Name

Arylessence, Inc

Legal name

Arylessence, Inc

Website

https://arylessence.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1980

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Fragrance and Flavor Manufacturing

SIC

Perfumes, Cosmetics & Other Toilet Preparations (2844), Soap, Detergents, Cleang Preparations, Perfumes, Cosmetics (2840)

akta.pro primary industry

Flavors, Fragrances & Aroma Chemicals (IMAEABAE)

akta.pro secondary industry

Air Care & Home Fragrance (Air Fresheners, Candles, Plug-ins, Diffusers) (CRADAKAI)

Keywords

• Fragrance design
• Flavor development
• Custom fragrances
• Scent design
• Fragrance manufacturing

Headquarters

HQ city

Marietta

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Fragrance Manufacturing and Design: Custom fragrance design and manufacturing for personal care, home care, industrial, institutional, household, and automotive products
2. Flavor Development and Manufacturing: Flavor design and manufacturing for food and beverage industries with expert tasting panels and flavorists
3. Regulatory and Compliance Services: In-house regulatory support helping clients meet complex global compliance and labeling requirements worldwide

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Arylessence, Inc. is a custom fragrance and flavor design and manufacturing company. The company creates proprietary fragrance formulations for personal care, home fragrance, household, automotive, pharmaceutical, and industrial/institutional products, and develops flavors for food and beverage applications. Services span perfumery, scent design management, applications development, sensory and consumer panel testing, regulatory compliance, quality assurance, production, and global logistics.

Product overview

Arylessence is a fragrance and flavor company that offers two core product lines: custom Fragrance Design and Manufacturing, and Flavor Design and Development. Their fragrance offerings cover personal care, home fragrance, household, automotive, pharmaceutical, and industrial/institutional applications, while their flavor expertise serves foods, beverages, and other flavored products. The company provides comprehensive support through perfumery, scent design management, marketing, regulatory compliance, quality assurance, production, and logistics services. They recently opened a state-of-the-art R&D center in September 2018 to support their development capabilities.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• The Arylessence Foundation: A foundation committed to creating better awareness and understanding of autism, ensuring families have more access to the right information and education, and working with physicians to improve diagnosis and treatment.

Products and services

• Fragrance Design and Manufacturing Custom fragrance design and manufacturing for personal care, home fragrance, household, automotive, pharmaceutical, and industrial/institutional products. Arylessence's perfumers and scent design managers work with clients through the product development process to create unique sensory experiences for branded consumer products.
• Flavor Design and Development Custom flavor design and development for foods, beverages, and other flavored products. Arylessence's flavorists create innovative tastes and creative flavor combinations, validated through expert tasting panels and supported by in-house regulatory and quality assurance.

Quantifiable outcome

• Three-day order turnaround from formula approval to shipment
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers7 records

Segments7 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Eleven partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Fragrance Creators Association (FCA)coreOthersActive members in the fragrance industry's global organization focused on safe enjoyment of fragrances. CEO Steve Tanner has served as Chair of FCA and is a long-time FCA board member. Executive Vice President Cynthia Reichard is a key leader in FCA's communications and legislative initiatives. FCA promotes safe fragrance standards and protects fragrance formulations as proprietary IP.
• Research Institute for Fragrance Materials (RIFM)coreOthersActive involvement in the industry's research organization. CEO Steve Tanner serves on RIFM's Executive Committee. RIFM conducts scientific research on fragrance materials through independent experts including dermatologists, pathologists, environmental scientists, and toxicologists. Over 4,500 materials certified for safe use.
• American Cleaning Institute (ACI)coreOthersACI serves the growth and innovation of the U.S. cleaning products industry. Steve Tanner has served on ACI Board of Directors since 2010, serves as Chair of Board Nominating Committee and Board liaison for ACI's Political Action Committee.
• National Candle Association (NCA)minorOthersMajor trade association representing U.S. candle manufacturers and suppliers. Promotes safe use and enjoyment of candles and monitors issues impacting the industry. Arylessence participates as member.
• Personal Care Products Council (PCPC)minorOthersLeading national trade association representing cosmetics and personal care products companies, serving as voice on scientific, regulatory, legislative and international issues for the $529.3 billion global industry.
• International Federation of Essential Oils and Aroma Trades (IFEAT)minorOthersImportant global organization representing makers and providers of essential oils. Arylessence is an active member.
• European Federation of Essential Oils (EFEO)minorOthersEuropean organization representing essential oils makers and providers. Arylessence maintains membership.
• American Society of PerfumersminorOthersLong-established professional organization that fosters and encourages the art and science of perfumery in the United States while promoting high standards of professional conduct within the fragrance industry. Arylessence perfumers are members.
• CDH PartnersminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerArchitecture firm that designed Arylessence's new state-of-the-art fragrance research and development center in Marietta, GA, opened September 2018.
• Brasfield & GorrieminorOthersConstruction management firm that built Arylessence's new state-of-the-art facility. General contractor for the R&D center project.
• Fragrance Conservatory (FragranceConservatory.com)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerGroundbreaking digital fragrance resource launched by Fragrance Creators Association. Arylessence was part of the coalition of dedicated FCA members including Bedoukian Research, Bell Flavors & Fragrances, Chanel, and others who developed this first-of-its-kind resource providing high-quality information about fragrance ingredients, perfumery, safety, and wellness benefits.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Mane: Mane is a privately held, family-owned fragrance and flavor house headquartered in France with similar mid-sized, multi-category B2B positioning. It is one of the closest comparables in scale, ownership structure, and vertical coverage to Arylessence.
• Robertet: Robertet is an independent, family-controlled French fragrance and flavor company with deep ingredient sourcing (natural raw materials) and formulation capabilities. Comparable to Arylessence in independence, ingredient integration, and enterprise CPG client base.
• Bell Flavors & Fragrances: Bell is a privately held, mid-sized B2B fragrance and flavor manufacturer serving personal care, food & beverage, and household categories with similar custom-formulation and customer intimacy. Closer in scale than the global majors.

Broad incumbents

• Symrise: Symrise is a major German fragrance and flavor manufacturer with strong positions in personal care and household care. Overlaps directly with Arylessence's core home, personal care, and F&B verticals.
• Givaudan: Givaudan is the world's largest fragrance and flavor company, serving all major CPG end-markets globally. Sets the competitive ceiling on scale, R&D investment, and account coverage against which Arylessence competes for enterprise business.
• International Flavors & Fragrances (IFF): IFF is a top-tier global fragrance and flavor house with broad category and geographic coverage. A direct incumbent competitor for the same enterprise CPG clients Arylessence serves.
• Takasago International Corporation: Takasago is a Japanese-headquartered fragrance and flavor manufacturer with global enterprise coverage. Comparable broad-line incumbent, particularly relevant given Arylessence's Asia-Pacific shipping footprint.
• Firmenich: Firmenich is a leading Swiss fragrance and flavor house (now part of DSM-Firmenich) covering personal care, fine fragrance, and food. A broad incumbent directly competing for the same enterprise briefs.

Emerging players

• Bedoukian Research: Bedoukian is a specialty aroma ingredient manufacturer with overlap in personal care and home fragrance markets. Co-listed with Arylessence as an FCA coalition member in the Fragrance Conservatory launch.

Regional players

• Premier Specialties: Premier is a privately held North American fragrance house serving personal care, home care, and candle categories. Closely comparable in regional presence, scale, and customer base to Arylessence.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance3 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles9 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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