Two crafts. One house. One promise: the batch you receive is the batch you approved.
Essensos creates and manufactures flavours and fragrances for the brands people reach for every day. Headquartered in Dubai, with manufacturing in Canada and branches in Saudi Arabia, Egypt and Palestine, we have supported manufacturers across the Gulf, the Levant, Africa, Europe and the Americas for more than 35 years.
35+years of expertise
18,000+formulations
4continents served
Our purpose
To bring the best of nature into the products people love, refined by science and delivered with the consistency that great brands are built on.
Our business
Taste
Flavours for beverages, dairy, sweet goods, savoury, pharma, pet food, tobacco and next-generation products.
Fragrance & Beauty
Fragrances for fine and Arabian perfumery, personal care, hygiene and the home.
Naturals
Essential oils and extracts from our own extraction unit.
Supply
Ready stock of oils, flavours and aroma ingredients.
More than 35 years of craft, carried forward by every generation of our creators.
Essensos began with tobacco flavours, a field that demands precision and consistency like few others. From that foundation we expanded into flavours for food and beverage, fine fragrance, personal and home care, and natural oils, building a library of more than 18,000 formulations along the way.
Milestones of our journey
Founded on tobacco flavour expertise
Expansion into food and beverage flavours
Fine fragrance, perfume oils and personal care
Our own natural extraction unit
Spray drying, emulsions and encapsulation in-house
A new identity: the dragon and the phoenix
Our identity
Our symbol unites the dragon and the phoenix: taste and scent, two crafts in one house, renewed with every creation.
Headquartered in Dubai. Manufacturing in Canada. Close to customers on four continents.
Our head office in Dubai leads the group, our manufacturing site in Canada produces to one certified standard, and our branches in Saudi Arabia, Egypt and Palestine keep our teams close to the customers they serve. Knowing the tastes and scent preferences of each region allows us to create profiles that feel authentic to local consumers.
Behind every Essensos creation is a team of perfumers, flavourists, chemists, engineers and production specialists. Here, expertise is passed on at the bench: new talent works side by side with creators who have decades of experience.
Where you can grow
Creation
Perfumery and flavour development.
Science & Technology
Analytics, application and regulatory affairs.
Manufacturing & Operations
Extraction, spray drying, compounding and quality control.
Sales & Marketing
Technical sales and key account management.
Why join Essensos
Work with an extensive palette of natural and synthetic materials
Tell us what you make, where you sell it and how it should taste or smell. Our technical sales team will connect you with the right specialist and prepare samples for your project.
From insight to idea. From formula to the first sip.
Consumers want products that taste authentic, feel natural and stay true until the last day of shelf life. Our flavourists create flavours engineered for real production conditions: heat, acidity, water activity and every ingredient in your recipe.
Solutions by segment
Beverages
Soft drinks, juices, energy drinks, coffee, tea and malt beverages.
Dairy & Frozen Desserts
Milk drinks, yoghurt, desserts and ice cream.
Sweet Goods & Bakery
Confectionery, mints, biscuits, bread, cereals and fillings.
Savoury & Snacks
Snacks, seasonings, sauces and prepared foods.
Pharma & Oral Care
Medicines, supplements, toothpaste and mouthwash.
Pet Food
Dry food, wet food and treats.
Tobacco & Next-Generation
Shisha, chewing tobacco and e-liquids.
Our approach
Local palates
Profiles that feel authentic in every market we serve.
Science
Analytics and application labs behind every formula.
From carbonated soft drinks, juices and energy drinks to ready-to-drink coffee and tea, malt beverages and instant powders, our beverage flavours are built for clarity, stability and impact across pasteurisation, carbonation and long shelf life.
Applications
Soft drinks
Carbonated and still beverages.
Juices & nectars
True-to-fruit profiles that round out juice content.
Powdered drinks
Spray-dried flavours for instant mixes.
Clouded drinks
Beverage emulsions for perfect cloud and colour.
Energy & sports drinks
Energy drinks, isotonic and functional beverages.
Coffee & tea drinks
Ready-to-drink coffee, iced tea and coffee and tea flavours.
Flavoured water & plant-based
Flavoured waters and almond, soy and oat drinks.
Malt beverages
Non-alcoholic malt drinks.
What we deliver
Water-soluble and emulsion formats
Heat- and light-stable profiles
Halal-certified production
Application support from lab trial to first production run
Dairy bases soften and mask flavour. Our dairy flavours are designed to stay rich and recognisable in milk, fermented products and frozen desserts, from the first spoon to the end of shelf life.
Applications
Flavoured milk
Ready-to-drink and powdered milk drinks.
Yoghurt & laban
Fruit and dessert profiles for fermented dairy.
Ice cream
Ice cream, gelato and sorbet that perform at low temperatures.
Desserts
Puddings, creams and dairy desserts.
