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That time we met up with fellow bakers and industry partners at the exciting, record-breaking ! With the help of our talented videographer, Jim Stubbington, we've put together a fun video to remind us how it refuels us to gather as an industry. Tag or share with colleagues and enjoy!

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Vietnam’s dessert scene still carries the imprint of French colonization. Yet, local bakers and pastry chefs have combined French techniques with flavours and traditions native to Vietnam. And classic Vietnamese sweets have endured, offering a rich and often overlooked side of the country’s cuisine. Here’s a glimpse from world travelling writer and Red Seal chef Karen Barr.

Take away French techniques and flavours and sweet traditions of Vietnam to enrich your own bakery!

FCC Food and Beverage presented a very informative panel at Bakery Showcase on May 3 that shared details of services that bakeries may not have on their radar.

In "From Dough to Data: Supporting Bakery Growth with FCC Food and Beverage and Inno-Centre Canada Canada," Ogie Ifoga, senior relationship manager, commercial financing, FCC Food and Beverage, led an in-depth discussion of how FCC financing and IC Canada advisory services help bakeries navigate growth, improve operations, and build sustainable, competitive businesses.

Panellists Louise McNally, vice-president and senior business advisor with Inno-centre and Paul Do, managing director of Carole's Cheesecake Company, talked about the collaborative process of consultation.

IC assisted Do in acquiring a baked goods company and guided him through various initiatives over the years.

McNally described the consultation process: "You sign up for 40 hours over two months, typically in the form of weekly meetings. IC can bring in other types of advisors as needed."

"We try to measure efficiency," she said.

Do, a passionate entrepreneur, said reaching out for help in making decisions took his business to the next level. "If you want to run a mile, you can do it. If you want to run 50 miles, you need help," he said during the talk.

FCC offers a subsidy for this service and the sessions are tailored to each participating business, Ifoga said.

To underline the kind of innovation that can happen when partners collaborate, Do shared delicious samples of Carole's cheesecake on a stick.

Thank you to FCC for bringing this practical session to our education program at Baking Association of Canada Bakery Showcase!

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Showcase spotlight: FCC panel helps bakeries know when to seek outside help and how consultation works Informative panel discussed how FCC financing and IC Canada advisory services help bakeries navigate growth, improve operations and build competitive businesses.

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🍰 Moist, cream, pound, sponge, white layer, chiffon? How would you describe your cakes to your bakery's customers?

🍰 Our perceptions of texture are subjective, but using a common language to describe texture can help you home in on your customers’ needs and tempt them to try your products by highlighting a characteristic that is growing in importance for consumers.

🍰 This was a takeaway from an interactive education session presented by Puratos Canada at Bakery Showcase May 2 in Toronto hosted by the Baking Association of Canada

🍰 Read more about their interesting session: https://www.bakersjournal.com/puratos-presents-deep-dive-on-cake-textures-at-bakery-showcase/

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