Founded in 1895, Firmenich is a privately-owned company that discovers and creates perfumes, flavors and aroma chemicals. It is a family-owned company that offers flavors for desserts, cereals, and bakery and dairy products. The company also provides products for snacks, soups and sauces. In addition, it offers flavors for tea, coffee, and powder, carbonated and alcoholic drinks. The company provides perfumes for men and women. Its ingredients include the Hedione, Furaneol, Iralia, Habanolide, Polysantol and Dynascone. The company holds patents for more than 1,500 products. It operates in over 50 countries. The company maintains nearly 15 manufacturing facilities throughout the world. Firmenich serves the manufacturers of beauty, household and fabric care products.