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Firmenich SA is a private Swiss company in the perfume and flavor business. It is the largest privately owned company in the field and ranks number two worldwide.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Flavor & Fragrance Industry – Top 10 )〕 Firmenich has created perfumes for over 100 years and produced a number of well-known flavors. Firmenich employs 6,200 people in 64 countries. Major competitors include Givaudan, International Flavors and Fragrances, Frutarom and Symrise. It bought Noville in 2006 and in 2007 acquired Danisco's flavor division. ==History== The company was founded as Chuit & Naef in 1895 in Geneva by chemist Philippe Chuit and businessman Martin Naef. Fred Firmenich joined in 1900 and later became the majority partner. The company was renamed Firmenich SA. Firmenich's board named Gilbert Ghostine as CEO to succeed Patrick Firmenich, effective October 1, 2014.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Firmenich Names New CEO Gilbert Ghostine, Effective Oct. 1 )〕 Yves Boisdron was elected as chairman of Firmenich’s Board of Directors as of July 1, 2013.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Firmenich announces change of Chairman )〕 Originally a fragrance company, Firmenich branched into the flavor business by creating a raspberry substitute in 1938, followed by creations of citrus and strawberry flavor. Other synthetic flavors followed for use in processed foods and preserved foods.〔 In 1939, Firmenich director of research and development Lavoslav Ružička was awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry. On May 3, 2007, Firmenich announced that it would be acquiring the flavors division of Danisco in a deal worth €450 million.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=All News )〕 The deal was expected to move Firmenich ahead of IFF as the second largest flavor company in the world.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Firmenich」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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