When people think of pastries, they usually imagine rich, buttery, and sometimes flaky baked goods. Although, as the vegetarian and vegan bakery trends expand, food manufacturers are beginning to offer more plant-based solutions for these bakery products. IBIE is less than a week away, and I am really looking forward to seeing what sweet [...]
In the United States, wheat flour tortillas are the fastest growing segment of the entire baking industry. That means that if you haven’t started producing tortillas, you definitely should be considering it. At the Baking Expo later this month, I’ll be on the lookout for ingredients that can be used in clean label tortilla [...]
Bakers around the world will soon be headed to Las Vegas for this year’s Baking Expo. Now, you know what that means! It’s time for all the delicious samples! Impactful and creative flavor continues to be a strong selling point with customers. People want a memorable experience with their food, and flavors, inclusions, and [...]
As a baker with a long history of producing buns, sesame seeds are a very common ingredient for me. Unfortunately, with the rise of food allergens, these seeds have made their way to the chopping block for some food manufacturers. So, I’ll be interested to see how bakers are approaching sesame seeds at IBIE [...]
Gut healthy goods are popping up in grocery stores across the country, and bakers are taking notice. That’s one of the reasons it’s so important to attend events like the Baking Expo, to see what’s new in food and baking trends. Consumers are looking for more functional foods and drinks, which is why many [...]
Benexia brings innovation to IBIE with a new flour alternative for keto and healthy baking: chia flour, high in fiber and protein, to supply ‘innovation with nutrition’ to healthier baking while meeting specific dietary trends for today’s consumer. This September at IBIE, Benexia, the global expert and producer in exclusively chia ingredients, will be [...]
One thing I know for sure is that consumers today are hungry for healthier baked goods. That means that there is still plenty of steam behind the high-fiber and high-protein bakery trends. At IBIE, I’ll be looking forward to seeing innovative ingredients that cater to these consumer demands. And I have no doubt that [...]
Hear yeast! Hear yeast! The IBIE 2022 Baking Expo is coming around the bend! All jokes aside, as bakers we know that yeast is an essential ingredient for many baked goods. Baker's yeast comes in several forms, including compressed, dried or granular, cream or liquid, instant, encapsulated, and frozen. The type is chosen based [...]
I’m excited to see plenty of innovative bakery solutions and the science behind them at IBIE. For instance, bakery scientists know that acids are abundant in nature, with organic acids being the most common in food applications. They perform a variety of functions in foods and bake systems including acidification, buffering, preservation, gel setting, [...]
If you are looking for high-quality alternatives to the current cake mixes available on the market, there will be some good contenders at IBIE 2022! Cakes represent an important segment within the baking industry, meaning that cake mixes are a vital resource for many commercial bakers. Not to mention, they are flexible and can [...]
