EXHIBIT 10.1(p)(1)

                             AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO THE
                           UNIVERSAL FOODS CORPORATION
                MANAGEMENT INCENTIVE PLAN FOR DIVISION PRESIDENTS

      WHEREAS, Universal Foods Corporation d/b/a Sensient Technologies
Corporation (the "Company") sponsors the Universal Foods Corporation Management
Incentive Plan for Division Presidents (the "Plan") for division presidents of
the Company who have satisfied the eligibility requirements of the Plan; and

      WHEREAS, the Company's fiscal year has changed to the calendar year; and

      WHEREAS, the Company has changed its name to Sensient Technologies
Corporation, subject to shareholder approval at the annual meeting of
shareholders scheduled to be held in April 2001; and

      WHEREAS, the Company wishes to amend the Plan to reflect such changes and
other matters relating thereto.

      NOW, THEREFORE, the Plan is hereby amended as follows effective as of the
date noted below:

      1. Effective as of November 6, 2000, the Plan shall be known as the:
"Sensient Technologies Corporation Management Incentive Plan for Division
Presidents".

      2. Effective as of November 6, 2000, the first sentence of Section I. is
amended in its entirety to read as follows:

            "The name of this Plan is the Sensient Technologies Corporation
            Management Incentive Plan for Division Presidents (formerly known as
            the Universal Foods Corporation Management Incentive Plan for
            Division Presidents)".

      3. Effective as of November 6, 2000, paragraph C. of Section II. is
amended by replacing the reference to "Universal Foods Corporation" with "the
Company".

      4. Effective as of November 6, 2000, Paragraph G. of Section II. is
amended to read:

            "G.   'Company' means Universal Foods Corporation d/b/a Sensient
                  Technologies Corporation, and effective upon approval of the
                  shareholders, to be known as Sensient Technologies
                  Corporation."

      5. Effective as of November 6, 2000, paragraph H. of Section II. is
amended by replacing the reference to the "Corporation" with the "Company".

      6. Effective as of January 1, 2000, a new paragraph J. is added to Section
II. to read:


            "J.   'Fiscal Year' means: (i) for the period on or after January 1,
                  2000, each twelve (12) consecutive month period beginning on
                  January 1 and ending on December 31; (ii) for the period on or
                  after October 1, 1999 and before January 1, 2000, the three
                  (3) consecutive month period beginning on October 1, 1999 and
                  ending on December 31, 1999; and (iii) for the period prior to
                  October 1, 1999, each twelve (12) consecutive month period
                  beginning on October 1 and ending the following September 30."

      7. Effective as of January 1, 2000, paragraphs originally designated J.,
K., L., and M. of Section II. are re-designated as paragraphs K., L., M., and
N., respectively.

      8. Effective as of January 1, 2000, paragraph K. of Section II. is amended
in its entirety to read as follows:

            "K.   "Fiscal Year Salary' means the base pay earned by a
                  participant during the relevant Fiscal Year, exclusive of any
                  incentive compensation or supplemental payments by the
                  Company."

      9. Effective as of November 6, 2000, paragraph J. of Section II. is
amended in its entirety to read as follows:

            "J.   'Plan' means this Sensient Technologies Corporation Management
                  Incentive Plan for Division Presidents."

      IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this Amendment has been duly executed this 12th day of
December, 2000.

                                        UNIVERSAL FOODS CORPORATION
                                        d/b/a SENSIENT TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION


                                        By: /s/ Richard Carney
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