LA Judge Gala Dinner and award ceremony details announced
Baking Business
by Kylie Triggell
7h ago
Further details and ticketing has been announced ahead of the LA Judge award. The Australian and New Zealand competition is set to be held from May 7-9, 2024, at AEGIC Sydney. After putting their practical baking skills, technical knowledge and communication skills to the test across three days, the LA Judge Award winner will be announced at the Gala Dinner. The Gala Dinner and award ceremony will be held on May 9, 2024, at the Sydney Masonic Centre. Tickets are now available for purchase. 2023 winner Bjarke Svendsgarrd said competing in LA Judge made him feel more passionate about baking ..read more
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Tim Tams land UK listings
Baking Business
by Kylie Triggell
1d ago
Cult Australian chocolate biscuit brand Tim Tams has made its entry into the UK retail market. Three flavour options of the biscuits have been rolled out at Waitrose and Ocado: Original, Dar, and Chewy Caramel. According to British Baker, further listings are anticipated to be announced soon. Produced by Arnott’s, the biscuits also celebrated 60 years of production earlier this year. The story goes that in 1958 Arnott’s sent its director of food technology Ian Norris on a world trip to search for new product ideas. He returned with the concept for Tim Tams after being inspired by the classic B ..read more
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The Women’s Bakery aims to empower, educate and employ
Baking Business
by Kylie Triggell
2d ago
The concept of empowering, educating and employing women and in turn energising an entire community – and potentially a country’s economy – is the driving force behind The Women’s Bakery in Rwanda. The social enterprise was founded in 2015 by Markey Culver. It was while working in Rwanda for the Peace Corps that Markey first taught herself to bake bread. According to Bake Magazine Markey then taught the women around her to do the same. She watched on as these women used that skill to feed their children, and then start selling bread to their communities. After watching the women put their skil ..read more
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Hotly anticipated Akimbo Bread opens
Baking Business
by Kylie Triggell
3d ago
What first started as a lockdown side-hustle for Sunda-trained chef Lindsay Oates has developed into a much-anticipated bricks-and-mortar bakery. Akimbo, located in the Melbourne suburb of Northcote, opened its doors in late 2023 to great excitement with Lindsay at the helm alongside his business partner and friend, Louis McCoy. Lindsay said opening a physical store had been on their plans for a while. “It started as a micro-bakery. It was a side project I was doing from home during COVID and it just took off,” Lindsay said. “I started doing it full time after getting some experience from othe ..read more
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The Cardboard Cake deceives eyes and tastebuds
Baking Business
by Kylie Triggell
3d ago
For too long those living with Coeliac Disease and gluten intolerances have battled against the perception that gluten-free products taste like cardboard. Tackling this challenge head-on, the Sydney-based artisan and exclusively gluten-free bakery Wholegreen Bakery teamed up with creative agency The Hallway to create an innovative and groundbreaking cake that is full of flavour and free of gluten. Crafted carefully and layered to perfection, the intricate cake was designed to deceive eyes and boggle minds. Cardboard in design but not in flavour, the Cardboard Cake’s unique design will have glu ..read more
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5 Minutes With: Tracy and Vicki Nickl
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by Kylie Triggell
4d ago
Tracy and Vicki Nickl have long been stalwarts of the baking industry. For almost 29 years the duo have run the much-loved Gumnut Patisserie, in the New South Wales Southern Highlands. However, beyond the numerous awards they’ve won over the years for their outstanding products, Tracy and Vicki are also passionate about training up the next generation of bakers and pastry chefs. Baking Business magazine sat down with the Nickl’s to learn how it all began, and where their drive for education comes from. How did you first get into baking? Tracy: I worked in a patisserie while I was at school. At ..read more
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2024 ABINSA set to shine once again
Baking Business
by Kylie Triggell
6d ago
Nominations for the 2024 Australian Baking Industry National Scholarships (ABINSA) will soon open. Once again the Australian Society of Baking (ASB) will be partnering with EOI and a select group of sponsors and industry supporters for the 2024 event. Once again this year there will be two age categories. The Sydney J Packham Industry Medal for entrants aged 18 to 24, and the Arthur E Denison Trophy 25 years and older. Four regional winners for each of the scholarships will receive five days and four nights in Melbourne in October, as well as tickets to the Sponsors Welcome Cocktail Function ..read more
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Baker Bleu announces largest store yet
Baking Business
by Kylie Triggell
1w ago
Cult bakery Baker Bleu has announced it will be opening its third – and largest – store. Located in Cremorne, Melbourne, the new store will be home to an all-day bakery and café when it opens later this year, with a focus on producing sourdough pizzas and fresh sandwiches. This will be in addition to the sourdough croissant, bread and bagels it’s already garnered a reputation for at its existing locations. It’s expected that customers will be able to sit in and enjoy their food at one of 20 indoor seats or at the outdoor seating that will spill out on the street pavement. Baker Bleu founders M ..read more
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A new healthy spin on a tradie smoko classic
Baking Business
by Kate King
1w ago
Hi pages—an online tradie marketplace—have partnered with Harry’s Café De Wheels to deliver the ‘Tradie Pie’. The nutritious new pie is a healthier option for tradies to eat during smoko with less carbs, more fibre and it’s packed with fresh Aussie sourced produce. When Hi pages asked tradies about their diets when they were out and about on the tools, most spoke about speed and efficiency which triggered the development of the new pie. The positive alternative helps tradies get their daily intake of fibre and other nutritionally valuable requirements in one meal. In a survey completed by Hi p ..read more
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Chocolate experience to bring sweetness back to Tasmania
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by Kylie Triggell
1w ago
A $100 million chocolate experience could soon start construction at the Cadbury factory. Located north of Hobart, the “experience” will feature the world’s largest chocolate fountain, a chocolate lab and a chocolate emporium. The concept was dreamt up by Tasmanian tourism industry veteran Simon Currant, and the project has been in the works for around 15 years. According to Pulse Tasmania, the Liberals have backed the project with $4 million in funding – if they’re re-elected – and have said it’s the greatest thing to happen to tourism since MONA. The new attraction is set to attract the curr ..read more
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