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Arylessence Celebrates R&D
Facility Grand Opening
The company accelerates growth with new state-of-the-art
fragrance research and development center
Arylessence, Inc., celebrated the grand
opening ribbon cutting ceremony of its
new state-of-the-art fragrance research
and development center on Thursday,
September, 20, 2018. Arylessence
welcomed industry friends, family, and
an esteemed guest list of Federal and
State representatives, including U.S.
Congresswoman Karen Handel and U.S.
Congressman Barry Loudermilk, as well as
Georgia State Senator Dr. Kay Kirkpatrick
and several Cobb County officials, and
the leadership of the Cobb Chamber of
Commerce.
“Arylessence employees are the
heartbeat of our company, and we believe
this facility represents the fruits of
collaborative teamwork and commitment
from some of the most creative and
dedicated individuals in our industry,” said
President and CEO, Steve Tanner. “We
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represent the All-American success story. A
company built on dedication, commitment,
integrity, service, quality, innovation, and
creativity.”
The center designed by CDH Partners
and built under construction management by
Brasfield & Gorrie, includes custom office
spaces, themed conference rooms, GC/
analytical lab, a technology and innovation
lab, applications labs, fragrance R&D lab,
sensory evaluation booths, laundry fabric
care test center, and an evaluation consumer/
professional panel center.
“With our dynamic growth, we needed
to enhance our facilities and expand our
capacity,” said Executive Vice President
Cynthia Reichard. “We wanted our new
facilities to meet the growing priorities of
the work we perform for our clients and
to reflect our commitment to excellence,
creativity, and innovation. Our team worked
collaboratively to envision a cutting-edge
facility designed to provide Arylessence
clients above and beyond service in winning
fragrance development.”
In his prepared remarks, Representative
Loudermilk, who serves as the Founding
Chair of the first-ever Congressional
Fragrance Caucus launched by Fragrance
Creators Association earlier this year,
told guests he was proud to be a part of
the Caucus. The Fragrance Caucus was
created to aid and elevate the fragrance
industry, which continues to face increasing
regulatory burdens, he said. “The Fragrance
Caucus [give us the opportunity] to explain
the fragrance industry and how large and
growing it is. We have been able to do a lot
in empowering these businesses [through
the Caucus].”
Watch the full video from the opening at
fragrancenotes.org.