Bakery Review - August-September 2018

Nuts & Fruits In Baking

Cakes are soft and spongy and often have the various creams and chocolates well, ordinary cakes that is. When you chop and use candied and/or dried fruits, nuts and spices you come up with extremely different genre of cake. In the years gone by, before wedding cakes began to get all the fancy icing and became huge and ostentatious.

Mango - The King Of Fruits

The mango originated in Southeast Asia where it has been grown for over 4,000 years.

The Milky Way To Success

It is said that milk is a complete food, full of nutrition and health benefits. Generations have passed but milk still retains its value in Indian household and everywhere else. As per an Indian mythological belief, milk is one of the few things God gave to humans from the treasury of heaven.

Indian Bakery Industry Poised for Significant Growth

Chef Mohammad Sameer, currently an Executive Pastry Chef, Umbrella Cafe II Paco, Saudi Arabia, did his hotel management from IHM RIG Greater Noida, Diploma in Hotel & Tourism Management from AHLEI (American Hotel Lodging & Educational Institute) and Higher Diploma in Tourism & Hotel Management from HTMI Switzerland. After graduating he was involved in pre-openings of hotels and restaurant and eventually landed a job as a pastry chef at a high-end hotel. He is associated with the pastry industry for over 10 years.

\"Creative, Calm Headed & Passionate\"

With more than a decade experience in bakery, Chef Gaurav Motling is currently handling all bakery operations at Taj Santacruz Mumbai. Earlier he has worked with leading hospitality chains like Hyatt, Marriott and more. His passion for pastry stemmed from childhood and he graduated from RIZVI College of hotel management. At a young age he has received several accolades for his culinary prowess. In an interview with Sharmila Chand he talks about his work philosophy and more...

Berry Teeming with Health

Cranberries can be described as a group of evergreen dwarf shrubs or trailing vines, going up to 2 metres in length.

Biscuits and Cookies

A cookie in Scotland is a plain bun and in USA, a biscuit is a quick bread like a scone, but in India, cookies and biscuits have great deal of similarities between them, both in terms of appearance and usage. For example, both can be eaten as sweet and/or savoury snacks, and both are convenient accompaniments to tea and coffee.

Delivering Fast food

The growing trend in the QSR segment is likely to make several enterprising investors want to enter this segment. However it is essential for a newcomer to realize that the fast food industry has seen a rise as never before and there are a number of QSRs now all over the country.

Confecting Confectionery

Indian confectionery market has been showing a steady growth and is, according to IMARC report, expected to touch Rs 485.9 billion in 2028, rising from Rs. 338.2 billion in 2022. This could be attributed to love for cakes and other confectioneries, like chocolates, by people irrespective of their age. Besides this, the trend of gifting confectionery products during festivals or special events like birthdays, anniversaries, et al. is sure to boost up the confectionery market, which, in turn, is sure to prompt would be prospective entrepreneurs to venture into this arena. Ashok Malkani takes a look at the increasing confectionery sales and how a new entrepreneur can venture into this lucrative field.

Coffee: A Primer For All

Coffee is today a buzzword for all ages in India. An excuse to meet for the youth, a quick business chat for the professionals, and a light invigorating drink for those who want a rush of adrenalin to cope with the tasks ahead with concentration.