Development and manufacture of flavours, fragrances, botanical extracts and aroma chemicals for the food, care and cosmetics industry.
Bell Flavors & Fragrances GmbH
Leipzig (Group Headquarters) · Boulogne-Billancourt · Pszczyna · Kyiv · Moscow · DubaiNew on Amplifa
About Bell Flavors & Fragrances
Bell Flavors & Fragrances GmbH, headquartered in Leipzig, is a family-owned company in the flavour and fragrance industry that has been based in Leipzig since 1829. The company develops and produces customised flavours for food and beverages, fragrance compositions for personal care, household care, perfume and ambient scenting, food-grade botanical extracts as well as raw material specialities from the field of aroma chemicals, including essential oils, citrus derivatives and carboxylic acid esters. Manufacturing encompasses distillation processes, product-specific pasteurisation, uperisation (UHT treatment), aseptic filtration and filling as well as BIO-certified processing of organic raw materials. The portfolio is rounded off by Sensory & Consumer Sciences with panel testing, application development, regulatory affairs and logistics support. Customers include the food and beverage industry, the animal feed industry, household and personal care, cosmetics and the ingredients supply industry. The group employs around 1,000 people in more than 20 countries.
- Site
- Leipzig
- Processes
- Development and manufacture of flavours, Development and manufacture of fragrances, Manufacture of botanical extracts, Manufacture of and trade in aroma chemicals, Distillation processes, Product-specific pasteurisation, Uperisation (UHT treatment), Aseptic filtration
- Materials
- Flavours, Organic flavours, Beverage bases, Organic beverage bases, Food raw materials, Botanical extracts, Aroma chemicals, Citrus derivatives
- Certificates
- ISO 9001:2015, ISO 14001:2015, FSSC 22000 (Version 6), HACCP (TÜV MS standard), BIO / EU Organic Regulation (EU) 2018/848, FSSC 22000, HACCP, DE-ÖKO-006 (BIO)
- Founded
- 1829
- Employees
- 1,000 (group, >20
- Industries
- Food and beverage industry, Animal feed industry, Household and personal care, Cosmetics / personal care, Ambient scenting / air care, Ingredients supply industry
- 01
Raw material procurement (essential oils, aroma chemicals, botanical extracts)
- 02
Distillation and raw material processing
- 03
Creation (flavourists, perfumers)
- 04
Application and formulation development
- 05
Product-specific pasteurisation, uperisation, aseptic filtration
- 06
Aseptic filling
- 07
Analytical and sensory quality control
- 08
Logistics and packaging
Product Groups and Processes
Flavours
Individual taste solutions for beverages, bakery, confectionery, dairy products and savoury applications.
Fragrances
Fragrance compositions for personal care, household care, perfume, air care and pet care, including AmbienTec technology.
Botanical Extracts
Food-grade extracts for health-conscious consumers as well as personal care and cosmetics.
Aroma Chemicals
Essential oils, citrus derivatives, carboxylic acid esters and extract specialities as REACH-compliant raw material specialities.
Beverage Bases and Emulsions
Bases for end products of the beverage industry, manufactured using pasteurisation, UHT and aseptic filling.
Organic Raw Materials (DE-ÖKO-006)
BIO-certified processing of organic flavours, beverage bases and botanical extracts.
Locations
Leipzig
DEGroup headquarters with development, manufacturing and sales
- Lot size
- Prototype to large-scale production
- Materials
- Flavours, fragrances, botanical extracts, aroma chemicals, beverage bases
- Distillation systems
- Pasteurisation and UHT systems
- Aseptic filtration and filling
- GC-MS, GC-FID, HPLC analytics
Boulogne-Billancourt
FRSales office (Bell Flavors & Fragrances France)
Pszczyna
PLSales office
Kyiv
UASales office
Moscow
RUSales office
Dubai
AESales office (Bell Flavors & Fragrances DMCC)
Product Areas
Inside the production
Industries
Processes & technical limits
| Processes | Tolerance | Max. part | Weight | Lot size | Materials |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Development and manufacture of flavoursEngineering | – | – | – | – | Flavours, Extract specialities |
| Development and manufacture of fragrancesEngineering | – | – | – | – | Fragrances, Fragrance compounds, AmbienTec technology |
| Manufacture of botanical extractsEngineering | – | – | – | – | Botanical extracts, Botanical extracts, Food-grade extracts |
| Manufacture of and trade in aroma chemicalsEngineering | – | – | – | – | Aroma chemicals, Citrus derivatives, Extract specialities |
| Distillation processesEngineering | – | – | – | – | – |
| Product-specific pasteurisationEngineering | – | – | – | – | Beverage bases, Flavours, Botanical extracts |
| Uperisation (UHT treatment)Engineering | – | – | – | – | Beverage bases, Flavours, Botanical extracts |
| Aseptic filtrationEngineering | – | – | – | – | Beverage bases, Flavours, Botanical extracts |
| Aseptic fillingEngineering | – | – | – | – | Beverage bases, Flavours, Botanical extracts |
| Processing (BIO-certified)Engineering | – | – | – | – | Organic flavours, Organic beverage bases, Organic food raw materials, Organic botanical extracts |
| Development of bases and emulsions for end productsEngineering | – | – | – | – | Emulsions, Bases |
| Manufacture of raw material specialities for the fragrance and flavour industryEngineering | – | – | – | – | Raw material specialities |
| Sensory & Consumer Sciences (panel tests, discrimination tests, descriptive panel)Testing | – | – | – | – | – |
| Quality controlTesting | – | – | – | – | – |
| Analytical examination of perfume oils (SPME, capillary gas chromatography)Testing | – | – | – | – | Perfume oils, Base substances |
Additional services
Quality and Certifications
Quality assurance spans the entire value chain from procurement through development to production and logistics. Comprehensive analytical and sensory quality control with modern instrumentation (GC-MS, GC-FID, HPLC) ensures that only specification-compliant products leave the plant.
| Evidence | Leipzig |
|---|---|
| ISO 9001:2015 | |
| ISO 14001:2015 | |
| FSSC 22000 | |
| HACCP | |
| DE-ÖKO-006 (BIO) |
History
- 1829
Company founded in Leipzig.
- 2024
Obtained ISO 14001 environmental certification with a commitment to reducing water, electricity and oil consumption as well as waste per production unit.
- 2026
Marc vom Ende becomes the new Master Perfumer at Bell.