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Chocolate Overkill

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...

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Chocolate Elements

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...

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Create A Learning Environment

I’m often asked if it’s better to train in-house or get external help. Staff training is vital to any business, and I’ve found that using external trainers...

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French Flour

In the April/May 2011 issue of Australian Baking Business I talked about changes in European bakeries and ways to set a point of difference between you and...

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Dead End For Cheap Bread

There has been a lot of discussion in the media over the past few months regarding the $1 ‘bread war’. A major push by major supermarket chains...

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Le Bon Choix: Celebrating Life Through Easter

Le Bon Choix Bakery owner, Savico Basset-Rouge inspires his customers through high-quality Easter chocolate. The Easter holiday and food go hand-in-hand. For Brisbane-based Le Bon Choix Bakery...

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Short-Term Employee Entitlements

Employees working on a short-term basis have entitlements that some employers do not realise. An employer may believe that an employee who works less than (say) three...

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How Can We Better Recruit, Train And Retain Bakers?

On behalf of the baking industry, Agrifood Skills Australia (Agrifood) has commissioned a project to investigate the current and likely future skill and labour requirements of bakers,...

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My Best Investment

I was in business for 10 years before I went to my first trade show. It changed my life. For all those years I was busy working...

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Helping Out

Queensland Bakers Delight bakeries were spared from flooding, but around 14 were impacted at some stage due to either power outages, accessibility or lack of ingredients. The...