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Criminal Record Checks and Discrimination

Many potential employees will have a criminal record of some description. Under what circumstances can an employer take into account an employee’s criminal record in deciding on...

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Ship-Shape Space

Why are we fitting out two 20-foot shipping containers for our chocolate factory? Because our factory is situated in an 800sqm space and it has a really...

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A World Chocolate Master: Swiss Success

A World Chocolate Master: Swiss Success A community of talent in chocolate and patisserie gathered at the Salon du Chocolat Paris last month for the final of...

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BAA Tackles Skills Shortage by Going Into Schools

The Baking Association of Australia (BAA) and its state committees are working with industry and relevant state government authorities to work and address the skills shortages we...

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Automation on Show at IBA

Automation on Show at IBA iba is the world’s biggest trade show for the bakery industry and is held every three years in Munich, Germany. It is...

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Sourdoughs from the Klondike Trail

The sourdough tradition arrived to the northwest region of the United States and Canada during the Klondike Gold Rush of 1898, as experienced miners often carried their...

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Christmas is Coming, and so are the Lawsuits

As Christmas time comes around again, the Fair Work Commission has made a timely ruling that an employer did not unfairly dismiss a storeperson for throwing a...

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The future of bread lies in its past

The Puratos Sourdough Library in Belgium is where we physically store many of the most interesting sourdoughs from around the world so as to safeguard them for...

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Tell the Story and Educate your Customers

Tell the Story and Educate your Customers I’ve recently been reading the much acclaimed book on bread baking called Modernist Bread 2017, The Cooking Lab, by Nathan...

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Growing a local grain economy

Using grain that’s grown locally and milled fresh is good for the farmer, the baker and the customer. We started Tivoli Road Bakery five years ago, and...