EXHIBIT 3.1(e)(i)


                          CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION

                                       OF

                  INTERNATIONAL FLAVORS AND TECHNOLOGIES, INC.


                  THE UNDERSIGNED, being a natural person for the purpose of
organizing a corporation under the General Corporation Law of the State of
Delaware, hereby certifies that:

                  FIRST:  The name of the Corporation is
International Flavors and Technologies, Inc. (the "Corporation").

                  SECOND: The address of the registered office of the
Corporation in the State of Delaware is 1013 Centre Road, City of Wilmington,
County of New Castle, State of Delaware. The name of the registered agent of the
Corporation in the State of Delaware at such address is Corporation Service
Company.

                  THIRD: The purpose of the Corporation is to engage in any
lawful act or activity for which corporations may be organized under the General
Corporation Law of the State of Delaware, as from time to time amended.

                  FOURTH: The total number of shares of capital stock which the
Corporation shall have authority to issue is 100, all of which shares shall be
Common Stock having a par value of $0.01.

                  FIFTH:  The name and mailing address of the incorporator are
David E. Zeltner, c/o Weil, Gotshal & Manges, 767 Fifth Avenue, New York, 
New York 10153.

                  SIXTH: In furtherance and not in limitation of the powers
conferred by law, subject to any limitations contained elsewhere in these
articles of incorporation, by-laws of the Corporation may be adopted, amended or
repealed by a majority of the board of directors of the Corporation, but any
by-laws adopted by the board of directors may be amended or repealed by the
stockholders entitled to vote thereon. Election of directors need not be by
written ballot.


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                  SEVENTH: (a) A director of the Corporation shall not be
personally liable either to the Corporation or to any stockholder for monetary
damages for breach of fiduciary duty as a director, except (i) for any breach of
the director's duty of loyalty to the Corporation or its stockholders, or (ii)
for acts or omissions which are not in good faith or which involve intentional
misconduct or knowing violation of the law, or (iii) for any matter in respect
of which such director shall be liable under Section 174 of Title 8 of the
General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware or any amendment thereto or
successor provision thereto, or (iv) for any transaction from which the director
shall have derived an improper personal benefit. Neither amendment nor repeal of
this paragraph (a) nor the adoption of any provision of the Certificate of
Incorporation inconsistent with this paragraph (a) shall eliminate or reduce the
effect of this paragraph (a) in respect of any matter occurring, or any cause of
action, suit or claim that, but for this paragraph (a) of this Article, would
accrue or arise, prior to such amendment, repeal or adoption of an inconsistent
provision.

                  (b) The Corporation shall have the power to indemnify any
person who was or is a party or is threatened to be made a party to, or
testifies in, any threatened, pending or completed action, suit or proceeding,
whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative in nature, by reason of
the fact that such person is or was a director, officer, employee or agent of
the Corporation, or is or was serving at the request of the Corporation as a
director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint
venture, employee benefit plan, trust or other enterprise, against expenses
(including attorneys' fees), judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement
actually and reasonably incurred by such person in connection with such action,
suit or proceeding to the full extent permitted by law, and the Corporation may
adopt by-laws or enter into agreements with any such person for the purpose of
providing for such indemnification.

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                  IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has duly executed this
Certificate of Incorporation on this 7th day of August, 1997, and affirms and
acknowledges, under penalty of perjury, that the statements made herein are true
and correct.



                                                     /s/ David E. Zeltner
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                                                     David E. Zeltner
                                                     Sole Incorporator








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