12 Apr 2019 --- Six months after completing the acquisition of Naturex, flavor and fragrance giant Givaudan has posted its 2019 first-quarter sales of CHF 1,525 million (US$1,523 million), an increase of 6.3 percent on the previous year. The company’s Flavor Division sales were CHF 848 million, an increase of 4.3 percent. From a segment perspective Beverages, Snacks, Savory and Sweet Goods all contributed to the positive sales performance. Givaudan acquired the world player in natural extracts, Centroflora Nutra, in May 2018, which contributed CHF 4 million of sales, while Naturex, acquired last September, contributed CHF 111 million to the performance in the first-quarter of 2019.
