Sensient scales up natural colour production to fuel U.S. shift from synthetic dyes

Unprecedented demand for natural colours spurs significant capital investment in Sensient’s natural colour manufacturing capacity, including expansion of largest production site in St. Louis, Missouri (USA)

Sensient Food Colors, a division of Sensient Technologies, officially celebrated the commencement of a major expansion at its largest natural colour plant, which is located in St. Louis, Missouri (USA). The expansion, coined Project Prism, is one of the many capital investments planned by Sensient to support the food and beverage industry’s rapid transition away from artificial colours in the United States. Sensient expects to spend up to $250 million in the coming years to expand its natural colour manufacturing capacity, supply chain, and personnel.

The St. Louis natural colours plant expansion is being done in partnership with Burns & McDonnell and will add 28,800 square feet of specialised processing and production capacity onto Sensient’s existing 500,000 square foot manufacturing facility.

“Sensient has taken a defining role in accelerating the industry’s transition to natural colour solutions. We are reinforcing our leadership position by making significant investments in capacity and infrastructure to facilitate the natural colour conversion in the United States. The groundbreaking ceremony marks a pivotal milestone in our mission to better serve customers and lead this industry-wide change,” stated Sensient Colors President, Steve Morris.