# Who does The Estée Lauder Companies Inc. pay? Who are its key suppliers?
Canonical: https://valuechain.wiki/est-e-lauder-companies · Facet: suppliers · Updated: 2026-09-24T11:00:18.509386+00:00 · Source: ValueChain.wiki (cited money-flow graph)

**Citable summary**: The Estée Lauder Companies Inc.'s confirmed suppliers/cost counterparties include International Flavors & Fragrances, Shopify. Per the valuechain.wiki graph: 2 cost edges, backed by 2 dated sources, 0 of them primary filings (as of 2026-09-24).

### XINÚ (high)
- note: Estée Lauder made a minority investment in Mexican luxury fragrance brand XINÚ in November 2025. It was the company's first investment in a Latin American brand, and neither the transaction value nor ownership percentage was disclosed.
- [confirms] SEC EDGAR (EN, filing, published 2026-08-19) https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1001250/000100125026000038/elq4fy2026exhibit991.htm: "Announcing its minority stakes in XINÚ and 111Skin."
- [confirms] The Estée Lauder Companies (EN, ir, published 2025-11-13) https://www.elcompanies.com/en/news-and-media/newsroom/press-releases/2025/11-13-2025-215006864: "The Estée Lauder Companies announced a minority investment in XINÚ, a Mexican luxury fragrance brand."

### 인터내셔널 플레이버스 앤 프래그런스 (mid)  → /international-flavors-fragrances.md
- note: IFF supplies fragrance and fragrance ingredients to Estée Lauder. IFF's 2025 CDP response names Estée Lauder as the requesting customer and identifies the supplied goods, but does not disclose the transaction value.
- [confirms] International Flavors & Fragrances (EN, ir, published 2026-04-27) https://www.iff.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/2025-IFF-CDP.pdf: "Requesting member: Estee Lauder Companies Inc. Name of good/service: Fragrance and Fragrance Ingredients."

### Shopify (mid)  → /shopify.md
- note: Shopify is the technology supplier unifying Estée Lauder's global direct-to-consumer omnichannel commerce foundation. The first phase began in the first quarter of 2026 and expanded from the TOM FORD U.K. freestanding store to U.S. brand sites.
- [confirms] The Estée Lauder Companies (EN, ir, published 2025-10-28) https://www.elcompanies.com/en/news-and-media/newsroom/press-releases/2025/10-28-2025-212608571: "The companies will establish a unified global commerce foundation for direct-to-consumer omnichannel experiences."

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