SCENTEC

What SCENTEC does

SCENTEC Fragrances is a privately held custom fragrance development company founded in 1990 in São Paulo, Brazil, operating as the exclusive national partner of IFF (International Flavors & Fragrances) across Brazil, the United States, and Canada. The company develops exclusive, high-performance fragrance creations for clients in fine fragrance, hair care, personal care, pet care, and home care verticals, executing more than 5,000 custom projects annually through a co-creation methodology that assembles flexible cross-functional teams per engagement. Its product portfolio spans core custom fragrance creation, exclusive project engagements, the SCENTREND® market intelligence and trend-analysis platform, and the SCENTEC Acelera acceleration program launched in 2015 for emerging and growing brands.

The business model is professional-services-based, generating revenue through project-based custom fragrance development engagements with quote-driven pricing; no public pricing or recurring-contract structure is disclosed. Distribution is conducted via direct enterprise field sales across Brazil (São Paulo headquarters and a North/Northeast production unit in Pernambuco) and the United States (Clifton, NJ headquarters serving USA and Canada), supported by event-driven demand generation at industry trade shows such as ExpoTech Bahia and digital channels including a blog and newsletter. In 2022, SCENTEC launched a proprietary Combined Function Fragrance Technology developed over 22 months by its R&D and Innovation function, signaling a move from pure olfactive creation toward functional formulation services for product developers. The company is privately held with family-business origins, has not disclosed external funding rounds or institutional investors, and reports no financial metrics publicly.

Name

SCENTEC

Legal name

SCENTEC Fragrances

Website

https://scentec.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1990

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Custom Fragrance Development Services

NAICS

Soap and Cleaning Compound Manufacturing (32561)

SIC

Perfumes, Cosmetics & Other Toilet Preparations (2844)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYIMAEABAE

Flavors, Fragrances & Aroma Chemicals

Industrials, Manufacturing & Construction/Chemicals & Industrial Materials/Specialty Chemicals

Keywords

• Custom fragrance development
• Olfactory marketing services
• Fragrance co-creation
• Market trend analysis
• Fragrance ingredients

Headquarters

HQ city

Barueri

HQ country

Brazil

HQ region

Latin America

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Custom Fragrance Development Projects: Project-based custom fragrance creation services for businesses across multiple industry segments including fine fragrance, hair care, personal care, pet care, and home care. The company conducts over 5,000 projects annually through a co-creation methodology.
2. Exclusive Fragrance Solutions: Customized exclusive fragrance creations with olfactory marketing support and consumer trend analysis for brands seeking unique product and brand identities.

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

SCENTEC Fragrances develops custom fragrance solutions and provides olfactory marketing services for brands in beauty, wellness, hygiene, personal care, and home care. Operating as the exclusive national partner of IFF (International Flavors & Fragrances) across Brazil, USA, and Canada, the company runs over 5,000 custom fragrance development projects annually using a co-creation methodology supported by its proprietary SCENTREND® market trend analysis platform.

Product overview

SCENTEC Fragrances is a fragrance development company founded in 1990, operating as the exclusive national partner of IFF (International Flavors & Fragrances) across Brazil, USA, and Canada. The company offers custom fragrance creation services through its core products and methodologies: Custom Fragrances (core product using IFF-sourced ingredients), Co-Criação (collaborative development approach), and Projetos Exclusivos (exclusive custom projects). Supporting these core offerings are SCENTREND® (market intelligence and trend analysis platform) and Scentec Acelera (accelerator program launched in 2015 for emerging companies). The company annually works on over 5,000 projects serving clients across fine fragrance, hair care, personal care, pet care, and home care segments.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• SCENTREND®: Market trend analysis and interpretation system that combines and codes data and scenarios to create products adjusted to current individual needs.
• Scentec Acelera

Products and services

• Custom Fragrances Custom fragrance creation service for businesses across fine fragrance, hair care, personal care, pet care, and home care segments, drawing on an exclusive palette of globally sourced ingredients via the IFF partnership.
• Co-Criação (Co-Creation Projects) Collaborative product development service that assembles flexible, holacracy-inspired teams of perfumers, R&D, and commercial staff to co-create fragrances with clients across fine fragrance, hair care, personal care, pet care, and home care.
• Projetos Exclusivos (Exclusive Projects)

Quantifiable outcome

• 5,000+ custom fragrance projects completed annually
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• IFF (International Flavors & Fragrances)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 1990Exclusive national partner of IFF Fragrances in Brazil, USA, and Canada since 1990. IFF is the world's largest fragrance house with over 130 years of existence. This partnership provides SCENTEC with access to exclusive molecules and an international-standard fragrance palette, while SCENTEC contributes local market understanding and creative capabilities. The partnership has deepened over 32 years, combining global market knowledge with local vision and experience.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Bell Flavors & Fragrances: A US-headquartered mid-size flavor and fragrance house with comparable scale to SCENTEC. Develops custom fragrances for personal care, home care, and air care products, serving many of the same mid-market brand clients.
• Robertet: A family-owned French fragrance house specializing in natural and exclusive ingredients, with comparable heritage (founded 1850) and mid-tier global scale. Develops custom fragrances for the same enterprise categories as SCENTEC, with similar premium positioning.
• Iberchem: A Spain-based, mid-size custom fragrance house with strong presence in the Americas and similar scale to SCENTEC. Develops bespoke fragrances for personal care, home care, and fine fragrance, making it a close regional and structural comparable.
• CPL Aromas: A UK-based, family-owned mid-size fragrance house operating across personal care, home care, and fine fragrance. Similar in scale and custom-development orientation to SCENTEC, with a comparable focus on exclusive fragrance creation for brand owners.
• Mane: A privately held, family-owned French fragrance and flavor house of comparable heritage and mid-size scale. Develops custom fragrances across fine fragrance, personal care, and home care, with a similar business model and client focus to SCENTEC.

Broad incumbents

• Givaudan: The world's largest fragrance and flavor company, offering custom fragrance development across all major consumer categories. Operates globally with vastly greater R&D scale than SCENTEC, but competes for the same enterprise fragrance development clients across personal care, home care, and fine fragrance.
• dsm-firmenich: A top-tier global fragrance and flavor house formed by the merger of DSM and Firmenich. Develops custom fragrances for fine fragrance, personal care, and home care categories worldwide, directly competing with SCENTEC for multinational brand clients.
• Takasago: A Japan-based global fragrance and flavor company with established presence in the Americas. Develops custom fragrances across personal care and home care, competing for similar enterprise clients to SCENTEC with broader geographic reach.
• Symrise: A major global fragrance and flavor company with a strong presence in personal care, home care, and fine fragrance. Competes for the same custom fragrance development engagements as SCENTEC, with broader geographic reach and significantly larger R&D resources.
• International Flavors & Fragrances (IFF): The world's largest dedicated fragrance house and SCENTEC's exclusive 32-year partner. IFF's Scent division develops custom fragrances globally and competes directly with SCENTEC for enterprise accounts while simultaneously supplying SCENTEC's exclusive ingredient palette.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/Scentec
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/scentecfragrances

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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

M&A

Investments

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

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