Oterra

Oterra supplies natural food colors to food and beverage manufacturers. Its portfolio includes plant-based colors and clean-label ranges such as Simply Brown, an apple-derived brown, and Jungle Blue, a blue sourced from Colombia, plus liquid blues and natural yellows for pet food and noodles.

Customers are food and beverage producers, including pet food brands, dairy and ice cream makers, and fruit preparation producers, who buy colors and receive application and formulation support. The website describes the company as having full control over its raw material value chains. Revenue is generated from color ingredient sales.

Founded in 1876 according to the website, Oterra is headquartered in Denmark and has been an EQT portfolio company since 2021. The website reports EUR 447m net revenue and EUR 70m EBITDA b.s.i. for fiscal 2024/25, presence in 28 countries with an office, lab or production facility, and customers in 110+ countries. Susanne Arfelt Rajamand was announced as CEO in August 2026. The careers listings include 26 open roles in production, quality control, sales, supply chain, regulatory and internships across the US, Italy, UK, France, Spain, Peru, Brazil, Poland and Algeria.

Product: Natural food colors and colorant formulations, including plant-based, clean-label and liquid color ranges for food and beverage applications.