Rainbowdust

Rainbow Dust – The Right Colour for Every Medium, Every Technique, Every Result

2008, Preston, Lancashire. A company is formed with an idea that sounds as simple as it is necessary: there should be professional food colours that actually work. Not colours that separate in the medium. Not colours that ruin the consistency of a delicate batter. Not colours that go matt on fondant despite the packaging saying 'metallic'. But colours that deliver what their format and their name promise.

Rainbow Dust began with powder colours and decorative dusts – products that found immediate favour in the British sugarcraft scene because they worked more cleanly than the available alternatives. The range grew quickly: gel pastes followed, then airbrush colours, then metallic liquid paints. In 2024 Rainbow Dust acquired the established British brand Squires Kitchen, expanding the range with additional decoration materials. Today the company produces everything in a BRC AA+-certified factory in Preston – the highest food safety certification of the British Retail Consortium, exceeding normal industry standards.

Why the Format of the Colour Is So Decisive

Food colours come in different consistencies – and each has its purpose. What can be mixed into a buttercream without altering its consistency can ruin a macaron shell. What works on fondant as a covering metallic colour is not suitable for colouring a cream.

Gel pastes like the Rainbow Dust Progel line are highly concentrated and water-soluble. Very little colour for a great deal of intensity, without making the medium more liquid. For macaron shell batter this is decisive – too much moisture from liquid colour and the shells lose their feet. Too much dryness from powder colour and they crack. Gel colour gives neither. Buttercream, royal icing, fondant, cake fillings, jellies – all can be coloured with Progel without the medium suffering.

Powder colours are suited to other applications. Mixed with a little water or alcohol they can be applied with a brush – for fine lettering, coloured accents, darkening petal edges or lightening flower interiors for a natural appearance. Brushed on dry they give soft colour nuances. The alcohol as carrier evaporates completely – completely safe even for children. For colouring batters and masses, powder colour is not recommended because distribution becomes uneven.

Decorative dust is even finer than powder colour and is applied exclusively dry. It covers less strongly but gives a noble shimmer and a delicate hint of colour. For refining sugar flowers, highlighting relief structures on fondant or subtly enhancing a cupcake decoration it is the tool of choice. Metallic liquid paints deliver what powder colours cannot for metallic effects: genuine covering power and genuine shine in one step. Shaken briefly and applied with a brush, they dry fixed and smudge-proof. Airbrush colours have a consistency precisely calibrated to the requirements of an airbrush gun: fluid enough to atomise finely without clogging the nozzle, and concentrated enough for even, intense colour.

BRC AA+ – What That Means Specifically

Rainbow Dust produces all products in a factory certified to BRC standard AA+ – the highest level of the British Retail Consortium Global Standard for Food Safety. This certification goes beyond normal food approvals: it covers the entire production environment, the traceability of all ingredients, hygiene processes and quality control. For products used on food, this is not a given – it is a quality credential demanded by professional buyers.

The Range

Progel gel pastes in over 40 colours for masses and batters. Powder colours for brush applications and accents. Decorative dusts for shimmer and gloss effects. Metallic liquid paints and pearlescent paints for covering metallic surfaces. Airbrush colours for even surfaces and precise motifs. All products food-safe, BRC AA+ certified, Made in England.

Product Range at a Glance

Progel gel pastes · Powder colours · Decorative dusts · Metallic liquid paints · Airbrush colours

Rainbow Dust at miniSchoggi

The question is not: which colour looks best? But: which colour works in my medium, with my technique, for my result? Anyone adding powder colour to macaron shell batter gets shells that are too dry. Anyone wanting metallic gloss on fondant with dust finds that dust does not cover like a liquid metallic paint. Rainbow Dust has built the range so that there is always an answer to these questions: Progel for all water-soluble masses without consistency change. Powder colours for brush work and soft accents. Decorative dusts for shimmer without covering power. Metallic liquid paints for covering metallic effects. Airbrush colours for even surfaces and colour gradients.

What connects all products: a BRC AA+-certified factory in Preston that controls pigments, consistencies and quality standards itself. That is the reason Rainbow Dust is used by professional cake artists and pastry businesses worldwide – because what the packaging says matches what the result delivers. miniSchoggi carries Rainbow Dust for everyone who takes the colour of their creations seriously. The range at miniSchoggi includes gel pastes, powder colours, airbrush colours and metallic liquid paints and is continuously expanded.

2008. Preston, Lancashire. One mission: colours that do what they say. Rainbow Dust.