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Editor's Note 
 
As we look toward the fall season and back-to-school time, what skills as a baker and/or business owner are you interested in learning or refreshing? Let us know!
- Colleen Cross, Editor
 
News 
 
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B.C. bakeries, make your product pitch to Baker's Den: B.C. Edition

Do you have a new or innovative bakery product that you want to showcase? This is your chance to be judged by your peers and win incredible educational and training support prizes!


Canada and Ontario commit funds to bolster small agri-food businesses

Canada and Ontario are investing up to $5 million, through the Sustainable Canadian Agricultural Partnership, to help the important small businesses in the agriculture and food industry enhance their food safety systems and stimulate growth.


Training for women entrepreneurs available in Toronto area

Investment of up to $755,000 in training for women entrepreneurs helping women own and grow their businesses in Scarborough and the Greater Toronto Area.


New ‘butter’ made from carbon dioxide tastes like the real dairy product, startup says

A California-based startup called Savor has created an animal-free butter from carbon dioxide that it claims tastes just like the dairy version. Smithsonian Magazine reports.


 
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From the first time a child tastes a cake at their first birthday party, it becomes a central focus of all of life's milestones. In this book, Tish Boyle shares a wealth of information on cake-baking equipment, ingredients, and techniques, as well as troubleshooting advice and instructions for cake decor.

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BAC to host Local Bakers' Planning and Review Hub Sept. 9 in Victoria

On Sept. 9 in Victoria, join the Baking Association of Canada for a Local Bakers’ Planning and Review Hub, an informal gathering of local bakers, pastry chefs, chocolatiers, pizzaioli and friends. » Read More...
 
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Watch the latest edition of Bakers Journal TV, Aug. 12, 2024!

 In this edition of Bakers Journal TV, editor Colleen Cross reports on Canada’s Grocery Code of Conduct gaining support, a new Canadian Pizza Chef of the Year crowned in B.C., and the BAC’s Newfoundland and Labrador Town Hall set for Sept. 17. This edition is brought to you by Hershey Foodservice. You can't top toppings and you can't beat Hershey! WATCH THE VIDEO NOW!         » Watch now!
 
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Artistry unleashed: NAIT Bakes program helps professional bakers hone skills alongside world-class experts

Two Northern Alberta Institute of Technology workshops – NAIT Bakes – recently provided an intensive and supportive setting for baking and pastry professionals to learn and practise new techniques with high-profile guest instructors. » Read More...
 
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Newfoundland and Labrador Town Hall set for Sept. 17

The BAC will host a Newfoundland and Labrador Town Hall Bakers Gathering and Education Sessions on Sept. 17 at the College of the North Atlantic in St. John's. » Read More...
 
 
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Global Food Safety Symposium hosts international leaders in food policy, research

Leaders in food safety innovation, research and policy from around the world gathered at Michigan State University in July to discuss issues and topics related to food safety and food security during the Global Food Safety Symposium. » Read More...

Canadian-grown sea buckthorn a unique functional food ingredient

Canadian-grown sea buckthorn berries are an untapped source of antioxidants, according to researchers at Memorial University of Newfoundland. Food in Canada reports. » Read More...

Kelowna bakery sells pastries via airport vending machine

Sandrine French Pastry and Chocolate now has a vending machine at Kelowna International Airport that is stocked daily with fresh goodies. Kamloops Now reports. » Read More...

FDA warns Bimbo Bakeries USA not to claim foods contain allergens when they don’t

U.S. federal food safety regulators have warned a top U.S. bakery to stop using labels that say its products contain potentially dangerous allergens when they don’t. The Associated Press reports. » Read More...

 
Events 
 

Victoria Local Bakers’ Planning and Review Hub 

September 9, 2024 | Imagine Cafe, 31 Erie St, Victoria, BC V8V 1P8 » 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...

BAC Ontario Chapter Night at the Races 

September 26, 2024 | 555 Rexdale Blvd, Etobicoke, ON M9W 5L2 » Read More...

Enter Baker's Den: B.C. Edition 

October 18, 2024 | Vancouver Island University, Main Campus, 900 Fifth Street, Nanaimo, BC V9R 5S5 » Read More...

SIGEP World 2025    

January 18, 2025 | Via Emilia, 155, 47921 Rimini RN, Italy » Read More...

Bakery Showcase 2025 

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

International Baking Industry Exposition    

September 14-17, 2025 | 3150 Paradise Rd Las Vegas, NV 89109 » Read More...