Some of Australia’s most talented pastry chefs put together an incredible chocolate display at the recently held Hunter Valley Chocolate Festival in New South Wales. The hardest...
A new report into labour market and training issues associated with bakers and pastry cooks has provided the baking industry with up-to-date data, findings and recommendations based...
A recent decision of Fair Work Australia has highlighted that the re-regulation of the labour marker under Labor has been inefficient and damaging to business. Casuals –...
What is it about our industry that we compete against each other in order to gain the media spotlight? Has MasterChef brought out our competitive edge by...
For more than 20 years now, Beechworth Bakery has been literally asking the customer: “How can we serve you better?” We ask this question on comment cards...
I have been lucky enough to be involved in our fantastic industry for more than 30 years and I am often asked for my opinion on what...
The Federal Government delivered its budget on 10 May, 2011. So what’s in it for you? There were several items of interest to business, but the jury...
Newly elected Baking Equipment Suppliers Association (BESA) president, David Van Rooy talks to Australian Baking Business about equipment suppliers taking action to improve the industry. Industry change...
How many times have you gone out for dinner and craved chocolate at the end of the meal? You’ve just had the entrée, the main and its...
I wanted to talk about some of the elements that go into creating a ‘premium’ chocolate confection. I also want to give you some tasting tips and...











