19-Nov-2009 - A long running dispute involving the Ralph Lauren Polo brand moves into the fragrance arena as the US Polo Association prepares to launch a perfume collection.
19-Nov-2009 - Talk of a multi-billion euro transaction involving Reckitt Benckiser, a global brand owner of personal care and household products, has sent share prices rocketing.
19-Nov-2009 - Symrise has acquired fragrance and flavours maker Futura Labs to tap into opportunities in the fast growing regions of North Africa and the Middle East.
16-Nov-2009 - It has been a bad year for the US fragrance industry but new data from the NPD Group shows that more consumers are planning to buy fragrance in the ramp up to Christmas.
13-Nov-2009 - Flavour and fragrance firm Symrise has recruited its new CFO from medical technology company Carl Zeiss Meditec.
13-Nov-2009 - Unilever says it will secure over €1bn of savings in its IT division from the outsourcing of end-user services to IT services provider Unisys.
12-Nov-2009 - A French dermo-cosmetic company has been given permission to continue to prohibit its authorised retailers to sell products over the internet in an ongoing competition case.
12-Nov-2009 - Boots Alliance has posted solid six month sales, driven by all its business divisions and in spite of the prevailing tough economic conditions.
10-Nov-2009 - New York-based Inter Parfums said the sales decline in its European-based divisions masked a very successful quarter for Burberry, one of its leading brands.
06-Nov-2009 - Unilever continues to weather the economic downturn well, but the company hints that further discounting could be on the horizon.
05-Nov-2009 - New fragrance launches help to drive sales growth at Parlux, but higher costs mean profits slide for the second quarter results.
05-Nov-2009 - Symrise third quarter sales show a marked ‘upswing’ as destocking came to an end with both flavour and fragrance segments showing positive growth.
04-Nov-2009 - Consumer giant, Johnson & Johnson, has announced global job cuts as part of its restructuring initiatives.
04-Nov-2009 - The International Fragrance Association (IFRA) has appointed Aurore Boudet to the position of scientific and regulatory affairs manager.
04-Nov-2009 - Sales were showing signs of recovery for International Flavors and Fragrances in the third quarter, but profits were dragged down by charges.
04-Nov-2009 - Beiersdorf is still reeling from the downturn in its non-personal care operations, but the improvement in the group’s business operations overall is quicker than expected.
03-Nov-2009 - Global healthcare supplier, Perrigo Company, has signed a definitive agreement to sell its Israel Consumer Products business for ILS205m (€36.7m).
02-Nov-2009 - Estee Lauder results shows a big jump in profits, with strong results in Asia and reduced costs helping to prompt the company to raise its outlook.
02-Nov-2009 - Revlon revealed falling sales during its third quarter, underlining tough retail conditions and the strength of the dollar against international currencies.
30-Oct-2009 - Preliminary results from Germany-based home and personal care provider Henkel show that sales have continued to decline in the latest quarter, but the results beat market expectations.
29-Oct-2009 - Procter & Gamble appears to have turned the corner having posted first quarter results that beat market expectations.
29-Oct-2009 - A sales increase of 1.1 per cent was recorded for the quarter; however, the UK-based chemicals company benefited significantly from the weak pound and 10 per cent of the sales increase was put down to currency effects.
28-Oct-2009 - UK-based private label household and personal care specialist McBride says that continued interest in private label helped boost its latest results.
28-Oct-2009 - Michael Christophe has been appointed the new general manager of the German arm of the international fragrance house, CPL Aromas.
27-Oct-2009 - Speciality chemicals distributor Azelis has created a new managing director role for UK operations, freeing up a separate role to look at international business growth.