Cielo Cantoni is Global R&D Consumer Experience Lead at Flora Food Group, where she drives consumer-led product innovation by bridging technical product development with consumer, sensory, and competitive insight. With over 10 years of experience in FMCG innovation, she applies a design-thinking mindset to connect what happens in the lab, pilot plant, and kitchen with how consumers perceive and experience food. At Flora Food Group, behind the purpose of Culinary Essentials for Better Food, Cielo leads a global team shaping multi-market culinary solutions across core categories such as spreads and blends, cream and cheese, and culinary liquids and sauces, as well as foodservice. Having lived and worked across several countries and currently based in the Netherlands, she leads transformation by placing the consumer at the heart of food innovation, aligning science, creativity, and purpose to deliver sustainable impact.