Name

ASFO Grasse

Legal name

ASFO-GRASSE / GIP

Website

https://asfo-grasse.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1972

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Vocational and Professional Training Services

NAICS

Technical and Trade Schools (61151), Professional and Management Development Training (611430)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Agriculture & Food Production (EDABALAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Food Safety, Sanitation & HACCP Training (EDAOAKAG), Training & Competency Programs (Food Safety, HACCP, PCQI, Internal Auditor) (AFALANAF)

Keywords

• Professional training services
• Perfumery education
• Cosmetics training
• Flavors and aromas
• Fine chemistry training

Headquarters

HQ city

Grasse

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Professional Training Services: ASFO Grasse generates revenue through professional training services delivered to employees of chemical, perfume, cosmetics, food, and pharmaceutical industries, as well as job seekers. Revenue comes from OPCO (skill operator) funding for apprenticeship contracts (20,544 EUR per trainee) and professionalization contracts (11,280 EUR for Assistant Technique; 11,774 EUR for Opérateur de Fabrication), as well as direct company payments for customized training and individual CPF financing.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

ASFO Grasse is a professional training center that delivers alternating work-study programs (1-2 year certifications such as Assistant Technique RNCP and Opérateur de Fabrication CQP) and short continuing education courses (1-5 days) focused on perfumery, cosmetics, flavors, and fine chemistry. Programs cover raw materials, formulation, distillation/extraction, analytical chemistry (gas chromatography), safety/transport compliance, and team management. Training is delivered in-person at Grasse facilities, online via Google Meet/Classroom, or as customized on-site enterprise programs.

Product overview

ASFO Grasse is a unified training center offering professional education exclusively focused on the perfumery, flavors, cosmetics, and fine chemistry industries. The portfolio consists of two primary alternating training programs (Assistant Technique des industries aromatiques et cosmétiques and Opérateur de Fabrication CQP) serving as the core offerings, supplemented by approximately 8 categories of continuing professional education modules covering Fragrances & Cosmetics, Flavors & Ingredients, Chemistry & Analytical Techniques, Technology, Hygiene & Safety, Security & Transport, and Communication & HR. The organization also operates Fragrance & Flavor Academy (English) and Grasse Institute of Perfumery as sub-brands for international delivery. Training is delivered in-person at two Grasse locations (48 avenue Riou Blanquet and 10 Boulevard du Jeu de Ballon) and via online platforms including Google Meet and Google Classroom for distance learning programs.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Grasse Institute of Perfumery: International division of ASFO Grasse offering international training courses in perfumery

Products and services

• Assistant Technique des industries aromatiques et cosmétiques A level 4 certified alternating work-study training program preparing students for technical assistant roles in agro-food, cosmetic, and perfumery industries. Covers perfume, flavor, and cosmetic product preparation. Eligible for OPCO funding up to 20,544 EUR per trainee under apprenticeship contracts.
• Opérateur de Fabrication (CQP) / Assistant en distillation et extraction A Certificate of Professional Qualification (CQP) alternating training program training operators in distillation, extraction, and fabrication equipment operation for aromatic and cosmetic industries. Validated by the National Joint Committee for Employment in the Chemical Industry. Funded up to 11,774 EUR per trainee under professionalization contracts.
• Formations Parfums & Cosmétiques Continuing professional training courses covering raw materials in perfumery, fragrance accords, soap manufacturing techniques, cosmetics knowledge, essential oils and aromatherapy, phytotherapy, perfumery and cosmetics legislation, chemistry of perfumes, and international regulations. Designed for industry employees.
• Formations Arômes & Ingrédients Professional training courses covering ingredients used in food flavors, food flavor legislation at EU and international levels, and food safety regulations including HACCP and ISO 22000 standards.
• Formations Chimie – Techniques d'analyse Chemistry and analytical technique training including chemistry fundamentals, gas chromatography (CPG), and practical laboratory work for laboratory and industrial environments.
• Formations Technologie Technology training covering distillation and extraction operations, production equipment technology at level 1 and 2, including thermodynamics, fluid mechanics, heat exchangers, pumps, reactors, and industrial processes.
• Formations Hygiène – Sécurité Hygiene and safety training covering chemical risk prevention, good hygiene practices, waste management, CACES forklift certification, workplace first aid (SST), physical safety (PRAP), and good manufacturing practices in cosmetics.
• Formations Sécurité – Transport Security and transport training covering dangerous goods transport by air (IATA), sea (IMDG), multimodal transport (ADR/IMDG), and road transport (ADR) for administrative and operational personnel.
• Formations Communication – RH Communication and HR training covering team management, tutoring and support in companies, psychosocial risks, public speaking (with Cours Florent), and application of chemical industry collective agreements.
• Formations en Ligne Online training programs including elaborating a fragrant composition (CPF eligible), aromatic composition for well-being using aromachology, delivered via Google Meet and Google Classroom platforms.
• Formations en CPF CPF (Compte Personnel de Formation) eligible training programs including elaborating fragrant compositions, cosmetic products, soaps and scented candles, and natural aroma cosmetic products using essential oils and aromatherapy.
• Fragrance & Flavor Academy (English-language courses) English-language training division offering international courses in fragrance regulation, flavor ingredients and applications, and flavors formulation, operated by the Grasse Institute of Perfumery.
• Grasse Institute of Perfumery (International Division) International division of ASFO Grasse offering professional training in perfumery, operating a separate website with international course offerings and payment processing for international participants.
• Customized Enterprise Training Programs Customized training programs delivered on-site at client companies or ASFO facilities, adapted to specific organizational needs. Available in France and internationally. Programs are defined jointly with clients through expert engineering consultancy.
• Emploi & Insertion Training Programs (POE / CDPI) Short-term training programs (approximately 3 months) funded by France Travail (Pôle Emploi) or interim agencies for rapid employment entry into aide préparateur and opérateur de production roles. Provided through POE (Préparation Opérationnelle à l'Emploi) and CDPI (Contrat de Développement Professionnel Intérimaire) devices in partnership with France Travail and interim agencies.

