Sensient’s Seed-to-Shelf Agronomy Program

According to Mintel, the global use of natural food color (including coloring foods) is approaching 80% across all food and beverages. 

The transition to natural food colors is now broad-based and global in nature. Our priority at Sensient is to ensure a consistent and growing supply of color crop production to meet the demand. The benefits of a good agronomy program go far beyond a stable and growing supply though. 

An agronomy program traced back to the seed of a color crop also enables these advantages: 

• Improved cost over time as agronomists increase pigment levels in key color crops
• A reliable and more consistent supply due to a multi-region planting program
• Complete food color traceability to the farm level
• Discovery of new botanical sources like a blue shade that solves some of the industry’s biggest challenges with natural food color
• Ability to positively impact people around the world with programs benefiting local economies in a socially responsible manner

Learn more about Sensient’s agronomy program directly from our head agronomist in this video.

In addition, our bi-hemisphere approach to crop production enables more seed-to-harvest cycles, eliminating potential supply and forecasting disruptions. As we continue to develop our agronomy program, which we call ‘Seed-to-Shelf’, an ongoing focus will always be addressing many of the opportunities and challenges associated with a global supply chain.