IFF has creative, sales, and manufacturing facilities in 44 different countries and is a member of the S&P 500 Index. IFF is a $10.8 billion market capital company with a global footprint that generated over 75 percent of its 2016 sales outside the United States and 51 percent in the emerging markets. In 2014, the Company celebrated its 125th anniversary year, from the founding of Polak & Schwarz on January 27, 1889 in Zutphen, Netherlands, to the 1958 merger with van Ameringen-Haebler to form IFF. IFF is ranked among Forbes Best Employers.