A: The Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky region is home to one of the world’s densest concentrations of flavor companies, including Givaudan (world’s largest flavor and fragrance company), MANE Inc. (North American operations for the world’s largest privately-owned flavor company), ADM (flavor and color business headquartered in Erlanger, KY), Perfetti Van Melle USA (Airheads and Mentos, headquartered in Erlanger), ZoomEssence (proprietary AmbiDry flavor technology, Hebron, KY), and Lyons Magnus. The cluster also includes several medium- to small-sized flavor houses across Hamilton, Walton, and the broader region. In total, more than 30 food flavor manufacturers operate in Northern Kentucky alone.













