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Guinness World Record At The Cake Bake & Sweet Show

Whose idea was it to attempt the world’s largest chocolate flower bouquet? Well…mine. It sounded like a great idea at time! Chocolate flowers are something Savour excels...

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Drugs In The Workplace

Drugs in the workplace are unacceptable. They pose a health and safety risk to all employees. Policies implemented by employers need to be adhered to. To not...

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Cake Ignites, Sets Tv On Fire

There are no two ways about it: cake and bake is on fire, and the spark that lit this massive trend was television. In 2002 in the...

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Novelty Shape And Fillings Drive Childrens’ Category

Considering parents’ growing concerns over their children’s health and the increasing trend towards giving them nutritious snacks, it could be assumed child-oriented cakes and biscuits represent a...

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Communication Is The Key To Change Management

Managing a bakery involves many different functions, some of which include forecasting, planning, ordering raw materials, developing new products, reducing waste, managing people, changing suppliers, buying new...

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Creativity, Sharing And Generosity

In June, Tommy Prosser from Single Origin Roasters and myself teamed up to host the Sydney Pastry Club’s mid-year catch up, which explored coffee and its potential...

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Lessons From The Bullying Trenches

The new federal anti-bullying laws have been in place for a little more than six months. This article reviews some of the important issues to come out...

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One Team, One Dream

When my team of juniors proposed and staged The Brothers Grimm dessert degustation at the Shangri-La Hotel Sydney, it became more apparent than ever that behind every...

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The Three Toughest Conversations You Have At Work

The coming financial year will see tough economic times for countless businesses and many of us will be forced to tackle very tricky conversations. Whether it’s an...

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“Free From” Moves Into The Mainstream

The free-from foods market is booming in many parts of the world, widening into new categories and increasingly moving into the mainstream with introductions from major manufacturers...

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