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Industry

Farina Bakery: Australia’s most remote underground pop-up bakery

The Farina Bakery, located in the rural South Australian town of Farina, opens for a limited period of time each year—just eight weeks. The bakery has been...

Shop Talk

Economic outlook for 2023: 4 reasons to be optimistic

The economic outlook has left many with the expectation that a recession’s on the way, but there are reasons for business owners to be positive in 2023....

Recipe

Slow-cooked beef and mushroom pies

Meat pies have been popular since Ancient Roman times. This one makes a hero of chuck beef, which becomes wonderfully tender and tasty after slow cooking, as...

Events

Australia’s Best Pie & Pastie Competition 2023

The 2023 round of Australia’s Best Pie & Pastie Competition finished up yesterday at the Baking Industry Trade Show in Sydney. At the announcement of the results...

Events

Excellence in Baking 2023: The results are in

The Excellence in Baking Gala Dinner took place last night, and the nation’s best apprentice baker and apprentice pastry chef were recognised at the event, which was...

Industry

Applications open for GrAiNZ’s John Reid Fellowship

GrAiNZ, a collective of Australian and New Zealand grain growers, has recently teamed up with the Australian Food Sovereignty Alliance (AFSA) to create the John Reid Fellowship,...

Recipe

Miso caramel cupcakes

Miso caramel provides a great umami flavour that works so well with the sweetness of cupcakes without making them too savoury....

Openings

Little Sister Bakery opens a third location

Little Sister Bakery has been a popular Melbourne destination since it began in 2019 as an offshoot of the wholesale business Baked for Sofia. Now, the bakery...

Industry

Tony’s Chocolonely lands in Aussie supermarkets

Although Tony’s Chocolonely has long been touted as ‘the best chocolate in the world’, it has been slow in making its way to Australia. Previously only sold...

People

Five minutes with… Luke Farrell

At last year’s October Conference, Luke Farrell was appointed the new Chairman of the Australian Society of Baking. Luke brings his wealth of industry experience and passion...