Commercial bakeries must adhere to various regulations to ensure their baked goods' health and safety while producing the best quality products possible. Mold, pathogens, and food-borne illnesses are just a few things bakers actively avoid. Not to mention that taking steps to keep products and processes safe can increase your baked goods' overall quality [...]
A very important (and hopefully obvious) point for food production: food safety procedures are a top priority. Having clear checks and systems in place can save you a lot of waste and worry in the long run. A great place to get started? A HACCP plan. The foundation of any food safety program, it's [...]
Bakers have a variety of tools they use to keep their production lines producing at optimal levels. At this year’s Baking Expo, I’ll be looking for more solutions to add to my toolbox, so to speak. Pan lubrication is a critical step in high-speed bakeries processing thousands of loaves per hour. So, naturally, pan [...]
As this year’s Baking Expo draws closer, it’s time to take a look at one of the more tedious (yet necessary) sides of the baking industry. You guessed it, I’m talking about sanitation! Although sanitation may not be the most creative part of the bakery process, it is essential to providing safe bakery products [...]
A safe food supply is essential to health and consumer confidence. In order to prevent food borne illnesses, which impact nearly 50 million people in the US annually, regulatory standards are required of most food production operations. However, compliance with current and future safety rules and documentation regulations is becoming increasingly streamlined and simpler [...]
In an industry known for its creative side, the importance of bakery administration can be easy to overlook. Yet no matter the size of your bakery, how you manage tasks like order processing or inventory can make or break your business. Thankfully, that is where bakery software steps in. This technology can cover a [...]
There are a lot of things you should be paying attention to when it comes to extending your product's shelf life: water activity, acidity control, artificial preservatives and sanitation for starters. But looking for that extra leg up? You should definitely check out antimicrobial packaging. What are the benefits of antimicrobial packaging? Longer product shelf [...]
While your products are busy baking in the oven, they need available moisture, or humidity in the air. Without it, heat isn’t transferred to the product so starch gelatinization and other reactions can't take place, and moisture migration can't happen properly. That's why it's crucial to control oven humidity. Factors that influence it are: Oven Load: Humidity [...]
Quality Control for Baking Ingredients What is Quality Control for Baking Ingredients? Commercial or high-speed bakeries rely on advanced processing technology and high-quality ingredients to consistently deliver delicious and nutritious baked goods to their customers. Quality control for ingredients and raw materials is an essential part of food safety and quality management [...]
Update from SHIFT20 Where is the culture and technology of food safety headed? The FDA released their New Era of Smarter Food Safety Blueprint on July 13th. At the virtual SHIFT20 show hosted by the Institute of Food Technologists (IFT), FDA Deputy Commissioner for Food Policy and Response Frank Yiannas outlined the vision behind [...]
