Robertet
Founded in Grasse, France, in 1850 and controlled by the Maubert family, Robertet is the world leader in natural raw materials for flavours and fragrances.
Robertet is the only fully integrated company in the entire creative process, from source to final fragrance or flavour. The group offers its customers a range of more than 1,600 natural materials and custom products crafted in one of its seventeen creative centres across the world. Its geographic footprint covers over 50 countries and it has more than 2,500 employees worldwide.
- Stake in Robertet
- 7.6 %
- Investment date
- 2024
In 2025
Robertet turned in a solid performance in 2025, with revenue totalling €844 million, up 4.5% on 2024 as reported, or 7.6% on an organic basis. At constant exchange rates, all of the group’s divisions posted revenue increases, with double-digit growth for Raw Materials (+12%) and Flavors (+10%). All of its regions also contributed to the group’s growth, especially Europe (10% organic growth) and Asia and Latin America (driven by China, Brazil, Mexico and Indonesia). The group expects its 2025 EBITDA to be higher than in 2024, both in absolute value terms and as a percentage of revenue. Robertet will release its full annual results for 2025 on 9 April.
Peugeot Invest's Investment
Peugeot Invest, Fonds Stratégique de Participations (FSP) and Maubert SA have entered into a shareholders' agreement that constitutes an action in concert with respect to Robertet. This agreement, which came into effect in February 2025, grants FSP and Peugeot Invest the option of converting their investment certificates into ordinary shares as from May 2030.
Governance
Peugeot Invest, represented by Marie Ahmadzadeh, sits on Robertet’s Board of Directors, and is also a member of its CSR Committee and Compensation and Nomination Committee.
Key figures
- Organic growth in 2025
- +7.6 %