Givaudan to acquire Vietnamese Flavor Company Golden Frog

Givaudan, the global leader in the creation of flavors and fragrances, has announced that it has reached an agreement to acquire Golden Frog, a Vietnamese flavor company.

Golden Frog manufactures natural flavors, extracts and essential oils for the food and beverage industry. And with headquarters and manufacturing facilities near Ho Chi Minh City, the company employs 156 people and caters to the needs of the ASEAN markets.

Natural solutions

Louie D’Amico, president of Givaudan’s Flavour Division said: “Strengthening and expanding our offering in naturals continues to be a key priority for Givaudan. The addition of Golden Frog’s product portfolio, talent and know-how will further enable Givaudan to provide global, regional and local customers with complete and competitive natural solutions​.”

While terms of the deal have not been disclosed at the time of writing, Golden Frog’s business would have represented approximately CHF 10m ($9.9m) of incremental sales to Givaudan’s results in 2018 on a proforma basis. Givaudan plans to fund the transaction from existing resources and is expected to close in the second half of 2019.

Monila Kothari, Givaudan’s regional commercial head, APAC said: “With a growing population of over 97 million people, Vietnam is a market with tremendous growth potential for Givaudan in the Asia Pacific region. The combination of Golden Frog’s naturals portfolio with our long heritage in naturals and sustainable sourcing will expand our leadership position in the country and bring numerous benefits to our customers, employees and communities locally and across the ASEAN region​.”