Mission

Committed to Our Mission Since 1982

The Women in Flavor and Fragrance Commerce, Inc. is a professional association founded in 1982 to provide women in the flavor and fragrance industry a forum for networking, education, career advancement and camaraderie. WFFC strives to educate, engage and empower its members. The WFFC is an organization that is driven by and is thriving because of its members. Each event, seminar and membership initiative is created by committees comprised of volunteers.

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Chapters

Multiple Chapters with Diverse Membership

The WFFC has thriving Chapters in Chicago, Cincinnati and New Jersey. Its chapters are as diverse in membership as they are in geography, ranging from newly minted perfumers and flavorists to marketing professionals with decades of experience, business owners to employees of multinational corporations, purchasing professionals versed in the market dynamics of essential oils and aroma chemicals to PhDs at the forefront of technological advancement in our evolving industry. Click your chapter to find out more.

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Committees

Driven By and Thriving Because of its Members

The WFFC is an organization that is driven by and thriving because of its members. Each event, seminar, and membership initiative is created by committees comprised of volunteers. Learn about our committees.

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Our History

What began as an informal meeting of 22 women in sales and purchasing roles within the flavor and fragrance industry, today the WFFC has more than 500 members. The WFFC is proud of its broad diversity of membership, with members at every stage of their career in every facet of the industry, working for flavor and fragrance manufacturers, raw material suppliers and consumer packaged goods manufacturers.

Organization at a Glance

500 Members

The WFFC’s unique membership demographic ensures access to industry influencers through members-only networking events and mentorship programs, giving members a competitive advantage in the changing landscape of the flavor and fragrance industry.

3 Chapters

With three chapters in Chicago, Cincinnati and New Jersey, the WFFC is a passionate group committed to the professional development of individuals in the flavor and fragrance industry. As the premier flavor and fragrance industry organization, we bring our members and the industry together for unparalleled educational seminars, volunteer opportunities and networking events.

58 Corporate Sponsors

The WFFC values the support of its Corporate Sponsors. With their unwavering commitment, the WFFC is able to advance its mission to educate, engage and empower its members.

1 Mission

As the premier flavor and fragrance industry organization, The WFFC brings its members and the industry together for unparalleled educational seminars, volunteer opportunities and networking events. The WFFC prides itself on recognizing the accomplishments of its members through its Annual Recognition Awards Dinner and its Annual Gala.

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Organizational News

WFFC, Inc. Announces 2023 Anchor Events

03.29.2023

Glen Rock, NJ – Women in Flavor & Fragrance Commerce (WFFC) is pleased to announce
the 2023 calendar of anchor events.

Annual Educational Seminar
Wednesday, 03/29/2023
Saddle Brook Marriott
138 Pehle Avenue
Saddle Brook, NJ 07663

8th Annual Recognition Dinner
Wednesday, 6/14/2023
Liberty House
76 Audrey Zapp Drive
Jersey City, NJ 07305

28th Annual Golf Outing
Tuesday, 08/29/2023
Forest Hill Field Club
9 Belleville Avenue
Bloomfield, NJ 07003

39th Annual Gala
Thursday, 9/28/2023
Westmount Country Club
728 Rifle Camp Road
Woodland Park, NJ 07424

For more information, please visit our website www.wffc.org or contact us at info@wffc.org

About the WFFC
The WFFC is a professional association that was founded in 1982 by a group of forward-thinking members whose vision was to provide women in the flavor and fragrance industry with a forum for networking, education, career advancement, and camaraderie. The WFFC is a growing organization that strives to educate, engage, and empower its members.

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Honorees and Award Recipients

WFFC Announces Award Honoring Pat Halle at the 27th Annual Golf Outing & Clinic

08.09.2022

Glen Rock, NJ – The Women in Flavor and Fragrance Commerce, Inc. (WFFC) is pleased to announce the upcoming 27th Annual Golf Outing and Clinic. Returning to the picturesque Forest Hill Field Club, the event will be held on August 30, 2022. The WFFC will be honoring the late Pat Halle with her own award and recognition.

Pat Halle, a founding member of WFFC, dedicated almost 50 years of her life to the purchasing of ingredients for the Flavor and Fragrance industry, starting at Dragoco, moving on to J. Manheimer, and then to Ungerer and Company as Director of Purchasing. Pat unfortunately passed away May 16, 2022. Her legacy lives on through the love of her family and her strong loyalty to her friends. In her honor, a new award called the “For the Love of the Game Award” will be given out annually at the WFFC Golf Outing & Clinic.

For more information, please visit our website www.wffc.org or contact us at info@wffc.org

About the WFFC
The WFFC is a professional association that was founded in 1982 by a group of forward-thinking members whose vision was to provide women in the flavor and fragrance industry with a forum for networking, education, career advancement, and camaraderie. The WFFC is a growing organization that strives to educate, engage, and empower its members.

Press Releases

Honorees and Award Recipients

WFFC Announces 2022 Annual Gala Honoree

07.22.2022

Glen Rock, NJ – The Women in Flavor and Fragrance Commerce, Inc. (WFFC) is pleased to announce that Megan Crokos, Senior Vice President Product & Fragrance Development, Bath and Body Works (BBW), will be honored at the 38^th WFFC Annual Gala on September 15, 2022, at the Westmount Country Club in Woodland Park, New Jersey.

In this role, Megan Crokos leads ideation and defines big picture strategies for all personal care & home products, leading the creation of more than 1,000 new skus.

Megan joined BBW in 2007 as Director of Creative Product Innovations. In 2009, she was promoted to AVP and in 2012, her role expanded adding Creative Fragrance and Innovations to Product Development. In 2013, she was promoted to Vice President and later to Senior Vice President in 2019. As well as her promotion, Megan was given the Cosmetic Executive Women (CEW) Top Talent Award. Megan is also a member of Chief, which is a private network connecting and supporting women leaders.

Prior to her tenure with BBW, Megan spent more than 20 years creating and marketing new color cosmetics, facial skincare, fragrant body care and home products with Estee Lauder, Clinique, MAC, Jo Malone, La Mer, L’Oréal/Lancôme, Calvin Klein Beauty, and Revlon. Starting her career behind the counter, she was promoted several times until she became the Executive Director Global Product Development.

For more information, please visit our website www.wffc.org or contact us at info@wffc.org

About the WFFC

The WFFC is a professional association that was founded in 1982 by a group of forward-thinking members whose vision was to provide women in the flavor and fragrance industry with a forum for networking, education, career advancement, and camaraderie. The WFFC is a growing organization that strives to educate, engage, and empower its more than 500 members.

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