In 2025, we worked closely with customers to positively impact the daily lives of consumers around the world.
Leadership change
In September, we announced a change in leadership, effective January 1, 2026. After 34 years at the company, Patrick Niels retired and was succeeded by Maurizio Clementi. Maurizio has played a pivotal role in our performance since the 2023 merger, having successfully led TTH’s Taste division.
Investments
Key investment activities in 2025 included:
Opening our new Savory Taste Hub in Wageningen (Netherlands)
Opening our Princeton Baking Innovation Center (New Jersey, USA) in March
Taking another important step toward integrating texturizing solutions into our offering, increasing our ownership of the Andre Pectin business in Yantai (Shandong province, China) — one of the world’s largest pectin plants — from 75% to 90.5%
Breaking ground on a new facility for developing flavors and functional blends adjacent to our current Parma (Italy) site
Commencing construction of a new plant in Vadodara (Gujarat, India) producing savory, sweet liquid and powder flavors
Inaugurating the expanded seasoning plant in Thuravoor (Kerala, India)
Inaugurating the Van Marken Food Innovation Center at the Biotech Campus in Delft (Netherlands)
Opening our premix facility in Tonganoxie (Kansas, USA), which with our European site in Haag (Austria) forms a dual-site network dedicated exclusively to pet food
Announcing enhancements at our Enzyme site in Seclin (France) and developments at Yixing (Jiangsu province, China)
Making progress in Karawang (Indonesia), where we are increasing capacity and investing in the latest technologies to meet the growing demand for flavors in Asia
Merger synergies
We made significant progress toward achieving €300 million in synergy sales through cross-selling, concept selling, and joint capability-sharing. Our teams created new joint concepts and launched several new products across multiple platforms. For example:
We helped a renowned Indonesian beverage brand reduce their product’s sugar content to meet their own nutritional standards and prepare for an impending sugar tax
To help our customers respond to growing consumer demand for non- or low-alcoholic beverages, we introduced new no- and low-alcohol beer solutions to the market
Our broad range of taste and ingredient solutions helped plant-based barista milk producers create their desired formula
Fine-tuning our organization
In January, we introduced integrated regional steering. Led by newly appointed TTH regional heads, this initiative helps implement our division strategies in each region, making use of our combined capabilities and workforce. Following the announcement of the planned separation of the Animal Nutrition & Health business, we welcomed colleagues from Bovaer®. In 2025, we also finalized the integration of First Choice Ingredients. Acquired in 2021, First Choice Ingredients is a leading supplier of cheese and dairy flavor solutions.
Growing our talent
We are pleased that 80% of TTH employees reported high engagement via our Employee Engagement Survey. This reflects our continued investment in talent, including through the TTH Academy, and our dedication to maintaining open and informal dialogue with employees. Our target is now to prioritize our own employees for each career opportunity.
We are on track to fill 75% of positions with internal applicants, and in 2025, key appointments were taken up by Karel Stoscheck (Head of Taste), Rishabh Pande (Head of Pet Food), Karl Witton (Head of TTH North America), and Sanjay Jain (Head of Bovaer®).
Production
We saw increased demand in 2025, thanks to our portfolio of food and beverage solutions, strong customer interest in synergies, and new concepts. We improved our production facilities, trained our workforce, and made targeted investments, resulting in production records at most sites, while also improving our safety and quality performance. Our award-winning digital and automation strategy enabled efficiency and productivity gains focused on waste reduction; our commitment to quality strengthened key indicators in sensory properties and food safety; and we improved the end-to-end quality assurance of raw materials in collaboration with our suppliers. On June 10, our Zhangjiagang site (Jiangsu province, China) reached an extraordinary safety milestone. It achieved 3,000 consecutive days without a single recordable incident, representing over eight years of unwavering dedication to safety.
Staying ahead of trends
Our global Foresight & Design team helps our customers to stay at the forefront of sensory trends. In 2021, we formed an exclusive alliance with Pantone, the authority on color, becoming their official flavor and fragrance partner. Complimenting Pantone’s Color of the Year for 2025, we announced our Flavor of the Year, ‘Frosted Star Anise’, capturing a global desire for the combination of warmth and freshness.