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<p>EAST STROUDSBURG &#8212; At Vigon, the company motto goes, &#8220;We keep our customers shouting Yipppeee!&#8221;</p><p>Steve Somers, president of the company located in the Crowe Business Park, said customers shout &#8220;yipppeee&#8221; by consistently following through with outstanding service.</p><p>&#8220;Our &#8220;Passion for Simplicity is most identifiable with the &#8216;Yipppeee!&#8217; emotion customers experience when working with Vigon,&#8221; Somers said. &#8220;An internalized part of Vigon&#8217;s culture, we understand the constant pressure for shorter lead times and work hard to reduce the complexity of the ingredient purchasing experience.&#8221;</p><p>Somers said Vigon is dedicated to creating open, honest partnerships with its customers, employees, and suppliers. These partnerships, he said, are based on utilizing the skills, talents, and expertise of those involved, to benefit all.</p><p><strong>Yipppeee is born</strong></p><p>In January 2000, Vigon launched its first advertisement in Perfumer and Flavorist magazine with the headline &#8220;Yipppeee! A flavor and fragrance company with a different approach.&#8221; This captured the industry exclaiming &#8220;finally&#8230;someone&#8217;s doing something different.&#8221; Since then Vigon has been the Yipppeee! Team and continues the Yipppeee! marketing today, to show its differentiation from the rest of the industry.</p><p><strong>Facility expansion</strong></p><p>In 1988, Vigon started out with one building and 8,000 square feet. Today the company&#8217;s facility complex encompasses four buildings and more than 120,000 square feet. Vigon is continually upgrading and improving its facilities, Somers said.</p><p>Vigon&#8217;s four buildings include;</p><p>&#8226; Manufacturing and Quality Control &#8212; to blend, react, distill, fold, and analyze our products, processing more than 2 million kg per year.</p><p>&#8226; Distribution and Warehousing &#8212; two warehouses where Vigon ships over 5 million kg a year, with 74 percent of orders being same day.</p><p>&#8226; Administration &#8212; Where commercial, customer service, purchasing, accounting, human resources, and IT teams are housed.</p><p><strong>Vigon&#8217;s Recipe for Success</strong></p><p>1. We are an ingredient supplier with our primary focus on maximizing our ROI while emphasizing specialties and high-value products.</p><p>2. We will operate under the basic principle of partnerships with its employees, its customers, and its suppliers.</p><p>3. We will maintain and support a top of mind marketing approach always maintaining the YIPPPEEE trademark.</p><p>4. We will develop and adjust our business processes, procedures and accompanying IT hardware, software and support to fit the changing business requirements and never vice versa.</p><p>5. We will react promptly to meet expectations for customer projects and technical challenges</p><p>6. We will always maintain a same day delivery capability for any pack size with no minimum order for in stock items</p><p>7. We will invest in inventory so as to be able to achieve a metric whereby 80% of the orders received (line items) will be for items and quantities in stock</p><p>8. Our team members will always be the number one asset of the company.</p><p>9. Vigon will maintain a merit-based environment for its team members whereby employees are rewarded for their performance.</p><p>10. We will only operate in a safe, healthy and environmentally sensitive manner.</p><p>11. We will always listen to the customers and the market.</p><p>12. Vigon will maintain a fun environment by never taking ourselves too seriously realizing always that our number one priority is our families.</p><p><strong>Awards and Recognition</strong></p><p>With a flurry of success over the past decade, Vigon has been the recipient of many awards and recognitions.</p><p>&#8226; Inc. 5000: Inc. Magazine&#8217;s list of the fastest growing private companies in the United States.</p><p>&#8226; The Best Places to Work in PA: Awarded to the best places of employment in Pennsylvania, based on benefits and employee satisfaction. The Morning Call &#8220;Top Places to Work&#8221;: Awarded to the top workplaces, as identified by an expansive employee survey.</p><p>&#8226; Governors ImPAct Awards: An honor given to the top job-creating companies in Pennsylvania.</p><p>&#8226; Best and Brightest Companies to Work for: A competition that identifies and honors organizations that display a commitment to excellent HR practices.</p><p><strong>Who we are</strong></p><p>&#8226; Manufacturer of and supplier of specialty ingredients for flavors, fragrances (F&amp;F), cosmetics, aromatherapy, and more.</p><p>&#8226; Strategic distribution partner of select ingredient manufacturers.</p><p>&#8226; Service is our differentiator &#8212; same day shipments, quick response time</p><p><strong>Our Founding</strong></p><p>Founded in 1988 by Victor Fulgoni, a former VP at Norda, Vigon&#8217;s name comes from the &#8220;VI&#8221; in Victor and &#8220;GON&#8221; in Fulgoni.</p><p><strong>The Vigon Team</strong></p><p>&#8226; A team of more than 80 people, always working to make our customers happy.</p><p>&#8226; We cultivate a fun and challenging environment but never take ourselves too seriously.</p><p><strong>The Start of a New Era</strong></p><p>In 1997, Steve Somers joined Vigon after spending 15 years in the F&amp;F industry with Givaudan. In 1998, Steve purchased Vigon from Victor and took over day-to-day responsibilities.</p><p><strong>The Partnership Model</strong></p><p>In 1998, Givaudan Fragrance and Vigon entered into a unique partnership where Vigon would help service the small to mid-size flavor and fragrance customers with Givaudan&#8217;s products. Our success in providing same day shipments in any pack size led to many other leading manufacturers following suit.</p><p><strong>A passion for simplicity</strong></p><p>Vigon&#8217;s combination of core competencies sets it apart from the rest of the industry.</p><p>Vigon&#8217;s extensive on-site manufacturing capabilities allow it to produce and offer a wide variety of products and solutions that can be customized to meet the customer&#8217;s specific needs.</p><p>Vigon sets the industry standard for customer service, Somers said. Experienced customer service representatives will answer all your questions and give you the peace of mind knowing the right product will arrive at the right place, at the right time.</p><p>Setting the standard for the industry, Vigon is able to meet quick turn-around needs for customers through state of the art internal processes and distribution capabilities. Vigon understands the constant pressure for shorter lead times, and the quick turn-around ensures that you get your products on time, all the time.</p><p>&#8220;We at Vigon have a mission to create value for our customers, suppliers, employees, the community in which we reside, and the world at large,&#8221; Somers said. &#8220;After 30 years, we are extremely proud of our track record on all fronts of how we have managed this mission.&#8221;</p><p>But, Somers said, the challenges to do better yet are before Vigon.</p><p>&#8220;Today, due to global factors, the need for sustainable business practices are increasingly urgent,&#8221; Somers said. &#8220;Throughout its history, Vigon has been committed to working safely, improving the living standards and well-being of our team, minimizing waste, and conserving energy. Like all challenges, we welcome the opportunity to continue to raise the bar and to be the best we can be in an ever-changing world.&#8221;</p><style>
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<div class="metaInfo"><bylineMeta><p>By Bill O&#8217;Boyle</p><p>boboyle@www.timesleader.com</p></bylineMeta></div><div class="metaInfo"><shirttailMeta><p>Reach Bill O&#8217;Boyle at 570-991-6118 or on Twitter @TLBillOBoyle.</p></shirttailMeta></div>

Vigon’s success in a word: ‘Yipppeee!’