Modern Baking was on hand to cover baking and allied trades at the Recent Dairy-Deli-Bake convention in Houston. Use this review to peruse who was there and what was on display.
In2food
In2food has been the exclusive importer for Dobla chocolate decorations, chocolate shavings and chocolate cups since 1992. In 2006, Dobla opened it’s first manufacturing facility in the United States producing chocolate shavings and in 2008 added a second production line in that facility beginning the production of chocolate cigarettes. Dobla offerings include sunflowers, tornados, turitellas and twisters. Along with being the exclusive importer of the Dobla product lines, in2food also exclusively imports couverture and coating chocolates from Chocovic located in Spain and tart shells and puff pastry products from Pruve with production facilities in Holland and France.
www.in2food.com
Gold Standard Baking
Gold Standard Baking gourmet croissants are available sliced or unsliced; in straight, round or curved shapes; with creamery butter or margarine; and in clamsells or bulk packed. You also can choose from a selection of butterflake rolls, sandwich shapes and other laminated dough creations. So whatever size, shape or style your operation needs, relax–Gold Standard has you covered.
www.gsbaking.com
Lantmännen Unibake
Schulstad’s Mini Tropical Crown Danish are made with 24 delicate layers of authentic Danish pastry and tropical fruit filling that is both sweet and tangy. The company has taken the old-world tradition of pastry making and combined it with a delightful filling made with real pineapple, papaya, mango and banana. All of the flavors are joined in an elegant mini treat your customers will never forget. Filled and proofed, the Danish go directly from freezer to oven and bake up beautifully.
www.lantmannenunibakeusa.com
Flavor Right Foods
What could be easier than icing that is already flavored and ready to create delicious cakes? Flavor Right introduced its cream cheese icing, part of its flavored line of Whip’n Ice non-dairy icings and fillings. The cream cheese icing is available in liquid and ready-to-whip varieties. The flavored line of toppings saves time gives you consistent results. The flavors are rich, but not overpowering and beautifully colorful. Flavors include triple chocolate, strawberry, chocolate with Hershey’s Cocoa and dulce de leche. Count on the same benefits as original Whip’n Ice: an impressive shelf life, a strong resistance to cracking and freezability after application.
www.flavorright.com
Bunge Oils
Bunge Oils is touring the country with its new food truck, its take on the growing trend of mobile restaurants and bakeries. “Bunge is an edible oils food manufacturer, and we are looking for a unique way to deliver our message that foods baked and fried in healthier cooking oils can still tasted great. Our food truck, nicknamed MOE (Mobile Oil Experts), gives us a unique way to deliver great-tasting street food at key customer events around the country. We can now bring Bunge to our customer’s doorstep,” said Bill McCullough, Bunge marketing manager. The 18-ft. Mac Tools delivery truck has been built into an operational kitchen that can feed 1,200 people. It also has been converted to bio-diesel and relies on used cooking oil to partially fuel the engine.
www.bungenorthamerica.com
Legendary Baking
Legendary Baking’s Supreme Kits allow retailers to offer custom products and take advantage of seasonal berries. Varieties can include peach, strawberry, blueberry and blackberry. All are made with Legendary’s tender, flaky crust. The Supreme Kits are part of the company’s elite cream pie line, which is made from scratch from only the finest ingredients and feature innovative flavor combinations. The 9-in. Elite cream pies are available in French Silk, chocolate peanut butter cup, Caramel Pecan Silk Supreme, Oreo® Cookie, pumpkin cream, Lemon Supreme, Peach Supreme, Triple Berry Supreme, Cherry Supreme, Strawberry Supreme kits as well as custom flavor combinations.
www.legendarybaking.com
Bakery Crafts
Cupcakes are no longer a fad, they are here to stay. In response, Bakery Crafts has introduced a new website, the completecupcake.com, to address all things cupcake. The site offers Bakery Craft’s array of cupcake related items, such as picks, rings and Treat Wraps™. It also offers decorators a place to go for ideas on how to decorate cupcakes and cupcake cakes that pop from the showcase.
www.bakerycrafts.com
Custom Baking Products LLC
Easily create a shiny egg wash finish on baked products with Quick Shine™ and Quick Shine™ Enhanced egg wash replacement sprays from Custom Baking Products. Simply remove the cap and spray uniformly on proofed products prior to baking for a medium to high sheen on the finished product. No refrigeration is required for the sprays.
www.custombakingproducts.com
Best Brands
Best Brands used its booth at IDDBA to relate potential solutions with a consumer-centric focus to its in-store bakery customers. The company has now joined the CSM family of companies in North America. They are excited to join an organization with a proud history of quality products and a culture dedicated to customer service. All of which will enhance the momentum of passion, partnership, and strong performance CSM employees exemplify daily across the globe.
www.bestbrandscorp.com
DecoPac
Children and adults alike love the Toy Story© series of movies by Disney Enterprises, Inc. and Pixar Animation Studios. DecoPac’s DecoSet and DecoSet Signature feature characters from Toy Story 3, the most recent installment in the film franchise. As the movie continues its box office success, be prepared for consumers to demand cakes featuring, Buzz, Woody, and other characters from Toy Story 3.
www.decopac.com
H.C. Brill Co. Inc.
Convenient and flavorful, Starshine Cookies from Brill are packaged in a retail-ready, 18-count, clear, stackable bowl. All you have to do is thaw and sell. Your customers will be tempted at first sight. Offered in a variety of everyday and seasonal favorites, these rich, buttery cookies are similar to the spritz cookies commonly found in Northern Europe. And, as always, the cookies live up to the Brill quality you’ve grown to know and trust.
www.hcbrill.com
Novacart USA
The new E-series line of ovenable baking moulds from Novacart has a poly-coated interior, which provides a better release characteristic. The ECOS OP 175 X 175 (8 in. X 8 in.) square loaf mould, for instance is a great way to display a brownies. The ECOS OP 300 rectangular loaf mould (11 1/8 in. X 3 3/8 in.) is ideal for any pan bread-shaped product. A clear plastic dome can be fitted over the ovenable portion for displaying product.
www.novacartusa.com
