Pet food division returns to growth

German flavour and fragrance manufacturer Symrise has returned to growth in its pet food division. As the Holzminden-based company announced in a press release on 28 October 2026, the division achieved low-single-digit organic sales growth in the third quarter, following a period of weaker performance.

Growth was primarily driven by positive volume development in palatability and pet nutrition. Price normalisation also continued in the pet nutrition business.

The pet food division is part of the Taste, Nutrition & Health segment, which increased its sales from €736 million to €790 m in the third quarter of 2026 compared with the same period last year. This represented organic growth of 5.2 per cent. In the first nine months of the year, the segment generated sales of €2.32 bn, an organic increase of 3.9 per cent. Symrise did not disclose…