Quantifiable outcome

• 91% placement rate 6 months after training completion (82% in salaried activity)
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers14 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

Integration4 records

Partnerships

32 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• PRODAROM (Syndicat National des Fabricants de Produits Aromatiques)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFounding organization of ASFO Grasse. PRODAROM is the National Syndicate of Aromatic Product Manufacturers. ASFO was created in 1972 by PRODAROM to train employees and future employees of the fine chemistry, perfumery, food aromas, and cosmetics industries.
• GIVAUDANcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerOne of the world's largest fragrance and flavor companies. Provides work placement opportunities for ASFO training participants.
• FIRMENICHcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSwiss fragrance and flavor company. Provides work placement opportunities for ASFO training participants.
• IFF (International Flavors & Fragrances)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerGlobal fragrance and specialty compounds company. Provides work placement opportunities for ASFO training participants.
• L'ORÉALcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerWorld's largest cosmetics company. Provides work placement opportunities for ASFO training participants.
• CHANELcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLuxury fashion and fragrance house. Partner in E2C Arômes & Parfums program and provides work placement opportunities.
• ROBERTET GroupcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFrench fragrance and natural ingredients company. Provides work placement opportunities and participates in industry recruitment discussions with ASFO.
• GUERLAINcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPrestigious perfume house. Provides work placement opportunities for ASFO training participants.
• France Travail (formerly Pôle Emploi)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFrench public employment service. Partners with ASFO for POE (Préparation Opérationnelle à l'Emploi) training programs and employment integration initiatives.
• GRASSE EXPERTISEminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerEcosystem of perfumery sector companies in Grasse and Pays de Grasse. ASFO Grasse is a member of this ecosystem.
• Grasse Institute of PerfumerycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerInternational division of ASFO Grasse. Offers English-language professional training courses in perfumery, cosmetics, and flavors regulations for international audiences.
• YSL BeautéminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCosmetics and fragrance brand. Provides work placement opportunities for ASFO training participants.
• Parfums Christian DIORminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerLuxury perfume house under LVMH. Provides work placement opportunities for ASFO training participants.
• HERMES PARFUMSminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerLuxury perfume house. Provides work placement opportunities for ASFO training participants.
• L'OCCITANEminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCosmetics and skincare brand. Provides work placement opportunities for ASFO training participants.
• FRAGONARDminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerFrench perfume house based in Grasse. Provides work placement opportunities for ASFO training participants.
• GALIMARDminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerGrasse perfume house. Hosted ASFO alumnus Yusuke Masuda for Heritage collection launch; provides work placements.
• Procter & GambleminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerConsumer goods multinational. Provides work placement opportunities for ASFO training participants.
• NestléminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSwiss food and beverage multinational. Provides work placement opportunities for ASFO training participants.
• SYMRISEminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerGerman fragrance and flavor company. Provides work placement opportunities for ASFO training participants.
• BIOLANDESminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerFrench company specializing in plant extracts for perfumery. Provides work placement opportunities for ASFO training participants.
• Technico FlorminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerFragrance house. Provides work placement opportunities for ASFO training participants.
• Groupe MULminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerFragrance and flavor company. Partner in E2C Arômes & Parfums training program.
• Accords & Parfums, Albert VIEILLE, ARGEVILLE SA, AROMATECH, AROMATICA, AROMAX, Art et Parfum, ARTHES, Astier-Demarest, Azur Fragrances, BLH – PIM SAS, BONTOUX, CENTIPHARM, COCA COLA, COURRIN, Créations & Parfums, Créations Henri Jacques, Distillerie et Domaines de Provence, Essences & Parfums, Expressions Aromatiques, Expressions Parfumées, FLORESSENCE, Fragrance Resources, Fragrances Essentielles, FRUTAROM, GAZIGNAIRE, IPRA, Jean NIEL, La Mesta Chimie Fine, Laboratoire BEA, MALONGO, Marie BRIZARD, METAROM, MOLINARD, Muller & Koster, ORANGINA, ORKEO, Pages Vedrenne, PARF'EX SA, Parfum Cosmetic World, Parfumerie BOUIS, Parfums LONGPRÉ, Parfums Plus France, Parfums ROCHAS, PAYAN BERTRAND, PRODARESS, PRODASYNTH, REMINISCENCE, René LAURENT SA, REYNAUD & Fils, RHODIA, RHORCA, ROMESCENCE, SELECTAROME, SFA ROMANI, SOFIA Cosmétiques, SOLUBAROME, SOZIO-DESCOLLONGES, TECHNIC'AROMES, TOURNAIRE, V.MANE Fils, V.O AROMATIQUES, VINSCIENCE, VIRBACminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerApproximately 80 additional industry partner companies providing work placement opportunities for ASFO training participants. Full list available on ASFO Grasse website.
• Mission Locale du Pays de GrasseminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerLocal youth employment service. Partners with ASFO for employment integration programs.
• CAPG (Communauté d'Agglomération du Pays de Grasse)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerLocal government authority for the Grasse area. Partner in E2C Arômes & Parfums training program.
• Interima/Initia'ProminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerInterim agency with training services. Partners with ASFO for CDPI (interim professional development contracts) training programs.
• Actual Group, Adecco, Advance Emploi, CAP EMPLOI / Handyjob 06, Crit, Ergos, PLIE, Proman, RandstadminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAdditional employment agency partners for job seeker integration programs.
• École de la Deuxième Chance (E2C) NicecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSecond Chance School in Nice. ASFO is a key partner in the new E2C 'Arômes & Parfums' training pathway for young people aged 18-25 without qualifications, launching September 2025.
• Campus Vert d'AzurminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAgricultural campus. Partner in E2C Arômes & Parfums program and in the Jardin des Sens en Partage garden project.
• ESAT Les Restanques d'AzurminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSheltered employment facility. Contributed to the Jardin des Sens en Partage garden project near PRODAROM and ASFO sites.
• DIRECCTE (now DREETS)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegional directorate for economy, employment, and solidarity. Partners with ASFO for employment and qualification studies.

