Why IFF Flavors Segment’s Profit Margin Expanded

International Flavors and Fragrances’ (IFF) Flavors segment saw a fall in its revenue contribution by 0.8 percentage points to the company’s overall revenue in 1Q18. The growth in the segment’s revenue was primarily driven by higher volume growth across most of the reporting regions. EMEA (Europe, the Middle East, and Africa) led with growth of 24% driven by the strong performance in the dairy, savory, and beverage businesses. North America revenue grew by 10% due to double-digit growth in Tastepoint along with the new business wins in the beverage and dairy businesses. Asia witnessed revenue growth of 6% resulting from double-digit growth in China and India.