They were joined shortly after by Fred Firmenich, who soon became majority partner. The company was renamed Firmenich SA. It remains a family owned company headquarter in Switzerland.
Firmenich’s business is divided into two main segments: flavors and perfumery. It ahs associated companies all over the world; the British company, Firmenich UK ltd, was set-up in 1949 and is based in Southall, Middlesex, while the US headquarters has been in Princeton since 1936.
Since 1895, Firmenich has built its business on innovative research. Leopold Ruzicka, professor at ETH-Zurich and Nobel Prize winner in 1939, was Firmenich’s first research director and a life-long consultant.
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