Symrise Honored For Sustainable Vanilla Commitment

HOLZMINDEN, GermanySymrise was selected as winner of the Sustainability Initiative of the Year award for its sustainable vanilla commitment in Madagascar as part of the Food Ingredients Excellence Awards 2013 during Food ingredients Europe in Frankfurt, Germany, Nov. 19-21.

Symrise works directly with more than 5,000 farmers in Madagascar. With the cultivation of sustainable vanilla, they obtain a stable livelihood and better living conditions. Symrise also supports school projects in the communities and health insurance coverage.

Symrise employees live and work locally and help the farmers to cultivate the highest quality vanilla. Important processing stages, like fermentation and extraction, remain in the country, and thereby contribute to the local creation of value.

With our vanilla project, we have created something special and are happy that the industry agrees," said Heinrich Schaper, president, F&N EAME, Symrise. We promise to continue developing this approach for authentic flavor in many other areas."

Symrise was recognized for its sustainable vanilla commitment in Madagascar in 2012, when it was nominated for the 2012 German Sustainability Award.