广州百花香料股份有限公司

What 广州百花香料股份有限公司 does

Guangzhou Baihua Flavours and Fragrances Company Limited (广州百花香料股份有限公司, G.B.F.F.) is a Guangzhou-based, state-controlled manufacturer of flavors and fragrances founded in 1956 as the Guangzhou Fragrant Plant Extraction Factory and reorganized as a joint-stock company in 1993. The company operates four product lines — edible flavors (食用香精), daily-chemical/perfumery fragrances (日化香精), synthetic fragrances (合成香料), and natural fragrances and extracts (天然香料及提取物) — and serves the food and beverage, cosmetics and personal care, tobacco, pharmaceutical, and animal feed industries through a sales-led direct channel with documented exports into Southeast Asia, Europe, and the United States.

Underlying the portfolio is a mix of conventional synthetic chemistry and specialized extraction capability, most notably CO2 supercritical extraction used to produce botanical extracts such as magnolia bark, rosemary, ginger, and jujube, together with steam-distilled natural oils (rose, patchouli, jasmine, lavender, citronella). Production is distributed across three sites — the Guangzhou headquarters in Liwan District, the Nansha synthetic-fragrance base (commissioned August 2016, designed annual capacity 1,000 tons for the Violet Ketone series), and the Foshan Sanshui facility — supported by a 30-year-old joint venture and R&D center in Bangkok with Thai-Chinese Fragrance Industry Co., Ltd. Aggregate stated annual capacity is 1,000 tons of aroma ingredients and 5,000 tons of finished flavors and fragrances.

The business model is B2B direct sales of formulated flavor and fragrance compounds, with pricing not publicly disclosed. The entity is listed on the Beijing Stock Transfer System (NEEQ) under stock code 835774 since February 23, 2016, and is controlled by Guangzhou Light Industry Group (广州轻工工贸集团有限公司), a Guangzhou municipal state-owned enterprise. The company holds ISO9001:2015, ISO22000, GB/T29490-2013, and Halal certifications, 12 invention patents, and 16 registered trademarks including the Guangdong Province Famous Trademark 'Guangzhou' (广州).

Name

广州百花香料股份有限公司

Legal name

广州百花香料股份有限公司

Website

https://gbffchina.com

Company type

Public

Founded year

1956

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Guangzhou Baihua Flavours and Fragrances is a Guangzhou-based, state-owned manufacturer of edible flavors, daily-chemical fragrances, synthetic aroma chemicals, and natural botanical extracts, serving food, cosmetics, tobacco, and pharmaceutical customers across China, Southeast Asia, Europe, and the US.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Flavor and Fragrance Ingredients

NAICS

Flavoring Syrup and Concentrate Manufacturing (31193), Flavoring Syrup and Concentrate Manufacturing (311930)

SIC

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

akta.pro primary industry

Flavorings & Extracts (Natural & Artificial) (CRADAOAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Flavors, Fragrances & Aroma Chemicals (IMAEABAE), Flavor Bases & Emulsions (Citrus oils, beverage emulsions, clouding agents) (AFAFAGAE)

Keywords

• Flavor and fragrance manufacturing
• Edible flavor compounds
• Synthetic aroma chemicals
• Natural botanical extracts
• Essential oil production

Headquarters

HQ city

Guangzhou

HQ country

China

HQ region

Asia

Offices4 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. Flavors and Fragrances Manufacturing and Sales: The company manufactures and sells a wide range of flavors and fragrances including edible flavors, daily chemical/perfumery flavors, synthetic flavors, and natural perfume & extracts. Products are sold domestically and internationally to various industries including food, consumer products, cosmetics, tobacco, medicine, and animal feed.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Guangzhou Baihua Flavours and Fragrances Company Limited (G.B.F.F.) is a Chinese manufacturer that produces and sells four core categories of flavor and fragrance products: edible flavors (食用香精) for food and beverages, daily chemical/perfumery fragrances (日化香精) for cosmetics and household products, synthetic flavors/aroma chemicals (合成香料) used as raw materials, and natural fragrances and botanical extracts (天然香料及提取物). The company serves industrial customers across food, cosmetics, tobacco, pharmaceutical, and animal feed sectors, with annual production capacity of 1,000 tons of aroma ingredients and 5,000 tons of flavors and fragrances.

