23 Jul 2018 --- Leading flavor & fragrances supplier Givaudan has reported that sales for the first six months of the year were CHF2.67 billion (US$2.70 billion), an increase of 5.6% on a like-for-like basis and 7.7 percent in Swiss francs. But the company saw its first-half profit slip 3.4 percent as foreign currency losses in countries including Argentina dented its results.