Scale indicators16 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Emerging players

• Givaudan Perfumery School: In-house perfumery training run by Givaudan, one of ASFO's largest placement partners. Adjacent rather than competing — Givaudan trains its own perfumers, while ASFO trains the wider operator/assistant population — but the existence of corporate academies signals the broader market ASFO serves.

Direct peers

• ISIPCA: Institut Supérieur International du Parfum, de la Cosmétique et de l'Aromatique alimentaire, based in Versailles. The closest direct competitor to ASFO Grasse — both are French training centers specializing in perfumery, cosmetics and aroma professions, though ISIPCA leans more toward higher-education/bachelor-level programs and ASFO toward technician-level alternance.
• École Supérieure du Parfum: Paris-based private perfumery school offering professional creation and formulation programs. Competes with ASFO's perfumery composition courses (Raw Materials in Perfumery, Perfume Composition Levels 1–2, online 70h program) for the same French and international trainee pool.
• CEPE (Centre d'Études et de Perfectionnement de l'Esthétique): French continuing education provider for cosmetics and aesthetics professionals, offering short courses in formulation, regulatory and product knowledge. Directly comparable to ASFO's continuing education catalog (Parfums & Cosmétiques, Cosmetic Legislation, International Cosmetics Regulation).
• UIMM Chimie / CFA Industries Chimiques: Network of chemistry-sector apprenticeship training centers (CFA) run under UIMM, the French metalworking/chemicals industry federation. Directly comparable to ASFO's alternance programs (Assistant Technique, Opérateur de Fabrication) in serving chemical-industry apprentices and OPCO-funded contracts.

Broad incumbents

• AFPA: France's primary public vocational training agency offering alternance and continuing education across many trades. Competes for the same OPCO funding pool and job-seeker trainees, though AFPA does not specialize in perfumery/cosmetics/aromas.
• CNAM (Conservatoire National des Arts et Métiers): Major French public institution providing higher-education continuing education, including some chemistry and industrial technology programs. A broader incumbent in the same French continuing-education market where ASFO operates.
• L'Oréal Corporate University: Internal training arm of L'Oréal, a core placement partner of ASFO. Overlaps with ASFO's continuing education modules (Understanding Cosmetics, cosmetic legislation) but focused on L'Oréal employees, not open to external candidates.

Regional players

• Campus Vert d'Azur: Agricultural campus in the PACA region that is itself an ASFO partner in the new E2C Arômes & Parfums pathway and the Jardin des Sens en Partage. Comparable as a regional PACA-based technical training center with plant/aroma curriculum overlap.
• GIP-FIPAN (Pôle de formation des industries alimentaires): French food-industry training consortium (Groupement d'Intérêt Public) analogous in structure to ASFO's own GIP status. Direct overlap in the food flavors, HACCP and food safety modules that ASFO offers under its Arômes & Ingrédients category.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles21 records

Subsidiaries2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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

M&A

Investments

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