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Have your cake and eat it too: health trends in baking

With the incline in demand for sweet baked items, we will undoubtedly formulate options that have your cake and eat healthier ingredients with a calorie-controlled portion size...

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Update on recent workplace issues

Update on recent workplace issues How will new penalty rates be phased in and can accountancy firms be found liable when their clients breach the Fair Work...

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The lawful way to use personal details entered on your site for marketing

A customer starts to order something, and then abandons the purchase. But you have their personal details. Can you contact them for marketing purposes? The answer is...

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Have your say in the Retail Baking Review Project   

A project is underway to review and align existing retail baking project units of competency, skill sets and qualifications from the FDF10 Food Processing Training Package, to...

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Sugar science

Sugar science I love technical information. I believe it makes me a better professional and of course the more information I have, the better an advanced teacher...

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Penalty rates lowered by the Fair Work Commission

On February 23, 2017, the Fair Work Commission handed down its decision in the Penalty Rates Case. Of the 122 awards the Commission made in 2010, six...

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10 tips for starting the online aspect of your business

10 tips for starting the online aspect of your business It’s no secret the internet is a key tool for success in the modern business world. If...

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Dust appreciation

Dust appreciation During a time of extreme poverty in the Second World War, my Nonno would collect the family’s bread using bread tokens in a town called...

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Four essentials for starting a business

When starting a business in Australia, there are certain government registrations and licenses you need to know about. This article shares some basic info on ABNs, GST,...

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Supporting the baking industry to develop its skills standards and qualifications

Skills Impact is the national Skills Service Organisation (SSO) for industries based on grown and renewable resources, including Supporting the baking Industry. They have been appointed by...