Companies & industry
New leadership, and bold ambitions at Eurofragance
In January 2026, Joan Pere Jiménez, currently Chief Market Officer, will succeed Laurent Mercier as CEO of Eurofragance. The strategy...
July-August beauty recap: The must-know moments
This summer’s developments underscored the profound transformation of the global beauty market. Amid a slowdown in cosmetics consumption...
Industry-led accelerator Breakout Beauty UK looking for the next ’monster’ brand
Start-up accelerator programme Breakout Beauty UK wants to propel ten high-potential indie founders into the spotlight via six weeks of...
Is beauty the blind spot of Hermès, France’s ultimate luxury flagship?
Hermès announced a 7.1% increase in sales to EUR 8 billion (USD 9.2 billion) at the end of July. All of the group’s businesses saw their...
Rocher concludes Sabon’s restructuring with Golf Group agreement
The restructuring of the Israeli-born brand, acquired by the French group in 2016, has been completed through an agreement with Golf...
Kolmar Korea draws on traditional active ingredients to build skincare strength
The South Korean supplier, one of the leading global cosmetics ODM (Original Development Manufacturer), is ramping up its international...
Making fragrances: Inside Symrise’s in-house perfumery school
In the laboratories of German fragrance and flavours giant Symrise, a citrus scent clings to the lab coats of some trainees — the "noses"...
Léa Nature taps into perfumery market with Berdoues acquisition
France’s Compagnie Léa Nature continues its external growth strategy by acquiring a controlling interest in Toulouse-based, family-owned...
"To innovate in perfumery is to stand out," Amaury Roquette, dsm-firmenich
With 700 million euros invested in R&D and three to five new fragrance molecules launched each year, whether natural ingredients,...
US beauty retail giant Ulta snaps up UK’s high street chain Space NK
U.S. cosmetics chain retailer Ulta Beauty announced on Thursday, July 10, its entry into the British market with its purchase of high...
