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News from Abroad

INVESTING IN INFRASTRUCTURE

IFF opens citrus innovation centre in US; consolidates

Mexican operations at new site

American fragrances & flavours
major, IFF, has unveiled a ‘Citrus
Innovation Centre’ in Lakeland, Florida
(US), in partnership with Florida Poly-
technic University.

This 30,000 square foot facility
encompasses capabilities in botanical
research leveraging its ‘LMR by IFF’
natural ingredients expertise, processing,
analytics, product creation for scent and
taste, and includes a 360-degree digital
immersion room. Designed with sus-
tainability in mind, the centre offers job
opportunities in research, customer ex-
perience, supply and operations.

“Citrus is vital to our creations in
scent and taste, with enormous potential
for innovation across our businesses,” flavour and fragrance industry, while blished technology and innovation hubs.
said Mr. Erik Fyrwald, IFF’s CEO. marking the beginning of a research These sites aim to enhance IFF’s abili-
park that will fuel innovation and ty to meet evolving customer demands,
The new centre will focus on ap- economic growth.” accelerate product market entry and
plications in food & beverage, fine fra- improve sustainability. The move to
grance, body care, and fabric & home New Mexican business hub Tecnoparque will include labs focused
care. “Equipped with cutting-edge tech- In another development, IFF said it on product creation, design, testing, re-
nologies, IFF customers can anticipate is combining the majority of its busi- search and development, and business
rapid product development, explore ness operations in Mexico at a new site services.
innovative citrus applications, and con- in Mexico City within the Tecnoparque
duct advanced product testing. The faci- business complex. The offices will also incorporate
lity is designed to foster collaborative spaces designed for collaboration,
innovation partnerships, aligning with The move will begin immediately unique immersive experiences and
IFF’s culture and values,” the company with its Global Business Services Centre – co-creation with customers. In addi-
informed in a press note. which supports the company’s full busi- tion to primarily serving the Mexican
ness capabilities serving Mexican and market, the company’s business hub in
Additionally, the centre boasts direct Latin American markets – and is expec- Tecnoparque will also support business
access to industry experts, academia and ted to finalise by 2026. IFF’s new facilities development across Latin America and
on-site prototyping capabilities, ena- will house up to 650 employees across its the Caribbean.
bling customised solutions. Health & Biosciences, Scent, Taste and
Food Ingredients businesses, making it IFF said its facilities in Tlalnepantla –
Commenting on the partnership, one of IFF’s largest office locations. which have been the home of the com-
Dr. Devin Stephenson, President of Florida pany’s legacy for more than 60 years
Polytechnic University, said, “This power- IFF’s new facilities in Mexico City in Mexico – will continue to serve as a
ful collaboration will accelerate discovery align with similar initiatives in markets production site for the Scent and Taste
and technological advancement in the worldwide, where the company has esta- business units.

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