The road to the app store
Ambrosia Bakery rolled out an app for Android and Apple devices in the fall. The bakery hopes the app will help streamline order taking and ultimately grow its deli business.
U.S. consumers 'shop small'
Consumers turned out in droves for the third annual Small Business Saturday on Nov. 24. Some bakeries offered deals to entice consumers to shop, while others had mixed feelings about the holiday, which was created by American Express.
Top 50 foodservice bakeries: New concepts set to shake things up
From international concepts going stateside to a bakery café teaming with a major coffee chain to cupcake bakeries expanding their repertoire, find out which up-and-coming bakery concepts are poised to make an impact on the Top 50 Largest Foodservice Bakery Chains in the years to come.
Charting the unpaved road to succession
For bakery owners at all stages of the succession planning process, the only constant is that succession plans are always changing. The key is to start early, examine each option thoroughly and be open to the inevitability of modifications.
Whipping up online sales
Selling custom cookies on Etsy since it opened has become a fun, profitable niche for Whipped Bake Shop in Philadelphia.
The original red envelope
Merritt's Bakery owner Larry Merritt talks about the inspiration behind the now-ubiquitous red envelope promotion and the benefits of sharing good ideas.
How Salty Tart makes every square foot count
Former pastry chef Michelle Gayer and her namesake Minneapolis bakery have caught the attention of this burgeoning food city, turning out Old World pastries and bread in a 400-sq.-ft. stall in Midtown Global Market.
Bakery goes high-tech
Like it or not, technology has reached the bakery. It has revolutionized the way some bakery owners do business, while others are finding ways to work it into their existing operation.
WheatStalk 2012
The three-day artisan bread conference presented by the Bread Bakers Guild of America at Kendall College in Chicago reinforced the importance of idea sharing and community building in the bakery industry.
