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Editor's Note 
 
What are you up to at your bakery this summer? Community events? New menu items? Market and food truck locations? Let us know!
- Colleen Cross, Editor
 
News 
 
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Small businesses plan modest price and wage increases: CFIB

Small businesses expect to increase prices by an average of 2.5 per cent over the next 12 months, according to the latest Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB) Business Barometer.


Lactalis Canada reopens Sudbury, Ont., as dedicated plant-based facility

Lactalis Canada recently held a special event to celebrate the reopening of its Sudbury, Ont, site, where the company's new plant-based Enjoy! brand is produced.


Registration open for RBA certification prep course for beginning bakers and cake decorators

The Retail Bakers of America, in partnership with The Bake Fest, is accepting enrolment for a certification prep course for beginning bakers and cake decorators.


Applications open for next round of Bakery Leadership Circle

The Bakery Leadership Circle is a program from the Bread Bakers Guild of America and Mark Dyck of Bakers4Bakers designed specifically to support bakery owners and operators in working through your most important adaptive challenges and achieving success in your business as you define it.


 
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You can’t top toppings and you can’t beat Hershey. Create craveable menu items with the classic brands consumers love and trust, like HERSHEY’S, REESE’S, and SKOR. From tasty toppings to delicious inclusions for ice cream, baked goods, and beverages, Hershey Foodservice has the recipe for success that your restaurant, ice cream, or coffee shop needs. View our full product portfolio to learn more. » Learn more...
 
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BAC's B.C. Chapter to host demo night with Chef Giacomo Chichi

On Oct. 30 at Vancouver Island University, Chef Giacomo Chichi, OraSi APAC Technical Director – Bakery Conselice, Emilia-Romagna, Italy, will demonstrate how to craft entremets, chocolate bonbons and chocolate garnishes, and discuss how the bakery streamlines production for fine pastries. » Read More...
 
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Room 4 Dessert

George Brown baking and pastry graduates showcase international cuisine, writes Rita DeMontis in an exclusive article for Bakers Journal. » Read More...
 
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Final Proof: The evolving artisan sector in baking

As consumers continue to buy artisan and artisan-type baked goods, there are opportunities for all channels to differentiate and innovate. » Read More...
 
 
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Voila Vegan: 85 Decadent, Secretly Plant-Based Desserts from an American Patisserie in Paris: A Baking Book

With over eighty-five entirely plant-based but still decadent recipes, Bankert shares the cakes, cookies, candies, and drinks that have fooled and enthralled her patrons, as well as delightful stories from her kitchen and travels.

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Register now for B.C.’s Canadian Pizza Summit West and Chef of the Year Competition!

The Canadian Pizza Summit West and Chef of the Year Competition will take place on Monday, July 8, in Port Coquitlam, B.C.! We invite pizzerias, bakery-cafés and restaurants from across Canada to join us for this free industry day. BAC executive director Martin Barnett will be among esteemed judges with the difficult job of evaluating high-quality pizza! » Read More...

Historic Saskatoon bakery hands ownership to its Ukrainian employees

A Saskatoon staple, Nestor's bakery, which has served Ukrainian baked goods for nearly a century, has sold the bakery to five of its employees who started working at the business as displaced refugees from Ukraine. CTV News reports. » Read More...

Newfoundland and Labrador Town Hall set for Sept. 17

The Baking Association of Canada will host a Newfoundland & Labrador Town Hall Bakers Gathering & Education Sessions on Sept. 17 at the College of the North Atlantic in St. John's in partnership with the college and with Food and Beverage Canada. » Read More...

Europe's Fedima publishes code of conduct for responsible sourcing of bakery ingredients

Fedima, the Federation of European Manufacturers and Suppliers of Ingredients to the Bakery, Confectionary and Patisserie Industries, published its Code of Conduct for Responsible Sourcing in the bakery ingredients industry, renewing its commitment to creating a favourable policy environment, while ensuring a sustainable and innovative baked goods sector. » Read More...

 
Events 
 

Canadian Pizza Summit and Chef of the Year Competition    

July 8, 2024 | 1346 Kingsway Ave, Port Coquitlam, BC V3C 6G4 » Read More...

Newfoundland & Labrador Town Hall Bakers Gathering & Education Sessions    

September 17, 2024 | College of the North Atlantic, 1 Prince Philip Drive, St. John’s, NL A1C 5P7 » Read More...

Bakery Showcase 2025 April 14-15, 2025

April 14-15, 2025 | 159, rue Saint-Antoine Ouest, 9e étage, Montréal (Québec) H2Z 1H2 CANADA » Read More...