Competition record
International Flavors & Fragrances
Deep profile · 1 linked library matter
International Flavors & Fragrances supplies flavor and fragrance formulas to companies that make food, drink, and scented goods. On 16 September 2026 a court finally approved its settlement with end users, and the case continues against manufacturers that did not settle.
Overview
IFF creates formulas and sells them to manufacturers, so the brand on the shelf is IFF's customer rather than IFF itself. End users sued over the ingredients those manufacturers bought.
On 16 September 2026 the court finally approved IFF's settlement with the end users. That approval is limited to the IFF slice of the case.
Manufacturers that did not settle are still being sued. Closing IFF's settlement does not close their part of the docket.
Competition footprint
IFF's invoices go to manufacturers, and the settling class is people who bought the finished goods.
A final end-user settlement resolves IFF's exposure to that class only.
Givaudan is an example of a manufacturer the case still names after IFF's approval.
Consumer & business angle
Shoppers are the end users covered by the 16 September 2026 settlement, and they did not buy ingredients directly from IFF.
Brands that purchase IFF formulas were not the settling class in that order.
What to watch
- How the final IFF end-user settlement is administered.
- The continuing case against fragrance manufacturers that did not settle.
Markets
flavors · fragrances · fragrance compounds
Also known as: iff, international flavors and fragrances