Fruit preparations
Fruit preparations, syrups and dessert sauces.
Plant-based dairy
Almond, oat and soy alternatives with a true dairy taste.
Baking, boiling and cooking drive off delicate notes. Our sweet goods flavours are built to keep their character through high temperatures, giving biscuits, cakes, fillings and confectionery a bright, lasting taste.
Applications
Bakery
Biscuits, cakes, wafers and pastries.
Fillings & creams
Cream, fruit and nut fillings.
Confectionery
Hard and soft candy, gummies and chocolate.
Gum & mints
Chewing gum and compressed mints with long-lasting freshness.
Bold, savoury and satisfying, from the first crunch to the last bite.
Savoury foods ask a flavour to deliver depth, saltiness and the taste of real cooking, often in dry, high-heat processes. Our savoury flavours and seasonings bring authentic cheese, meat, vegetable and spice notes to snacks, sauces and prepared foods, built for the way each product is made.
Applications
Snacks
Chips, extruded snacks, nuts and crackers.
Seasonings
Topical and in-dough seasoning blends.
Sauces & dressings
Ketchup, mayonnaise, dips and dressings.
Prepared foods
Soups, noodles, ready meals and meat products.
Bouillon & noodles
Stock cubes, soups and instant noodle seasonings.
Seafood
Shrimp, fish and seafood profiles.
Plant-based
Meat alternatives with authentic savoury taste.
What we deliver
Heat-stable liquid and powder flavours
Authentic cheese, meat, vegetable and spice profiles
Medicines, supplements and oral care products must taste pleasant while masking bitter, metallic or salty actives. Our flavourists build profiles that cover difficult notes, stay stable alongside active ingredients and meet the documentation that regulated products require.
Palatability decides whether a pet food succeeds. Our flavours bring meaty, savoury and dairy notes that pets enjoy and owners trust, built to withstand extrusion, drying and retort processes.
Where Essensos began. Where our expertise runs deepest.
Over more than 35 years we have built one of our most extensive libraries: shisha and chewing tobacco profiles, from classic double apple and mint to complex signature blends. Every flavour is formulated for the humectants, moisture and heat of its application. We supply manufacturers in markets where these products are legally permitted.
Our flavour concentrates for e-liquids and other next-generation products are formulated for clarity and stability in PG/VG bases and produced under the same certified quality system as every Essensos product. We supply manufacturers in markets where these products are legally permitted, with the documentation each market requires.
Applications
Shisha
Fruit, mint and signature blends with rich, lasting aroma.
Chewing tobacco
Profiles built for the processing of each product.
E-liquids
Clear, stable concentrates for PG/VG bases.
Signature blends
Exclusive profiles created on brief.
Our standards
Batch-to-batch aroma consistency
Profiles optimised for each base and process
Full technical and regulatory documentation for every market
A flavour is only as good as the way it is delivered into the product. We produce every major flavour format under one roof, so each application receives the system that protects its taste through processing and shelf life.
It is the reason a consumer reaches for the same bottle, the same soap, the same brand again. Our perfumers combine natural oils from our own extraction unit with a broad palette of aroma materials, creating scents that carry your brand from fine perfumery to everyday care.
Fragrance by category
Fine Fragrance
Perfume oils and attar with depth and longevity.
Oud, Bakhoor & Mamoul
Arabian perfumery and incense.
Beauty & Personal Care
Soaps, shampoos, lotions, deodorants and hygiene.
Home & Fabric Care
Detergents, cleaners, candles and air care.
Naturals
Essential and cosmetic oils.
Our philosophy
Every creation is designed for the base it will live in, and verified for stability, performance and IFRA compliance.
From the oud of the Gulf to signatures for global brands.
Our concentrated perfume oils draw on a library of more than 18,000 formulations. Our perfumers tailor every oil to your character, intensity, longevity and cost, and develop each formula in line with IFRA standards.
The scents of Arabian hospitality, crafted for the way they are used.
In the Gulf, fragrance is part of daily life and every welcome. Our perfumers create oud, amber and musk compositions for bakhoor, mamoul and incense that release a rich, lasting scent when heated, and perfume oils for traditional and modern Arabian perfumery.
In personal care, a fragrance must smell beautiful and perform in demanding bases: surfactants, emulsions and alcohol. We create scents that stay true in the formula and bloom in use, from daily care to hygiene products.
Applications
Hair care
Shampoos, conditioners and hair oils.
Skin care
Creams, lotions and body oils.
Cleansing
Bar soaps, liquid soaps and shower gels.
Deodorants
Sprays, roll-ons and sticks.
Hygiene
Hand sanitisers, antibacterial products and wet wipes.
Home and fabric care products face some of the toughest bases in perfumery. Our fragrances are built to survive them and to leave a fresh, lasting impression on laundry, surfaces and living spaces.
