January 2012
Selling Nostalgia
Bakers capitalize on the emotional tie between consumers and nostalgic baked products....
Take cupcakes to the next tier
by Ashley Vicos
Tiered cakes have become common fare for everything from weddings to first birthdays. Now, cupcakes are joining the party. Add new levels to your cupcake design with simpled tiered cupcake ideas....
What's your business resolution?
Resolve to take a chance with your bakery business in 2012....
Dulce de alegria bars
For bakeries looking for ways to incorporate ancient grain, this traditional Mexican candy will showcase amaranth’s great mouthfeel and versatility....
Groundbreakers: The learning never stops at Sweet Discoveries
Sweet Discoveries bakery owner Luda Tchijova crafts special occasion cakes, gourmet cupcakes, decorated cookies and European-style pastries. ...
2012 Baking Industry Forecast: Better days ahead?
Well into the second year of ‘recovery,’ bakers remain cautiously optimistic but many variables beyond their control–higher gas prices, European instability, unchanged unemployment rates–temper their expectations....
In-store baking OnPoint: In-store and retail benefit from business partnerships
Since supermarkets began adding bakeries to their stores, retail bakery owners and in-store bakery directors have been in competition–fighting for the same dollars. But that may be changing....
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