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Franchise: With a Little Help From My Friends

Owning and running a bakery takes hard work and the path to success is often paved with flour, sweat and tears. For some bakers however, the steep...

Bourke Street Bakery: The Bread And Butter Project

From brand designer and lover of pretzels to owning three stores in less than two years, Perth-based Brittany Garbutt is revamping the pretzel, swathing it in pink...

Canberra Youngsters Show Off Pastry And Bread Skills

Come September 23, Canberra will have its turn at the WorldSkills Australia Regional Competition. The event runs bi-annually around the country and attracts hundreds of competitors across...

International Baking Community Gears Up For Bakery Masters

After four years, the Louis Lesaffre Cup has become an unmissable event in the international bakery competition circuit. The event, which incorporates a cycle of competitions including...

Putting The Tea Back In High Tea

Baking professionals had the chance to take part in the Dilmah Real High Challenge – a competition where tea is incorporated into an array of cakes and...

Queenslanders Bake With The Best

The Queensland Baking Show was held on July 10 at Brisbane’s Eagle Farm Racecourse, with Baking Association of Australia (BAA) judges working overtime to evaluate entries from...

Strong Competition At William Angliss

An action-packed bakery section provided strong competition in July as apprentice bakers and pastry cooks competed in the 2013 Victorian Excellence in Baking competition. Jarryd Coghlan from...

Leave Room For Dessert

Popping candy, sherbet and ice cream may be more commonly associated with a five-year-old’s birthday party than a luxury hotel. Nonetheless, Sydney’s Shangri-La Hotel has become home...

Retail Baristas Go Head To Head

More than 200 specialist baristas from Australia’s largest multi-food franchise operator, Retail Food Group (RFG), will compete in the 2013 Espresso Perfecto Championships in September. The competition...

Events

Queensland Bake Off Showcases Apprentices’ Skills

The Baking Association of Australia (BAA)’s first Queensland Excellence in Baking competition has been declared a resounding success, with competitors from all over the state displaying a...