Bakery Review - February -March 2019

Future Trends In Baking

Bakeries, as per the consumers' demands, have to live up to their expectations. The industry has to be aware of the latest desires of the consumers, particularly in the aftermath of the pandemic. Bakeries - big or small - have to cater to purchasers' whims and wishes for their survival and progress. Thus they have to be aware of the latest trends, for their development. Bakeries are, therefore, to meet the consumers' numerous requirements, are continuing to develop not only new baking methods but also new recipes. Small and new bakeries also have to adopt new methods to reach out to consumers and make them aware about their products. Ashok Malkani tries to assess the future trends in the New Year and the near future.

Pastry Chef: Challenges & Opportunities

Unlike most chefs, pastry chefs cannot throw things together at a farmer's market and expect to have a consistent result. A slight variance in temperature, grams, humidity, or time makes all the difference in the world of pastry.

Patisserie Notes Making Good Pastries de

Pastries are the key product in any bakery or confectionery set up. Good pastries need special attention at every stage. Any good bakery is known not only by the whiff of its freshly baked bread but more often by the quality of its pastries that are the proverbial hot cakes of the establishment. However, there are many imponderables and subtle aspects that influence the quality of these savouries.    Following are some of those essentials.

It is Really Hot

Hotdogs, a snack delight for many. sounds like a puzzle that needs to be solved at once. When we talk about popularity of a dish a gourmet delight how far can one go in praise for it? May be by giving it a name that throws light on its importance; or naming it after a personality that gives it a new dimension; or can be stretched maximal to make it a dish for a particular occasion.

Smell the Coffee

Tea, once India's favourite brew, is being given run for its money with resurgence in coffee-drinking habits. With the advent of the twenty-first century, India has embraced myriad global influences in its culture. One of those influences to touch India in recent years is the coffee-drinking culture. Who would have thought that land which is famous for its heavenly teas from Assam and Darjeeling would fall under the aromatic spell of a primo, semi skimmed cappuccino? But it is true; the coffee-drinking habit, especially among the upwardly mobile populace of India, is growing rapidly and is here to stay. Over the last two decades, the café culture in India has gained not only momentum but also maturity. This can be attributed to the increase in disposable incomes among select but sizeable pockets of urban India, the growing influence of western culture, especially among our young demographics, and the increase in working population. Thanks to the changing habits and lifestyles, and the healthy disposable incomes, we now have a plethora of coffee shop outlets across the main cities of India.

Designer Cakes

Whether you are organising a party for birthday, wedding, anniversary, or for an official. celebration, you always add a cake to the plan. A cake is a priority to make the event more pleasurable and memorable. Regardless of the event being organised, people of every age expect a delicious cake, making the event complete. There are different cakes to satisfy the sweet tooth, but custom-designed cakes make event extra special.

Chocolate The Perfect Sweet

For the New Year, Valentine Day or for any other occasions one food product that will bring an expression of glee on the receiver's face is Chocolates! This sweet has proved popular over the years. Its popularity is expected to increase in the coming years. Indian chocolate market reached $ 2.4 billion in 2022 according to IMARC Group. The global chocolate market attained a value of $ 127.7 billion in 2022, driven by the impulse purchasing behaviour of the consumers. Aided by the new product launches, the market, according to EMR, is grow further in the years to come. What has made chocolate a popular sweet, at Valentine time? Ashok Malkani takes a deep look at the industry to gauge several factors like how it is made and also whether this product, which is also used extensively in bakery products, is healthy.

Rising Popularity Of Coffee Shops

Coffee consumption and trend is undergoing a rapid change resulting in the rise in growth of café chains. Several individual coffee shops have also proved popular. The popularity of cafes has been on the rise due to various reasons. India has become a popular destination for several coffee chains due to the increasing demand from the populace. This, in turn, has encouraged several entrepreneurs to venture into this field. Ashok Malkani examines the reasons for the growing popularity of cafes and tries to enlighten an enterprising businessman seeking to venture into this field on the pros and cons of café business.

Shape of Your Cake

As a consumer different shapes of cakes attract diverse individuals. While some individuals are happy to play around with flavours and icing, they remain faithful to the regular shape of round or square cakes. Shape of the cake still draws attention and if it was a mundane pineapple cake, some would rather take a slice from a guitar shape cake, or indeed the one shaped like a teddy bear, as compared to a plain round or square!

Packaging Bakery Products

Packaging is a priority for all processed foods. Attractive packaging helps the food to move off the shelves. But in the case of bakery products the packaging has to take several factors into consideration. The bakery products could get rancid or soft due to water vapour, and thus the packaging has to ensure that the water vapour neither enters the packaged products nor does it escape from it. There are several forms of packaging material used for biscuits and breads, based on various factors.