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Appetite For Pies Is Still Strong

Patties Foods – the company behind the iconic Four’n Twenty meat pie range – has announced substantial profit growth despite tough economic conditions. Net profits for the...

Website Designed To Help Aussie Bakers

Prominent baking supplier EOI has launched its re-designed website. The website’s clean design and contemporary layout has been designed to better meet the needs of busy baking...

Vintage Mixer Laid To Rest

There are not too many bakeries in Australia that still own equipment from the 1940s. Nonetheless, Ross Village Bakery in Tasmania has not only housed a mixer...

Franchise Grows Brand Loyalty Online

Bakers Delight, one of the country’s most successful bakery franchises, recently passed 100,000 ‘Likes’ on Facebook, joining the ranks of Vegemite and Telstra. Bakers Delight corporate communications...

Industry

Baa Victoria Welcomes New Leader

4in the mixJohn Bowyer (pictured) is currently serving as the executive officer of the Baking Industry Association of Victoria (BIAV) – the Victorian arm of the Baking...

Industry

Strong Sales Boost Franchise

The Puckles Family Bakehouse in Queensland has fast-tracked its search for franchisees after sales have outperformed business targets. Puckles opened its first store in Springfield, outside Brisbane,...

Recipe

Christmas Snowflakes

We love the snowflakes on this pretty Christmas cake. Traditionally, we would use a rich fruit cake, but a mud cake would do just as well....

Shop Talk

Adverse Action Clarified By High Court Of Australia

The High Court has taken a common-sense approach in its decision on adverse action against a union official by his employer. This case was about a union...

Shop Talk

What Temperature Do You Keep Your Hot Pies At?

While the immediate answer is straight forward, there’s actually more to pie temperatures then you would initially think. Experience has taught us that a good pie-in-the mouth...

Shop Talk

Building A Winning Culture

If you’re having fun, you’ve already won. Once your bakery is on the growth journey and starting to show promising results, you need to review your progress...