Have a customer portal account? Login / Register About Us Capabilities Products Resources Order Samples OUR HISTORY Citrus and Allied (C&A) is a family owned and operated company since 1933. We are a leading global manufacturer of quality flavor ingredients and fragrance materials, including the essential oils of orange, lemon, lime, grapefruit, tangerine, bergamot, and clementine. We are also known for sourcing and distilling peppermint, spearmint, cornmint, and spice oils. Explore our Company Timeline Timeline 1933 Charles Pisano, a knowledgeable essential oil chemist, started Citrus and Allied Essences Ltd. in 1933 with his wife Josephine. Located on the Lower East Side of Manhattan, their first customers included essential oil dealers, flavor and fragrance formulators, and pharmaceutical companies. 1933 1939 The 1939 World’s Fair in New York was intended to herald the end of the Great Depression, and to lift the curtain on the promises of the future. Among such exhibits as the Chrysler Air-Flow, a Voice Synthesizer and one of the first Televisions, Charles Pisano displayed a Glass Vacuum Distillation Column he designed to fractionate the components of essential oils which made it possible to concentrate oils with minimal loss of flavor character. C&A had grown and moved the facility to the east New York section of Brooklyn, which offered additional laboratory space and allowed to increase processing of essential oils. 1939 1940 Charles Pisano started producing essential oils in the Dominican Republic. He established a lime oil distillery and processed bitter orange oil using sponges. 1940 1956 Charles and Josephine’s son Richard joined C&A. Through Richard’s efforts, C&A gained its premier reputation. Richard sourced essential oils throughout the world from companies that he personally visited. 1956 1958 C&A diversified its line of essential oils by specializing in peppermint oils sourced from the Pacific Northwest. 1958 1960 C&A began importing specialty aroma chemicals from Europe and Asia for sale in the flavor and fragrance industries. 1960 1965 C&A continued to expand and moved to a larger facility in Floral Park, New York. 1965 1969 Richard became President of C&A when his father Charles unexpectedly passed away. William Fankhauser joined the company and helped to grow its sales. 1969 1970s The demand for natural flavors grew tremendously and C&A was well positioned as a distiller of essential oils and a manufacturer of natural aroma chemicals. 1970s 1980s Throughout the 1980s, the third generation of the Pisano family joined C&A. 1980s 1990 The company opened its new 34,000 square foot plant on 7 acres of land in Belcamp, Maryland. Today, the plant is 90,000 square feet and further expansion is on the horizon. 1990 1993 C&A opened a lime oil processing facility in Mexico. 1993 1998 An extensive line of spice extracts was added to C&A’s product portfolio. 1998 2000s C&A expanded its distillation capabilities and worldwide warehousing. 2000s 2007 Richard Pisano Jr. became President of the company and Stephen Pisano became Executive Vice President. 2007 2018 The fourth generation of the Pisano family joined C&A. 2018 2020 C&A launched a line of botanical extracts manufactured in Colima, Mexico and the USA. 2020 CITRUS AND ALLIED ESSENCES LTD. 4620 Merecdes Drive Belcamp, MD 21017 (516) 354-1200 CATEGORIES Essential Oils Organic Essential Oils Aroma Chemicals Natural Aroma Chemicals Botanical Extracts Absolutes LINKS About History Contact Resources Customer Portal Privacy Policy Terms & Conditions Site Map Home » About Us » History © 1998-2021 Citrus and Allied Essences Ltd. All Rights Reserved. Design by Costello Creative Group.