Bianca Piromalli and Olivia Saliba are two names to watch. The duo recently placed seventh in the Juniores Pastry World Cup, held as part of SIGEP, with...
Tori del Valle’s passion for her work has resulted in her taking home the Tafe SA Ingo Schwartz award (for excellence in Patisserie) late last year. Baking...
Carla Penza has had a huge few years, after taking out the Bake Skills competition in 2023 and the Sydney J Packham Baking Industry Medal this year....
In this edition of Baking Business we catch up with recently crowned national Bake Skills winners Lauren Govender and Nathan Bouchier. Lauren Govender Bake Skills (Pastry) winner...
Baking Business caught up with the 2025 national Excellence in Baking winners Jonathan Yates and Lewis Combes to hear all about the competition and their plans for...
2025 Woolworths Baker of the Year Thomas Parker shares with us the experience of taking home the top prize against some of the nation’s best, as well...
After spending more than a decade working in hospitality, Andy Shaw decided to make the leap into baking, simultaneously enrolling in TAFE and beginning an apprenticeship with...
Victorian-based Maylee Howard is a rising star in the baking industry, and most recently took home the Sydney J Packham OAM Baking Industry Medal. Baking Business caught...
Apprentice Adriana Borg recently took out the John Patrick Conway Excellence in Baking title. Baking Business caught up with the Certificate III in Cake and Pastry apprentice...
For apprentice baker Ryan Wu, winning the Bake Skills (bread) competition came as something of a surprise. But, as he says, hard work and determination always pay...











