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How IFF’s Food Ingredient solutions bring Pantone’s color of the year to life through texture

13 January 2026 in:
How IFF’s Food Ingredient solutions bring Pantone’s color of the year to life through texture

Cloud Dancer: Lightness You Can Taste

Pantone calls it Cloud Dancer—a shade that whispers purity and softness, and effortlessly elegant. For us, Cloud Dancer is more than a color; it’s a feeling, a moment of lightness you can taste.


Picture the velvety swirl of soft-serve ice cream, the elegant froth crowning a barista-style milk foam, or the creamy filling that melts into bliss inside a pastry. These aren’t just treats, they’re triumphs of texture innovation. And behind them is IFF’s expertise.


Think about the swirl of soft-serve ice cream on a summer day. Or the silky milk foam that crowns your favorite latte. Or that creamy filling inside a pastry that melts away like a dream. These experiences aren’t just about flavor—they’re about mouthfeel, the textures that make indulgence unforgettable.

At IFF, we obsess over those details. You’ll find these innovations in products you already love:
─ Stable dairy foams that hold their elegance for hours in premium coffee drinks.
─ Soft, airy bakery crumbs in brioche and sponge cakes that stays soft.
─ Cream fillings that deliver smooth indulgence without compromise, used by global confectionery brands for that melt-in-your-mouth moment.


Why does it matter? Because mouthfeel is the heartbeat of indulgence. Consumers don’t just taste, they feel. And when that feeling is perfected, every bite becomes extraordinary. It’s what makes people come back for more. And that’s why we lead the way in texture innovation, helping brands craft experiences that feel as good as they taste.


We don’t just follow trends, we define them. From dairy foams to bakery textures, our solutions are ready to deliver products that consumers love and remember.


Ready to create your own Cloud Dancer moment?
Explore how our hydrocolloids and texturants solutions elevate indulgence:

https://www.iff.com/food-beverage/food-ingredients/hydrocolloids-texturants/

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