Item 8.01. Other Events
International Flavors and Fragrances Inc. ("IFF," "the Company," "we," "us" and
"our") is filing this Current Report on Form 8-K principally to recast certain
previously reported amounts to conform with the segment reporting changes made
in connection with the realignment of our organizational structure, with respect
to the financial information contained in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the
year ended December 31, 2019 ("2019 Form 10-K"). In connection with changes
arising from the aforementioned segment realignment, certain other minor
adjustments have been made to corporate cost allocations among reportable
segments and global expenses.
During the first quarter of 2020, the Company reorganized its reporting
structure and combined substantially all of the components of the former
Frutarom reportable operating segment into the former Taste reportable operating
segment. As a result of the reorganization, the Company is now organized into
two reportable operating segments, Taste and Scent. The Company's new reporting
segments are aligned with its strategic priorities and reflect how management
now reviews and evaluates operating performance. Starting with the Quarterly
Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ending March 31, 2020, the Company's new
reporting segments are presented as described above.
IFF has recast the following portions of the 2019 Form 10-K as they would have
appeared when IFF published its 2019 Form 10-K if IFF had changed its reportable
segments prior to the first quarter 2020:
• Item 1: Business (up to and including Our Product Offerings)
• Item 7: Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and
Results of Operations
• Item 15(a)(1): Financial Statements
This Form 8-K is being filed solely to recast certain previously reported
segment reporting financial information and revise certain related disclosures
contained in the 2019 Form 10-K to reflect organizational changes implemented in
the first quarter of 2020, and certain other minor adjustments to corporate cost
allocations among reportable segments and global expenses. The information
contained in this Form 8-K is not an amendment to, or a restatement of, the 2019
Form 10-K.
This Form 8-K does not reflect events occurring after we filed our 2019 Form
10-K and does not modify or update the disclosures therein in any way, other
than to illustrate the changes as described above. Therefore, this Form 8-K
should be read in conjunction with the 2019 Form 10-K. For developments
subsequent to the filing of the 2019 Form 10-K, refer to our Quarterly Report on
Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2020 and our subsequent current
reports on Form 8-K and other filings with the SEC. In the future, references to
the Company's historical financial information are expected to reflect the
segment changes described above.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits
(d) Exhibits
 Number  Description
   23      Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP.
           Selected updates to International Flavors and Fragrances Inc.'s
  99.1   Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2019, as
         filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 3, 2020,
         reflecting segment reporting changes
101.INS  XBRL Instance Document
101.SCH  XBRL Taxonomy Extensions Schema
101.CAL  XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase
101.DEF  XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase
101.LAB  XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase
101.PRE  XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase
  104    Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL
         document)

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