Colors play a vital role in enhancing the product appeal of food and beverages, differentiating brands in the highly competitive space and shaping consumer perceptions.

The global color ingredients industry is experiencing robust revenue growth, primarily driven by premiumization and price increases rather than sheer volume expansion. The rising use of high-value natural colorants, regulatory shifts, and functional ingredient demand are fueling profitability. Continuous advancements in extraction technologies, formulation techniques, and stability improvement techniques are characterizing the natural color ingredients space. Companies are focusing on higher pigment concentrations and improved pH, heat, and light stability, as well as increased regulatory compliance, to meet the evolving needs of food manufacturers and end-consumers, which support the growth of the natural colors space.

• How will the F&B application segment predominantly drive the color ingredients space, and why are dietary supplements and infant nutrition positioned to register the fastest growth?
• Which regions are leading in natural color adoption, prioritizing clean-label products, and witnessing a shift from synthetics to natural colors?
• What are the game-changing growth prospects influenced by the demand for synthetic colors across different regions?