Sustainable Support to Sector and Science

As Aromsa, with our leading and pioneering identity, we support projects to develop the food sector in our country and increase its competitiveness in the international arena. By observing the principles of openness, transparency, and accountability, we contribute by sponsoring events and organizations that increase interaction in our sector and reinforce cooperation on a national and international scale.

Three Years of Strategic Support: Aromsa is the Main Sponsor of Juiceful Istanbul Summit organized by Turkish Fruit Juice Industry Association (MEYED)

In 2022, Melis Yasa, our Deputy General Manager and Second-Generation Representative, centred her presentation on the transformation of functionality in fruit juice and beverages. While noting the rise of the healthy living trend, Melis Yasa emphasized that consumer expectation of taste is still a key priority. Yasa shared our comprehensive solution proposals on how the innovative solutions we offer with extracts and innovative flavours, and our R&D collaborations will shape the market of the future.

In 2023, at the same summit, Melis Yasa, our Deputy General Manager and Second-Generation Representative, detailed the general innovations in the beverage industry, flavour trends and innovation opportunities in the coming period. Melis Yasa shared Aromsa’s approach to guide the industry and reiterated the comprehensive solutions we offer, especially through extracts, innovative flavours and R&D collaborations.

In 2024, on behalf of Aromsa, Agriculture Editor İrfan Donat made an in-depth assessment of the current state and future of the fruit juice industry. İrfan Donat shared a SWOT analysis of the sector with the participants and presented detailed market information including strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats.

Our Sustainability Commitment: We sponsored the Sustainable Food Summits for three consecutive years.

As Aromsa, we shared our critical views on the future of our industry and its sustainability journey at the Sustainable Food Summits we attended from 2022 to 2024.

In 2022, Murat Yasa, our General Manager, answered questions at the panel “The Transformation Journey of the Food Industry.” We stated that we did not stop our capacity increase investments even during the pandemic. In order to ensure sustainability in production, we emphasized that we have backup operations for both our employees and our production lines. We stated that we do not compromise on our holistic service approach to respond to increasing demands with quality and uninterrupted production. We explained that we manage process management by ensuring the continuity of raw material stocks, establishing long-term cooperation with our suppliers and taking the right position.

In 2023, Melis Yasa, our Deputy General Manager and Second-Generation Representative, elaborated on our circular economy efforts in the panel “Sustainable Innovation: Steering the Future of Food” panel, detailing our circular economy efforts. As a result of our R&D activities that we increase every year, we explained how we contribute to the circular economy by utilizing food waste (tea, coffee, tomato pulp, citrus peel, etc.) as raw materials in different sectors. Stating that we care about the transition to a circular economy model that rejects the “take, use, throw away” approach, we stated that we have been researching substances that can be included in the cycle since our R&D process and that we prioritize local procurement. We expressed our belief that these efforts will strengthen inter-sectoral cooperation.

In 2024, we supported the summit as a Silver Sponsor, reinforcing our commitment to the future of the food industry.

We ranked in the top three of the TurkishTime R&D investing companies in the food sector for three years in a row.

At Aromsa, we have strengthened our position in the food industry thanks to the strategic importance we attach to R&D and our continuous investments.

In TurkishTime Magazine’s R&D 250 Survey, we became the third company in the food sector with the highest R&D investments in 2022.

In 2023, we took this achievement one step further. We became the second company that invests the most in R&D among B2B and B2C food companies. We also managed to rank among Türkiye’s top 250 companies in terms of value added to the country.

In 2024, we maintained our leadership. In the TurkishTime R&D 250 Survey, we maintained our top three position among the companies with the highest R&D investments in the food sector. We ranked in the top 100 among companies with R&D centres approved by the Ministry of Industry and Technology. This consistent success reflects our unwavering commitment to innovation.

We have been in the top three of the IKMIB Stars of Exports for three years running.

As Aromsa, we proved our strength in the international market at the Stars of Export Awards organized by the Istanbul Chemicals and Chemical Products Exporters’ Association (IKMIB).

At the 8^th Stars of Export Award Ceremony, we were deemed worthy of this prestigious award by ranking third among the companies with the highest exports in the “Flavour Chemicals” category.

Thanks to the volume of exports we achieved, we moved up one place to second place in the same category at the 9^th Stars of Export Awards Ceremony organized in the following year.

Continuing this success, we were proud to maintain our second place among B2B and B2C companies in the “Flavour Chemicals” category at the 10^th Stars of Export Awards.