Judges at this yearβs Great Australian Pastie will be on the lookout for innovation alongside the usual qualities of texture, colour and flavour.
βThey are looking for something innovative,β Baking Industry Association of New South Wales executive director, Tony Smith told Baking Business.
βThey are trying to toy with the idea of what they are doing with pies these days.β
The pastie competition will be held as part of the FoodService Australia (FSA) expo in Melbourne on 19-21 June, at the Melbourne Convention & Exhibition Centre. With entries from all over Australia and last yearβs winners competing to retain their title, The Great Australian Pastie competition will be judged on 21 June, the last day of the expo.
There are three titles to be won at this yearβs competition including the βGreat Australian Pastieβ title.
βItβs great recognition for the industry, for the winner,β Mr Smith said.
βThe interest is there, which is good,β
According to Mr Smith, last yearβs competition winners, South Australiaβs Orange Spot Bakery, increased their business through the win.
β(Their) business boomed for weeks. They ran their own promotions. Theyβve done pretty good,β Mr Smith said.
βThey had Channel Seven (drop by), they really, really promoted it hard, which is really good. It was well worth it for them.β
More information on the National Pastie Competition the competition will be released at the end of April.
FSA is owned by the Foodservice Suppliers Association of Australia and includes the Chef 2011 National Championship and the Great Australian Sandwichship.
2010 saw the inaugural year of The Great Australian Sandwichship at the FSA Exhibition in Darling Harbour, Sydney. Eleven competitors battled it out for the title of Australian
Sandwich Champion, with the winner travelling to London to represent Australia against the British Sandwich Designer of the Year.
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