Press Release

International Flavors & Fragrances Announces Third Quarter 2007 Earnings Release Date and Webcast

NEW YORK, Oct. 4 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- International Flavors & Fragrances Inc. (NYSE: IFF), a leading global creator of flavors and fragrances, announced today that it will issue its financial results for the third quarter on Wednesday, October 31, 2007 before trading begins on the New York Stock Exchange

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Robert M. Amen, chairman and chief executive officer and Douglas J. Wetmore, senior vice president and chief financial officer, will review the quarterly results in an audio webcast on October 31, 2007, at 10:00 a.m. EDT. Interested parties can access the audio webcast and accompanying slide presentation on the Company's Web site at www.iff.com, under the Investor Relations section. For those unable to listen to the live broadcast, a replay will be available on the Company's Web site approximately one hour after the event and will remain available on the IFF Web site until 11:59 p.m. on November 14, 2007.

Please direct any questions regarding the audio webcast to Micaela Mordkowski at 1-212-708-7211, micaela.mordkowski@iff.com.

About IFF

IFF is a leading creator of flavors and fragrances used in a wide variety of consumer products and packaged goods. Consumers experience these unique scents and tastes in fine fragrances and beauty care, detergents and household goods, as well as beverages, confectionary and food products. The Company leverages its competitive advantages of brand understanding and consumer insight combined with its focus on R&D and innovation, to provide customers with differentiated product offerings. A member of the S&P 500 Index, IFF has sales, manufacturing and creative facilities in 30 countries worldwide. For more information, please visit our Web site at www.iff.com.

Information in IFF's earnings release and comments made by management during the conference call described in this release speak only as of the date and time of such call, and IFF expressly disclaims and undertakes no responsibility to update or alter such information based on new information, future events or otherwise.

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