Making Flavours
That Taste Right Since 1971
Singapore's original flavour house, creating flavours in Singapore since 1971. Original flavours, created from the molecule up.
“We make flavours that taste right in this part of the world. Science gets us there. Knowing the palate tells us where to aim.”
For over fifty years, we have worked with food and beverage companies across the region to create flavours people recognise and crave.
We believe the right flavour turns an ordinary product into something people reach for again. That conviction has guided us from our earliest pandan and coconut formulations to the advanced flavour systems we build today.
Every project starts with listening. We study regional food cultures, analyse how consumers actually eat, and draw on proprietary sensory data.
The flavours Southeast Asia was built on.
The Beginning
Victor Koh begins creating flavours in Singapore, from the molecule up. His goal: flavours that truly understand the tastes of Southeast Asia.
Malaysian Expansion
VKA opens a manufacturing facility in Malaysia, putting us closer to one of the region's biggest food and beverage markets.
Dedicated R&D Centre Opens
Our dedicated R&D centre opens with analytical labs and a sensory evaluation suite, staffed by specialist flavourists.
FSSC 22000 Certified
Our Singapore manufacturing site earns FSSC 22000 certification, the global benchmark for food safety. Processes and batches at that site follow this standard.
A Modern Flavour House
Over 5,000 flavours. Partners in more than ten countries. Still independent, still obsessed with getting the taste right.
Victor Koh.
Asia's palate, in his ear.
Victor Koh began creating flavours in Singapore in 1971, at a time when the craft here belonged to the multinationals. He built his flavours from individual aroma materials rather than bought-in bases, and VKA still works that way. The Straits Times called him one of Singapore's top flavourists. His creations shaped how the region tastes, and for years they were the foundation other flavour houses built their own on. That is what makes VKA Singapore's first flavourist-founded flavour house.
Today, the next generation carries the work forward: Singaporean-owned, independent, same obsession with getting the taste right.
Where the work happens.
VKA operates across our Singapore sites, with dedicated R&D laboratories, sensory evaluation suites, a pilot plant, and production capabilities in Singapore.
Great flavour does not imitate. It captures the essence of the real thing and makes it unforgettable.
Victor Koh
Founder, VKAFF
What Guides Us
Precision
Our Singapore manufacturing site holds FSSC 22000 certification, which governs processes and batches at that site.
Innovation
We invest in research and sensory science: our R&D centre, opened in 2002, has analytical labs and a sensory evaluation suite staffed by specialist flavourists.
Partnership
You get clear advice, deep technical support, and relationships that last decades.
Integrity
Full regulatory compliance. Sound counsel. We never cut corners on safety or on our word.
The team behind the brand.
VKA is led today by a Southeast Asian senior team that spans flavour science, regulatory, commercial, and operations, carrying forward Victor Koh's founding obsession with getting the taste right.
How We Work With You
Every engagement follows the same four-step process, refined over five decades.
Listen & Discover
We start every project by understanding your product, your market, and your consumers.
Create & Formulate
Our flavourists build custom profiles using proprietary extraction techniques, GC-MS analysis, and decades of regional palate knowledge.
Test & Refine
Double-blind sensory panels, application trials, and stability testing. We iterate until the flavour is right, not just close.
Scale & Deliver
Production-ready specifications, full regulatory documentation, and ongoing QA support. Same taste, every batch.
Rooted in Asia,
Reaching the World
We are based in Singapore, with manufacturing in Singapore, Malaysia and Australia, and serve clients across Asia-Pacific and beyond. Same quality, same responsiveness, no matter which market you are in.
Singapore
HQ, R&D and ManufacturingOur HQ, flavour creation, application and sensory work are at 82 Ubi Avenue 4, Edward Boustead Centre. Manufacturing is at 15 Senoko Drive, JTC Food Hub.
Australia
Manufacturing & R&DOur oceanic manufacturing hub and R&D centre for flavour science in Southport, Queensland. Serving the Australian and wider Oceanic markets.
Malaysia
ManufacturingVKA Malaysia manufactures at 2 & 4 Jalan Mahir 4, Ulu Tiram, Johor, serving the Malaysian market and supporting regional supply chain operations.
Certified, and audited on the floor
Our Singapore manufacturing site holds FSSC 22000 certification, which governs processes and batches at that site. VKA holds halal certification from MUIS in Singapore and BPJPH in Indonesia. These certifications involve regular audits of how we work within their respective scopes.
Come and walk the floor
You and your auditors are welcome on site, and what you walk through is the building we work in every day. Most decisions about a supplier get easier after an hour on the floor, so come and see it.
Let's make something that tastes right
New product or reformulation, our flavour scientists and application team are ready to get to work. If you would like to work alongside them, see our open roles.