorOthersIndustry association for the fragrance industry.
• WFFC (Women in Food and Fragrance Connection)minorOthersIndustry networking organization for women in the food and fragrance industries.
• IFEAT (International Federation of Essential Oils and Aroma Trades)minorOthersInternational association for essential oils and aroma trades.
• FEMA (Flavor and Extract Manufacturers Association)minorOthersTrade association for flavor and extract manufacturers in the US.
• NAFFS (National Association of Flavors & Food-Ingredient Systems)minorOthersTrade association for flavors and food ingredients. C&A supports the NAFFS scholarship program for students entering the flavor industry.
• IFRA-IOFI Sustainability ChartercoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFounding member of the IFRA-IOFI Sustainability Charter focused on Responsible Sourcing, Environmental Footprint, Employee Well-being, Product Safety, and Transparency.
• Halford-Lewis Ltd.minorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorCanadian distributor handling distribution in Canada. Located at 5515 Vanden Abeele, St. Laurent, QC H4S 1S1.
• Aroma Solution Co., Ltd.minorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorSouth Korean appointed agent, distributor, and warehouse. Located at RB-1110, Heungduk IT Valley, Giheung-Gu, Youngin-Si, Gyeonggi-Do.
• Nikhil SubramanianminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorSenior Country Sales Manager representing C&A in India, Malaysia, and GCC markets. Located in Bangalore, India.
• PT Pratista ArjanaminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorIndonesian distributor located at Jl Nginden Intan Barat IV, No 33-35, Surabaya 60118.
• Industria Mexicana de Sabores sa de cvminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorMexican representative handling distribution in Mexico. Located in Estado de México.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Givaudan: World's largest flavors and fragrances company, offering essential oils, aroma chemicals, and compounded flavors and fragrances as part of a much broader global portfolio. Relevant incumbent whose scale and customer relationships shape the competitive environment for mid-sized specialty players like C&A.
• Symrise: Global flavors and fragrances company with Diana (natural ingredients) and other divisions overlapping citrus, mint, and botanical extracts. Relevant incumbent whose Diana division directly competes for natural-ingredient customer wins.
• International Flavors & Fragrances (IFF): Global F&F major with significant essential oils and aroma chemicals operations across taste, scent, and natural ingredients. Relevant incumbent competitor supplying similar flavor and fragrance customers, particularly large multinational CPG accounts.

Emerging players

• Döhler: Germany-headquartered supplier of natural ingredients, flavors, and beverage solutions with strong citrus and botanical raw material capabilities. Comparable in the natural extracts and flavors ingredient segments where C&A supplies flavor manufacturers.

Direct peers

• Treatt plc: UK-based publicly listed manufacturer of essential oils, aroma chemicals, and natural extracts for the flavor and beverage industries. Highly comparable mid-sized B2B supplier with overlapping citrus and mint portfolios and similar focus on natural, folded, and distilled ingredients for F&F customers.
• Bontoux: France-based essential oils producer with citrus, mint, and aromatic specialties. Family-run mid-sized manufacturer with comparable product focus and B2B distribution to flavor and fragrance formulators.
• Lluch Essence: Spain-based family-owned supplier of essential oils, aroma chemicals, and natural extracts for the F&F industry. Comparable mid-sized competitor with overlapping citrus, spice, and aromatic raw materials portfolios.
• Robertet: France-based global supplier of natural raw materials (essential oils, absolutes, botanical extracts) and compounded fragrances for flavors and fragrances. Closely comparable in the natural-aroma-chemicals and botanical-extract segments where C&A competes directly.
• Ungerer & Company: US-based privately held manufacturer of flavors, fragrances, and essential oils since 1860. Closely comparable mid-sized, family-rooted B2B supplier serving the same flavor and fragrance customer base with overlapping citrus and spice oil portfolios.
• Polarome International: US-based supplier of aroma chemicals, essential oils, and specialty ingredients for flavors and fragrances. Mid-sized comparable competitor with similar B2B go-to-market and overlapping natural aroma chemical offerings.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance3 records

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Profiles2 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

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