Oriental Flavours And Fragrances

Oriental Flavours And Fragrances is located at C-22 in the GIDC area of Umbergaon. We are quite close to the Umbergaon Industries Association. This part of Valsad is very industrial, but you can still feel the breeze from the coast sometimes. The smell around our place is always changing. One day it might be something sweet and the next day it’s something completely different. It’s just the nature of working with flavours and fragrances. The building is a typical C-type unit in the GIDC. It’s got a big front door for the drums and a smaller side door for us. We’ve been at this address for several years. The team knows the routine well. We have to be careful with the mixtures, so it’s a lot of measuring and checking. It’s not a glamorous job. It’s often hot inside the unit, especially during the summer months in Valsad. We have a small break area where we sit when the machines are doing their thing. It’s nice to get a few minutes of quiet before heading back to the floor. Most of our neighbors are also in manufacturing. You see the same faces at the local tea stall every morning. We don't really talk about visions or goals much. We just focus on getting the scents and tastes right for the people who order them. It’s just a regular factory day after day.