Applications
Laundry
Detergents and fabric softeners.
Surface care
Floor and multipurpose cleaners, and disinfectants.
Pure essential oils and extracts, drawn from where nature concentrates its scent.
Our own extraction unit gives us control from the raw botanical to the finished oil. Every lot is tested for identity and purity, and supplied as single oils or used as building blocks in our creations.
Oils and fragrances for body, hair and wellness rituals.
Our cosmetic oils pair carefully selected carriers with balanced fragrance, formulated to stay stable in cosmetic bases and to deliver a sensory experience that lasts throughout use. All formulas follow IFRA standards.
Every creation begins in nature. We make sure it continues responsibly.
Our flavours and fragrances draw on blossoms, leaves, fruits, seeds, woods and roots from growing regions around the world. We select each botanical for its aromatic quality and turn it into natural oils and extracts that bring authenticity to every formula.
From the raw botanical to the finished oil, under one roof.
Our own extraction unit turns selected plant material into essential oils and natural extracts. Keeping this step in-house gives us full control of quality, traceability and supply for the naturals our creators rely on.
Fruit, mint, flower and spice extracts give our flavours their natural depth. Each extract is evaluated for taste, purity and compatibility with its application before it becomes part of an Essensos formula, from beverages and dairy to tobacco and next-generation products.
Creativity you can measure. Innovation you can scale.
Our R&D team develops new profiles, new delivery systems and better processes, from encapsulation that protects delicate notes to spray-dried powders that keep their impact through long shelf life.
A formula is only as good as its performance in your product.
Our application laboratories reproduce your process at bench scale, from beverage and dairy trials to soap, detergent and cosmetic bases. We fine-tune dosage, test stability and confirm the sensory result before production begins.
Our quality control laboratory tests every incoming material and every finished batch for physical, chemical, microbiological and organoleptic quality. Only batches that pass are released.
From pilot lot to industrial scale, without compromise.
Liquid compounding, spray drying, emulsification, encapsulation and natural oil extraction operate under documented procedures and continuous quality control. Every batch is fully traceable, and the product you receive matches the sample you approved.
Our warehouses carry essential oils, ready flavours, essences and aroma ingredients under controlled conditions, so we can respond to urgent orders, support new launches without delay and keep production lines running.
Concentrated essences and perfumery materials, stored under controlled conditions and released only after they pass quality control. The same materials our perfumers and flavourists use are available to manufacturers who compound their own products.
From our warehouse to your production line, on four continents.
We prepare every shipment with the packaging, labelling and documentation its destination requires, so your materials clear customs and reach your line on schedule.
We take from nature with care, and we give back with intention.
Our products begin with plants, so the health of the land and the people who farm it is part of our business. Sustainability at Essensos is built into how we source, produce, store and ship.
Our priorities
Responsible sourcing
Selected botanicals and long-term grower partnerships.
Nature
Efficient production and recycling of waste.
People
Safe workplaces and skills passed on at the bench.
We choose botanicals for aromatic quality and consistency, and we work with growers who respect the land. Our own extraction unit lets us follow a natural oil from the raw material to the finished product.
How we source
Supplier approval and testing of every incoming material
Full traceability from raw material to delivery
Halal integrity across sourcing, production and storage
Right-first-time production is the most sustainable production. Our quality system, documented procedures and batch traceability reduce rework and losses, and our production waste is collected and recycled.
In practice
Documented procedures for every production platform
Our perfumers, flavourists, chemists and production teams pass their craft on at the bench, so knowledge grows with every generation of talent that joins us.
Every raw material, every process and every batch at Essensos passes through a management system certified to Halal, ISO 9001, ISO 22000, HACCP and GMP. Our flavours follow FDA guidance on substances generally recognised as safe (GRAS); our fragrances are developed in line with IFRA standards and RIFM safety assessments.
100%batches released after QC
5certifications
1quality system for all products
Our commitments
Supplier approval and testing of every incoming material
HACCP- and GMP-certified food-safety controls
Full traceability from raw material to delivery
Halal integrity across sourcing, production and storage
Our production is Halal certified. Halal requirements are applied across sourcing, production, storage and transport, and a Halal certificate is available on request for every order.
Our flavour production is certified to HACCP and GMP, within a quality management system certified to ISO 9001 and ISO 22000, with full traceability from raw material to delivery.
Our fragrances are developed in line with IFRA standards and RIFM safety assessments. An IFRA conformity certificate is issued for every fragrance on request.
The dragon and the phoenix: two crafts, one house.
Essensos introduces its new brand identity. The new symbol brings together the dragon and the phoenix, representing our two crafts, taste and scent, united in one house and one promise of quality.
Our new website brings together our taste and scent solutions, our science, our certificates and our supply capabilities. Customers can now request samples, documents and quotations online.
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