When new beverage company Golazo Inc. entered the market offering “healthier natural sports and energy drinks,” it made the introduction with several flavors of beverages designed to provide hydration, electrolyte replacement and quick energy.

Centerchem used IFT 2014 to announce a worldwide distribution agreement with Chefmaster, Fullerton, Calif. Officials say the deal includes Chefmaster’s complete line of natural and synthetic colorants in a broad range of dispersions and solutions, in addition to FD&C lakes and dyes.

The location is expected to help meet growing demand in North America for highly stable, natural colors used in applications from baking to beverages, an estimated $200 million market.

The food color market is projected to reach $2.3 billion by 2019.

The food market is driven by consumer preferences, and the current top three are natural, organic and additive-free

Consumers are increasingly interested in simpler, more transparent labels on foods and beverages.

Natural colors supplier Food Ingredient Solutions, LLC, Teterboro, NJ, said it purchased a 12,000-square-foot production facility in Marshfield, Mo. Officials say the operation sits on a five-acre parcel of land and they expect to begin operations by the third quarter of 2014.

The combination of two strong portfolios expands the range of color solutions that DDW can deliver.

The expansion of natural beta-carotene coloring line will take place at LycoRed's facilities in the Ukraine.