BRITISH SOCIETY OF FLAVOURISTS

Founded in 1970 to promote the interests of individuals working within the Flavour Industry

BRITISH SOCIETY OF FLAVOURISTS

Founded in 1970 to promote the interests of individuals working within the Flavour Industry

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About Us

Discover more about the British Society of Flavourists

Membership

Interested in joining?
Find out how

Society Council

The Society is run by a group elected from the membership - meet those currently serving on Council

My BSF

Area for Society members

find out more about the 2025 BSF Symposium

find out more about the 2025 BSF Symposium

BSFocus on Whisky

BSFocus on Whisky

Events Diary

Webinar with Malgorzata Majcher. Mead: From Traditional Craft to Modern Flavoromics – Investigating Production Techniques and Volatile Aroma Composition
  21 Aug 2025   6:00pm - 8:00pm
  Zoom
BSFocus on Whisky
  06 Nov 2025  
  Edinburgh, Scotland
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Flavour Talks Podcasts

Hear from people for whom the chemical senses — smell and taste — are at the heart of their professional lives - find out more...

Latest podcasts
Flavour Talks Podcast with Ryan Ponquett
Flavour Talks Podcast with Caro Verbeek
Flavour Talks Podcast with Cyndie Lipka
Flavour Talks Podcast with Garmt Dijksterhuis
Flavour Talks Podcast with Christophe Laudamiel
Flavour Talks Podcast with Andy Taylor
Flavour Talks Podcast with Paola Totaro
Flavour Talks Podcast with Carlo Bicchi
Flavour Talks Podcast with Saskia van Ruth
Flavour Talks Podcast with Barry Smith, Part 1
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Recent Society Lectures

Recent Society lectures
Corinna Dawid - Pleasant and unpleasant taste-active stimuli and enhancers in plant-based proteins
Sandeepa Dey - Unlocking Olfaction: From Receptors to Flavor & Fragrance Innovation
Hedonistic delights – a tasting of craft chocolate with Professor Barry Smith and CoFounder of CocoaRunners, Spencer Hyman
William van Dongen - Declining Aldehyde Levels in Orange Oil: An Analytical Perspective
Anne-Cécile SIGNORET - Hexane, an Emerging Risk for Your Business
BSP-BSF Event with Melina Napolitano & Rachel Herz
Luciano Vera - Translating the Unstable Semantics of Odours in Molecular Terms
BSF goes to India
David Baines - Speculating on Flavour Chemistry and Evolution
Nigel Murphy - The Future of Maillard Reaction
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(recordings library available to members)

BSF Flavourist Training Course

New members:

Pramod Gujral - Affiliate
Gill Whittington Banda - Affiliate
Edouard W. Appenzeller - Affiliate
Bill Becker - Affiliate
Rachel Muller - Associate
Grace Carey - Associate
Benedikt Schneller - Associate
Robert Urquhart - Student