December 1, 2008
Articles
Avoid the paralysis of fear
Are we OK to call it a recession now? Just as we got the official word that we can use that dirty word, we also were told that we're half way through...
Swedish postkakan comes to the U.S.
Rossmoor Pastries, Signal Hill, Calif., known for its wedding and special occasion cakes, is bringing the popular Swedish postcake concept to the United...
King Arthur named one of top Web sites
America's oldest flour company is clearly keeping up with the times. Norwich, Vt.-based King Arthur Flour's Web site, kingarthurflour.com, was selected...
Hobart to represent Baxter products
Hobart, Troy, Ohio, will represent the Baxter brand of baking products, beginning in 2009. This will join the Baxter brand with Hobart's network of foodservice...
APC seeks pie bakers
Calling all professional and commercial bakers the American Pie Council (APC), Chicago, is accepting registrations for the 15th annual APC/Crisco National...
IDDBA plans 14th cake challenge
The International Dairy-Deli-Bakery Association's (IDDBA), Madison, Wis., 14th annual Cake Decorating Challenge will be a featured event at the annual...
Ambrosia celebrates new bakery
Snow White and Mike the Tiger, Louisiana State University's mascot, joined about 300 customers to celebrate The Ambrosia Bakery's grand opening this month....
Kaufman Bagel rolls back prices
Kaufman's Bakery & Delicatessen, Skokie, Ill., wants tough economic times to lead to a bread line, one that leads out of the bakery's door. Co-owner Bette...
Meijer motivates employees
Meijer Supermarkets, Grand Rapids, Mich., has organized a cake department employee reward program, called The M Games Cake Edition. The competition is...
In-store sales tracker–Pies
Pies represented 6.3 percent of total in-store bakery sales during the 52 weeks ending Aug. 30, 2008. The pie category was the third largest in the dessert...
People in Baking
Great Harvest Franchising Inc., Dillon, Mont., named Brittny Bird nutrition advisor. She is a registered dietician and a member of the American Dietetics...
Events in Baking
Feb. 5-7Orlando, Fla. NAFEM Show North American Association of Food Equipment Manufacturers 312/821-0201 www.nafem.org Feb. 28-March 1Chicago BEMA Winter...
Ken Downey offers his vision for in-store bakeries
How did you get into the baking industry? I started out as the bakery clean up kid when I just turned 16. I was working for Inserra Shop-Rite at the time....
The Workbench
Q: What are pregelatinized flours, and what is their functionality?B.T., Miami A: Pregelatinized flours, also called stabilizers, are substances with...
Chocolate almond espresso petit fours
INGREDIENTS LBS. OZS. ORANGE MARZIPAN Almond paste (50/50) 8 Corn syrup 2.1 Orange zest, 1 orange Orange oil 1 tsp. Confectioners' sugar, sifted 6.5 Dark...
Industry Roundtable–Focus on innovation
Compared to other years in recent history, 2008 was one of the most challenging for bakery businesses in every sector of the industry. Unprecedented ingredient...
In-stores bakeries adjust to changing attitudes
In a tough business environment, investing in the future is difficult and may even seem impossible at times. Implementing new strategies often takes a...
Foodservice bakeries address a new consumer
The competition for customers is as tough as it has ever been. Consumers naturally behave differently during a recession, as people are forced to prioritize...
Decorating champion shares festive winter design
Phuong Truong, the 2008 Pillsbury Grand Champion of the Retail Bakers of America Creative Decorating Competition, shares her versatile winter cake design....
Decorating Ideas
Cars movie drives sales The new Decopac DecoSet features Lightning McQueen, a popular children's character from the recent movie Cars. Lightning's trusted...
Grimaldi's adapts for its second century of success
In the early 1960s, Ridgewood, in the borough of Queens, N.Y., had nearly 50 bakeries. Today, only four bakeries are operating. In 2009, family-owned...
Equipment Ideas
Table top sheeter LVO Manufacturing Inc. now offers a 24.5-in. by 30-in. by 31.25-in. sheeter for pie crusts, cinnamon rolls, Danish, puff pastry, donuts...
Ingredient Ideas
Capitalize on trends King Arthur Flour's 100% White Whole Wheat Flour is milled from 100 percent, identity-preserved, hard white wheat, which results...
Frozen Product Ideas
Improved cookie formula Bake'n Joy offers a new and improved formula, flavor line-up and pack size for its 1.6-oz. ButterRich frozen, portioned cookie...
Packaging & Supplies
Give a dog a bone Demarle USA introduced a new dog bone-shaped Flexipan mould. The shape is designed to create bite-sized frozen, baked or chocolate products...
Frozen & par-baked bread
Control bread consistency Best Brands offers its whole grain line of frozen bread doughs. Flavors include Oat-N-Honey bread, Old Fashioned Harvest Grain...
Production table cuts labor, adds efficiency
For 22 years, the bakery has served the Hopewell Junction, N.Y. area as a retail bagel shop. Three years ago, DiDio took advantage of his earlier experience...
Organic trend faces obstacles
Despite more organic food and beverage products on grocery store shelves, all is not healthy in the world of pesticide-free, additive-free edibles. The...
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