Synergy Flavors breaks ground on new corporate campus building

From left, all with Synergy Flavors: Yvette Derbas, executive assistant; Scott Mortensen, vice president of sales and marketing; Mike Brown, vice president of research, development, and inclusion; Rod Sowders, chief executive officer; Cindy Ward, director of human resources; Jim Evanhoff, chief financial officer; Jim Abraham, vice president of operations; Paulette Lanzoff, technical director; and Hank Hrankowsky, engineering manager.

Synergy Flavors, a leading global supplier of flavors, extracts and essences, is expanding its business due to its continued growth and success in the food and beverage industry. The company will be adding a 40,000 square-foot building to its corporate campus, which is expected to be completed in June 2018. The building will include additional office and lab space to support the additional work space needed to foster the company increase in size, data and materials.

Key highlights of the expansion:

Campus to grow to 260+ employees in three years
Silver LEED certification
Campus expansion to 200,000-square-feet total upon completion of addition
Potential for up to 50 new jobs locally in Chicago area

“Our rapid growth is a testament to our dedication to our customers, our employees and our shareholders, and we are excited to continue that growth in Wauconda. We are looking forward to expanding our facilities and continuing to hire new team members to further our robust growth and continue on a path of leadership in our industry,” said Rod Sowders, chief executive officer of Synergy Flavors. “The new state-of-the-art building aligns with our company’s vision and future growth plans, and will help ensure the company has the people, technology and tools in place to take Synergy Flavors in to the future."

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