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Hello, bakers! Did you know Bakers Journal has a digital edition? It's free and a handy, environmentally friendly way to get your news, trends and features about bakeries across Canada. Sign up to receive it at bakersjournal.com!
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CFIA issues notice to industry regarding potential metal fragments in food-grade salt

The Baking Association of Canada has shared important information with its members regarding recent actions by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency / Agence canadienne d'inspection des aliments regarding potential metal fragments in food-grade salt.


Startup turns olive-press waste into gluten-free flour

PhenOlives, an Israeli startup, has come up with an innovative win-win for both the farmers and the mills that crush 95 per cent of all olives into oil. It has perfected a mechanical method of rescuing the waste product in the tight window before it oxidizes, and turning it into gluten-free flour and other commercial products. Israel21c.org reports. | READ MORE


Health Canada to modify Lists of Permitted Food Additives

Health Canada and the Canadian Food Inspection Agency are removing almost all food additive provisions from the food compositional standards prescribed by the Food and Drug Regulations and maintaining or setting out the permitted uses of food additives in these standardized foods in the Lists of Permitted Food Additives. Food in Canada reports.


New health and safety online portal supports small and medium-sized bakeries

The Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety has launched a new online portal to help bakeries, bakery-cafés, pizzerias and other small businesses across Canada meet their health and safety responsibilities.


Better bread, bred better: The rise of Quebec wheat, from breeder to baker

Interested in learning more about wheat from a farming and agronomy perspective? Read this insightful feature on cutting-edge research on Quebec wheat by wheat geneticists at the Centre de recherche sur les grains (CÉROM) in Top Crop Manager, a sister publication of Bakers Journal.


 
 
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Chef Manuel Baima Besquet shares techniques and recipes at BAC B.C. Chapter event

On Oct. 30 at Vancouver Island University, Manuel Baima Besquet demonstrated how to craft entremets, chocolate bonbons, fine pastries and more. Click here to download Chef's detailed recipes – including croissants, puff pastry, mirror glaze, maritozza and more –  to try at your bakery. » Read More...
 
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Watch the latest edition of Bakers Journal TV, Nov. 11, 2024!

In this edition of Bakers Journal TV, editor Colleen Cross reports on an historic gathering of bakers and baking students in St. John’s, Newfoundland, a movement to host a pizza festival in Toronto and an Alberta bakery and bagel brand partnership. This edition is brought to you by Hershey Foodservice. » Watch now!
 
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Join BAC's B.C. Chapter for Night at the Races fundraiser and social night

The BAC's BC Chapter will host a Night at the Races, a fun social event that gives you the opportunity to network and raise funds for baking and pastry student scholarships! The fun takes place in just one week on Thursday, Nov. 29, at Fraser Downs Racetrack & Casino in Surrey! » Read More...
 
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Bakers Journal digital edition a convenient, sustainable way to get baking news and trends

Did you know Bakers Journal has a digital edition you can read online and receive directly in your inbox? It's a quick, convenient, not to mention sustainable, way to keep up on baking news and trends and their impact on your bakery. » Watch now!
 
 
INDUSTRY NEWS 
 

Middleby Corp. acquires JC Ford chip and tortilla production systems

The Middleby Corporation recently acquired JC Ford, a manufacturer of tortilla production equipment systems. JC Ford has a line of automated systems for corn and flour tortillas, tortilla chips and other corn-based snacks. » Read More...

Federal government intervenes in port strikes, orders binding arbitration

Labour Minister Steven MacKinnon is intervening to end the work stoppages at ports in British Columbia and Montreal, saying the stoppages are significantly impacting supply chains, thousands of jobs, and Canada's reputation as a reliable trading partner. The Canadian Press/CanadianManufacturing.com reports. » Read More...

George Brown and Saskatchewan Food Centre partner to help food and beverage businesses grow

The Food Innovation and Research Studio (FIRSt) at George Brown College and the Saskatchewan Food Industry Development Centre (Food Centre) have announced a strategic partnership that aims to provide agri-food companies of all sizes with support to navigate complex innovation challenges, bringing fresh ideas and products to market. » Read More...

CFIB calls on payment processors to commit to credit card fee reductions for businesses

The Canadian Federation of Independent Business is calling on all payment processing companies to commit to implement the federal government's merchant credit card fee reductions. » Read More...

Report explores outlook for the away-from-home bakery products category

Technomic has released a report that looks at opportunities for growth and recommendations to be successful across the bakery category with the Bakery Multi Client Study. » Read More...

B.C.’s Pizzeria Spacca Napoli among top 1% of pizzerias worldwide in prestigious Gambero Rosso ranking

Pizzeria Spacca Napoli in Port Moody, B.C., has been ranked among the top one per cent of pizzerias worldwide by prestigious publication Gambero Rosso. Canadian Pizza reports. | READ MORE » Read More...

 
Events 
 

Save the Date! BAC Ontario Chapter Holiday Party   

November 22, 2024 | Old Mill Toronto, 9 Old Mill Rd, Etobicoke, ON M8X 1G5 » Read More...

Save the Date! BC Chapter Night At The Races  

November 29, 2024 | Elements Casino | 17755 60 Ave, Surrey, BC V3S 1V3 » Read More...

SIGEP World 2025    

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

Save the Date! BC Chapter; Farmer Miller Baker event 

February 25, 2025 | University of the Fraser Valley | 33844 King Rd, Abbotsford, BC V2S 7M7 » Read More...

Bakery Showcase 2025 and Canadian Pizza Summit

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...