Colorings

Naturally Colored Frosting Targets Kids

Thu, 16 Apr 2026 08:00:00 -0400

The brand’s new frosting tubes use natural colors and flavors while adding multivitamins. The format is designed to encourage creativity and easier handling for young consumers.

Natural Color Solutions Spotlighted at Expo West

Wed, 04 Mar 2026 04:00:00 -0500

Global ingredient supplier highlights high-performing natural pigments derived from fruits and vegetables for food, beverage and nutraceutical applications.

FDA Eases Labeling Path for Natural Colors

Fri, 06 Feb 2026 01:00:00 -0500

The FDA is giving food companies more flexibility to label products as containing “no artificial colors” when petroleum-based dyes are not used. The move, paired with new approvals for beetroot red and expanded spirulina use, supports industry efforts to shift toward naturally derived color alternatives.

Coloring Between the Lines: Dairy

federd@bnpmedia.com (David Feder , RDN) — Fri, 30 Jan 2026 00:00:00 -0500

As new federal rules push food and beverage makers away from artificial dyes, dairy developers are facing one of the toughest reformulation challenges yet.

GNT: Sustainable, Plant-Based Colors

Fri, 16 Jan 2026 01:00:00 -0500

EcoVadis, a leading global provider of business sustainability ratings, has awarded the EXBERRY color supplier a Platinum medal. The achievement marks another important step forward for the company following Silver and Gold medals in the previous two assessment periods.

GNT: Colors—To Connect

Mon, 15 Dec 2025 17:00:00 -0500

As people worldwide navigate instability and digital overload, shared eating and drinking occasions are becoming a joyful way to come together, express identity, and feel grounded. This shift is transforming the look and feel of food and drink, putting color at the center of experiences that feel more social, expressive, and emotionally resonant.

California Natural Color: Natural Color Solutions

Wed, 03 Dec 2025 06:00:00 -0500

According to Mintel’s 2025 Free-from/Ingredients to Avoid report, for many of today’s consumers, avoiding artificial colors is a top priority. At California Natural Color’s FiE stand #72G48, attendees can meet with experts to explore methods to reformulate or develop new products using vibrant, natural colors.

Kalsec: Natural Color Wins

Fri, 21 Nov 2025 04:00:00 -0500

As the natural colors market accelerates, natural ingredients industry leader Kalsec has just released a new global consumer report, focusing exclusively on how consumers perceive and purchase products with natural colors.

Pocantico Resources: Online Asset for Formulators

Fri, 21 Nov 2025 03:00:00 -0500

The refreshed site, developed by Costello Creative Group (CCG), offers an improved digital experience with faster navigation, detailed product information, and a sleek new design.

PepsiCo Unveils Colorless, Clean-Label Doritos and Cheetos Line

Mon, 17 Nov 2025 06:00:00 -0500

PepsiCo’s new Simply NKD range reflects growing demand for simplified ingredient statements and reduced use of artificial additives. The reformulation maintains flavor and texture without colorants, signaling a notable shift in large-scale snack development.

Oterra: Natural White Color Solution

Thu, 13 Nov 2025 05:00:00 -0500

By integrating Seprify’s patented cellulose-based technology, Oterra will be able to offer customers a clean-label and renewable alternative that matches the opacity, brightness and whitening effect of titanium dioxide while significantly reducing environmental impact.

California Natural Color: Navigating Color Bans

Thu, 13 Nov 2025 04:00:00 -0500

California Natural Color products deliver bright, stable hues derived from natural sources, helping manufacturers achieve a clean label with both liquid and crystal formats available.

Oterra: Natural Purple

Thu, 30 Oct 2025 05:00:00 -0400

“It is flavor neutral and has enviable stability when exposed to heat, light and low pH conditions, and its recognizable ingredients appeal to customers as well,” says Phil Cook, Head of Strategic Marketing at Oterra.

California Natural Color: Natural Colors, Solutions

Thu, 30 Oct 2025 04:00:00 -0400

Visitors to booth #3765 can explore the full spectrum of plant-based pigments and learn more about the company’s proprietary crystal color technology, designed to deliver high color strength with superior dispersibility and flowability in a variety of applications.

ADM: Tomorrow’s Tastes

Tue, 21 Oct 2025 06:00:00 -0400

ADM's new report spotlights three trend spaces influencing what flavors and colors – and food and beverage formats – are anticipated to captivate consumers in the year ahead.

Major Ice Cream Makers to Phase Out Artificial Colors by 2028

Tue, 14 Oct 2025 00:00:00 -0400

Dozens of brands—from independents to multinationals—have agreed to eliminate FD&C colors like Red 40, Yellow 5 and Blue 1 from real-milk ice cream lines within three years. The shift reflects mounting regulatory pressure and consumer demand for cleaner labels across frozen desserts.

