About > History

To find out more about our history and how we have grown as a business click on the dates on the
timeline.

Sensient Bio-Ingredients and its parent,

Sensient Technologies Corporation, have a

remarkable 125-year history. While

Sensient Bio-Ingredients was created in January 2008, the

business has its roots in

Sensient’s rich history in yeast manufacturing and the expertise it has developed over a century in fermentation, hydrolysis, enzymology and protein chemistry.

The following section provides a historical chronology of how the

parent company started and developed the Bio-Ingredients business over time.