GNT GROUP B.V.
Industrieweg 26
Mierlo
5731 HR
Netherlands
+31 407800300
ACTIVE CATEGORIES
The GNT Group is a family-owned company pioneering in the creation of specialized, future-proof products from only natural ingredients. It is internationally renowned for its EXBERRY® portfolio, the leading global brand in Coloring Foods. Founded in 1978, the company offers unparalleled agricultural competence combined with first-rate process-engineering expertise. GNT delivers a full range of color concentrates sourced exclusively from edible fruits, vegetable, and plants. Sustainability is a key priority for GNT and the company has set a series of ambitious targets for 2030 to optimize its environmental and social impacts. The company is headquartered in Mierlo, The Netherlands, and has global reach with customers in 75 countries and offices in North and South America, Asia, Europe and the Middle East.
Products / Markets
EXBERRY® is the global market leader in Coloring Foods – plant-based concentrates manufactured from edible fruit, vegetables, and plants using only gentle physical methods such as chopping, boiling, and filtering.
EXBERRY® is synonymous with high-performance color solutions based on the most natural concept of coloring food with food. The brand provides the widest range on the market, comprising more than 400 shades. It is suitable for practically all food and drink, including confectionery, dairy and bakery products, soft and alcoholic beverages, and savory applications. The concentrates are valued worldwide for their ease of use, brilliance, performance, and the complete vertical integration of the supply chain, which ensures full traceability, price, and stock stability.
GNT is committed to driving industry standards higher by ensuring EXBERRY® Coloring Foods deliver on cost-in-use, performance, naturalness, and sustainability. In applying EXBERRY® products, manufacturers are assured to receive highly professional support ranging from strategic product development to production integration and regulatory advice. EXBERRY® is the favored color solution used by more than 2,000 food and beverage companies including the leading food and beverage producers in the world.

FOOD INGREDIENTS NEWS
03 Aug 2022 --- Innovation across the plant-based field is moving at warp speed, with companies experimenting with new ingredients, striving to meet the pillars of consumer demand: nutrition,... Read More
FOOD INGREDIENTS NEWS
11 Jul 2022 --- Coloring food supplier GNT has expanded its selection of Exberry Organics Coloring Foods with a new range of powder products for dry applications. The move comes amid a drive in... Read More
FOOD INGREDIENTS NEWS
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FOOD INGREDIENTS NEWS
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FOOD INGREDIENTS NEWS
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10 Aug 2022 --- GNT sources the raw materials for its broad palette of natural colors from fields across the globe, which are processed into Exberry Coloring Foods. As part of the company’s sustainability agenda, it has the target of elevating the color intensity of its crops in order to minimize its footprint. This breeding process takes years and involves selecting crops with the highest color density.
02 Feb 2022 --- The trend for clean label and easy to understand ingredients is pushing up the demand for plant-based and vegan-friendly colors. Natural coloring foods supplier GNT observes high demand for strawberry and cherry shades made from its carrots, radish and sweet potatoes. The company recently unveiled new shades of green based on turmeric and spirulina for various confectionery products.
03 Dec 2021 --- GNT has enlisted the skills of professional semioticians to delve into the many ways that color in food imparts messages on a conscious and subconscious level. The Exberry Coloring Foods supplier has released its “The Power of Color” market research, which formulators can use to tailor new personalized coloring solutions for the F&B arena.
16 Feb 2021 --- GNT is extending its Exberry range of oil-dispersible Coloring Foods with the launch of a pink shade made from fruit and vegetables. Exberry Shade Pink – OD is the latest addition to the company’s portfolio, that also includes red, yellow, orange, blue and green options. Paul Collins, director of international sales and marketing, shares his insights on the growing demand for pink colors in fat-based applications.
07 Dec 2020 --- The color red is set to shake up the food and beverage industry in 2021, thanks to its ability to spark powerful emotions. That is according to GNT, which recently launched its Love Color Campaign for the coming year. GNT believes red can connect with this desire for discovery and help signal the start of a new era following the events of 2020. Maartje Hendrickx, market development manager, shares some insights on how the pandemic has impacted colors in F&B.


THE WORLD OF FOOD INGREDIENTS
01 Dec 2016 --- A recent pan-European consumer survey by the GNT Group, the leading global provider of coloring foods, found that 47% of the Europeans try to avoid snack products containing additive colors as much as possible. Earlier this year, the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) published a new legislation GSO 2500/2015 relating to the use of food additives.
THE WORLD OF FOOD INGREDIENTS
01 Feb 2014 --- It is clear that there will be changes in the EU food colorings market, as there are products there that will not comply with the Guidance Notes. An interview about expansion plans, natural color use, EU regulatory changes and other issues.

27 Nov 2020 --- Royal DSM is bolstering its lactase portfolio with a new “one-stop-shop” enzyme for regular and organic lactose-free dairy products, while Beneo reveals its latest precooked functional native rice starch for enhancing clean label claims in foods. GNT predicts the color red will shake up the food and beverage industry in 2021, and ADM expects to see trending foods and beverages to feature bold citrus flavors and new exotic tastes with warm undertones next year.
28 Aug 2020 --- In this week’s NewsBite we recap some of the latest industry-related stories from the last few days. Highlights include NPD in natural pigments and significant investment in the insect protein space. Meanwhile, the start-up sphere is brimming with innovation surrounding mood-boosting plants, protein from rapeseed waste and a preservation solution made from silk – all targeting the aim of a stronger and more sustainable food system.
24 Sep 2018 --- Coloring foods supplier GNT continues to innovate within this space, with recent additions to the portfolio including solutions for savory foods. The company takes a “from farm to fork” approach for the complete vertical integration of the EXBERRY supply chain which guarantees best quality, year-round availability and stable prices which is key following a summer of drought in northern Europe. Robin Wyers speaks to Paul Collins, Director of International Sales and Marketing and Managing Director of GNT UK about the current business environment, trends opportunities, the drought impact and Brexit concerns.