Product overview

Guangzhou Baihua Flavours And Fragrances Company (G.B.F.F.) is a comprehensive manufacturer of flavors and fragrances founded in 1956, offering four core product categories: Edible Flavors (食用香精) for food applications, Perfumery (日化香精) for daily chemical products, Synthetic Flavors (合成香料) as raw material compounds, and Natural Fragrances & Extracts (天然香料及提取物) including essential oils and botanical extracts. The company has an annual production capacity of 1,000 tons of aroma ingredients and 5,000 tons of flavors and fragrances. Products are sold domestically and globally, applied in food, consumer products, cosmetics, tobacco, pharmaceutical, and animal feed industries. Key sub-product lines include the Violet Ketone Series (紫罗兰酮系列) with 1,000-ton annual capacity, Natural Oil Series (天然油系列), Natural Single Spice Series (天然单离香料系列), and Natural Extract Series (天然提取物系列) utilizing CO2 supercritical extraction technology.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Guangzhou (广州): Main registered trademark recognized as a Famous Trademark of Guangdong Province
• Baixiang (百香)
• Binghua (冰花)

Products and services

• Edible Flavors (食用香精)
• Perfumery/Daily Chemical Fragrances (日化香精)
• Synthetic Flavors/Fragrances (合成香料)
• Natural Fragrances & Extracts (天然香料及提取物)
• Violet Ketone Series (紫罗兰酮系列)
• Natural Oil Series (天然油系列)
• Natural Single Spice Series (天然单离香料系列)
• Natural Extract Series (天然提取物系列)
• Pineapple Flavor (菠萝香精)

Quantifiable outcome

• Lower production unit consumption compared to old facility
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers4 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

Feature4 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Thai-Chinese Fragrance Industry Co., Ltd. (泰中香料工业有限公司)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerJoint venture between Baihua and Thailand partner, established in Bangkok approximately 30 years ago as one of China's earliest overseas investments in the fragrance industry. The joint venture also established an R&D center in Bangkok, with technicians regularly dispatched for R&D and technology management cooperation.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Symrise: Symrise is a leading global manufacturer of flavors, fragrances, and aroma chemicals with deep presence in food, beverage, personal care, and tobacco — overlapping with Baihua's full product and customer matrix, including the tobacco segment.
• DSM-Firmenich: DSM-Firmenich (post the 2023 merger of DSM and Firmenich) is a top-tier F&F producer covering perfumery, taste, and functional ingredients — a direct competitor to Baihua in both edible flavors and fine fragrance compounds.
• Mane: Mane is a privately held French F&F house producing flavors, fragrances, and natural ingredients across food, perfumery, and personal care — directly comparable to Baihua's mix, especially in synthetic aroma chemicals and natural extracts.
• Robertet: Robertet is a France-based F&F specialist focused on natural raw materials and extracts, particularly essential oils and botanical isolates — a direct peer to Baihua's Natural Fragrances & Extracts product line.
• Sensient Technologies: Sensient produces flavors, fragrances, and natural ingredients for food, beverage, personal care, and pharmaceutical customers — closely comparable to Baihua's diversified vertical exposure.
• International Flavors & Fragrances (IFF): IFF is a top global F&F player offering flavors, fragrances, natural extracts, and aroma chemicals to food, beverage, personal care, and pharma customers — directly comparable to Baihua across all four product categories and end-markets.
• Takasago International: Takasago is a Japanese global F&F manufacturer producing flavors, fragrances, and aroma chemicals, with a notable presence across Asia — comparable to Baihua's Asia-Pacific footprint including its Thailand JV.
• Apple Flavor & Fragrance (亚香股份): Apple Flavor & Fragrance is a Chinese F&F manufacturer specializing in synthetic and natural aroma chemicals including vanillin, ionones, and linalool — directly competing with Baihua's synthetic and natural spice product lines.
• Huabao Flavours & Fragrances: Huabao is one of China's largest listed flavor and fragrance companies, producing edible flavors, tobacco flavors, and daily chemical fragrances. As a domestic Chinese competitor with similar product scope, it is among Baihua's closest head-to-head peers.
• Givaudan: Givaudan is the world's largest flavors and fragrances manufacturer, producing edible flavors, perfumery ingredients, and natural extracts across the same food, beverage, personal care, and fine fragrance verticals that Baihua serves. It is the most direct global benchmark for Baihua's category.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance4 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles11 records

Subsidiaries6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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