FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE - Futur1st™ & DyeConverter™ Launch MakeBooks.ai™ Pilot to Help Food Brands Replace Synthetic Dyes with Natural Color System
Futur1st™ & DyeConverter™ Launch Makebooks.ai™ Pilot to Help Food Brands Replace Synthetic Dyes with Natural Color Systems
Bellingham, WA – November 6, 2025 – Futur1st™, Makebooks.ai™, and Chef Kelly Anderson’s DyeConverter™ platform today announced the launch of a collaborative pilot designed to help food and beverage brands navigate new color regulations and accelerate clean-label reformulation.
The pilot brings together three complementary strengths: DyeConverter’s ingredient intelligence, Makebooks.ai’s AI-powered workflow engine, and Futur1st’s applied AI and digital transformation expertise. The collaboration focuses on helping brands transition from synthetic petroleum-based dyes to natural, compliant color systems in a way that is structured, repeatable, and scalable across portfolios.
DyeConverter™ is the first open-access platform that translates synthetic food dyes into FDA-approved natural alternatives, complete with PPM conversions, supplier options, and application notes. This gives R&D and Regulatory teams a clear starting point for replacing artificial colors while maintaining performance and consumer appeal.
Futur1st™ and Makebooks.ai™ wrap this intelligence in AI-powered playbooks, regulatory workflows, and “days-to-minutes” implementation tools so teams across R&D, QA, Regulatory, and Marketing can move in sync instead of working in disconnected spreadsheets and email threads.
“Many brands know they need to move away from synthetic dyes but struggle to translate that urgency into a practical, portfolio-wide plan,” said Erica Lamont, Founder of Futur1st and Makebooks.ai. “By combining DyeConverter’s natural color expertise with our workflow and playbook engine, we’re giving teams a way to act quickly, document decisions, and reuse what works across products and regions.”
“This collaboration is about meeting brands where they are,” said Chef Kelly Anderson, Founder of DyeConverter. “Teams don’t just need ingredients; they need a clear path through regulation, reformulation, and storytelling. Together, we’re helping them protect both label integrity and product experience as they step into the Future of Food.”
Pilot focus areas
The Futur1st x MakeBooks.ai x DyeConverter pilot is designed to help participating brands:
Prioritize SKUs most impacted by current and emerging color regulations
Identify natural, compliant alternatives for key synthetic dyes using DyeConverter™
Generate customized MakeBooks.ai™ playbooks that guide cross-functional teams step-by-step
Capture learnings from early projects and scale them across broader portfolios
A limited number of food and beverage brands will be onboarded into the initial pilot cohort.
About Futur1st™
Futur1st™ is a consulting and applied AI firm that helps founders, innovators, and mission-driven organizations modernize their workflows, systems, and customer experiences. Futur1st specializes in turning complex, multi-stakeholder processes into practical, AI-accelerated solutions that teams can adopt quickly and sustainably.
About Makebooks.ai™
Makebooks.ai™ transforms complex processes. Designed for founders, innovators, operators, and citizen developers, Makebooks.ai helps teams standardize how work gets done across strategy, operations, compliance, and sustainable innovation.
About DyeConverter™
DyeConverter™ is an open-access platform created by Chef Kelly Anderson to support the transition from synthetic food dyes to FDA-approved natural color alternatives. The platform provides PPM conversions, ingredient and supplier options, and practical application notes, helping brands reformulate products while maintaining performance and visual impact.
Media Contact
Futur1st / MakeBooks.ai
Email: info@futur1st.com
Website: www.futur1st.com
DyeConverter
Website: www.dyeconverter.com