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A cocoa story

Cocoa is one of the most ubiquitous products in the bakery world, used in everything from pastries to breads to (obviously) chocolates. But what actually goes into...

Spotlight On

Elevating the sandwich game

The classic sandwich has been a lunchtime staple the world over for longer than anyone cares to remember. But this humble, ubiquitous classic Is trending in Australian...

Industry

A musical update on a classic

Classic British TV show The Great British Bake-Off has been translated into a brand-new West End musical. Bake Off the Musical has been in development for the...

Openings

Dröm opens up in Melbourne

A new bakery, Dröm, opened in Bayswater, Melbourne, last month to a very positive reception from the Melbourne public. The bakery has quickly become popular (in real...

Openings

Slow Dough set to open in Kiama in spring

Victorian couple Lucy and Richard King fell in love with Kiama when they were ‘trapped’ on the South Coast during COVID; now, they’re back there to open...

News

Doughnut vending machine is a first for Australia

Australia’s first-ever doughnut vending machine launched at the beginning of last week in a shopping centre in Sydney. Dr. Dough Donuts began as an Instagram page, then...

Shop Talk

For the love of joy! Five ways to bring joy back into your biz

Are you feeling exhausted, overwhelmed and just ‘over it’ after the past few years of challenges? So is Cath Connell! The pandemic and the multi‑layered effects of...

Places

A window into the world of baking

The beginning of this year saw the opening of one of the smallest bakeries in the country. Cheerio Coffee is owned and operated by Courtney Gibb, previously...

Industry

High-fibre wheat arrives in Australia

In a new joint venture between the CSIRO and Limagrain, a French farmer-led cooperative, a high-fibre wheat will become available on the Australian market sometime this year,...