GNT: Clean Colors

Fri, 10 Oct 2025 05:00:00 -0400

The company will be presenting Harvest Bark concepts that showcase how indulgent treats can be made better-for-you while delivering bold visual appeal.

ROHA Group Expands Natural Color Portfolio with Tebracc Acquisition

Wed, 08 Oct 2025 11:00:00 -0400

ROHA Group has acquired Brazil-based Tebracc, a leader in natural color production specializing in annatto. The deal bolsters ROHA’s supply chain resilience and expands its global reach in natural, plant-based color solutions.

Natural Colors Move From Trend to Mandate

aethiel1991@gmail.com (Abbey Thiel, PhD) — Mon, 06 Oct 2025 00:00:00 -0400

Eight synthetic dyes are on the chopping block—are your formulations ready to survive without them? Natural pigments aren’t plug-and-play, and the brands that wait will pay in cost, speed and shelf appeal. From stability and sourcing to flavor impacts and cost, natural pigments require new strategies across formulation, labeling and supply chains.

Walmart to Drop Synthetic Dyes and 30 Additives from Private Brands

Wed, 01 Oct 2025 16:00:00 -0400

Walmart is stripping out dyes and dozens of additives from its private brands—will your products be next? As the nation’s largest retailer raises the clean-label bar, suppliers and competitors may be forced to follow or risk being left behind.

Rise Baking to Eliminate Synthetic Colors Across Portfolio by 2026

Fri, 12 Sep 2025 06:00:00 -0400

The commitment underscores ongoing demand for clean-label formulations and regulatory readiness, particularly as scrutiny of synthetic colors increases. The company is adopting natural color sources while focusing on maintaining product performance in terms of texture, taste and visual appeal.

GNT: Natural Appeal

Thu, 11 Sep 2025 12:00:00 -0400

EXBERRY colors are created from non-GMO fruits, vegetables, and plants. They can be used to achieve a vast array of bold shades, creating opportunities across cakes, breads, cookies, snacks, decorations, fillings, and coatings.

FDA Approves Gardenia (Genipin) Blue as New Natural Colorant for US Food and Beverage

Mon, 25 Aug 2025 05:00:00 -0400

Gardenia (genipin) blue can be used in processed food products, such as sports drinks, flavored water (soft drinks other than carbonated beverages), fruit juice beverages, tea drinks, hard candies and soft candies, which are manufactured and sold in the US

FDA Approves Gardenia Blue as Natural Food Colorant in Push to Replace Synthetic Dyes

Wed, 23 Jul 2025 06:00:00 -0400

The FDA action is in line with US Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.’s priority to work with industry to phase out the use of all synthetic, petroleum-based dyes from the nation’s food supply

Innophos: Clean Label Color

Tue, 08 Jul 2025 05:00:00 -0400

This launch follows the US Food and Drug Administration's recent approval of Innophos' petition to use calcium phosphate as a safe color additive in specific food categories, marking a significant regulatory milestone for food manufacturers.

Sports Nutrition Partnership at IFT

Mon, 07 Jul 2025 17:00:00 -0400

Bringing together the individual strengths of each company, the concept combines ingredients that support endurance, performance and body composition.

Rush to Shift to Natural Colors is Accelerating

Thu, 03 Jul 2025 00:00:00 -0400

New regulations on food dyes and how the food and beverage industry can adapt with market research.

Nestlé USA to Eliminate FD&C Colors Across Entire Portfolio by Mid-2026

Wed, 02 Jul 2025 12:00:00 -0400

"Consumers enjoy a wide variety of foods and beverages as part of their daily diet. They want choice and value shaped by a dynamic – and highly personal – combination of nutrition, quality, price and convenience,” said Marty Thompson, CEO of Nestlé USA.

General Mills to Eliminate Certified Colors from All Cereals and K-12 Foods by Summer 2026

Fri, 27 Jun 2025 07:00:00 -0400

For decades, General Mills has proven its reformulation capabilities and delivered products that delight consumers and meet a changing landscape.

GNT: Plant-Based Pink Color

Tue, 24 Jun 2025 04:00:00 -0400

EXBERRY Organics Brilliant Pink is a liquid-based concentrate made from purple sweet potatoes grown in compliance with both EU and US organic standards. It is created using physical processing methods and supports simple label declarations, such as “concentrate (sweet potato*)” (*from certified organic agriculture) in the EU and “organic vegetable juice for color” in the US.