The Growing Role Of Bakery Ingredients

The Indian bakery industry is going through impressive growth rate. The reasons are probably the huge number of nuclear families in urban India and the fast-paced lifestyles of a sizeable section of urban Indians in post-modern urban Indian society, the steady increase in disposable incomes in select but sizeable pockets of urban India since the last decade-and-a-half, and the changing lifestyles and eating habits of a great many Indian consumers due to the effect of globalisation. As the bakery sector progresses, the demand for bakery ingredients also increases, providing opportunities for aspiring entrepreneurs to enter this field. Ashok Malkani examines the needs of the Indian bakery industry, with respect to the ingredients.

FHA 2018 Becomes Bigger Than Ever

The event saw 81,896 attendees from more than 105 countries/ regions, an increase of 14 percent from 2016

Tangy Candies Can Mean Sweet Business

According to the data and analytics company GlobalData, growing demand for exciting flavours is prompting companies in the Indian hard boiled sweets market to explore new flavour combinations in a single candy and offer a unique consumption experience.

Packaged Opportunities

With the rising demand for bakery products in India, the packaging of bakery products offers attractive opportunities for enterprising entrepreneurs to venture in to. Ashok Malkani analyses the business prospects that this segment promises while talking about options or solutions being used for packaging of bakery products in India

Driven By The Passion To Bake

Dreaming with your eyes wide open is something only a few people do. Deeksha Shetty, the Pastry Chef and Proprietor at Cocoamaya, Mumbai is one of them. Coming from a family of hospitality professionals who have been in the industry for over twenty-five years, Deeksha first showed an interest in baking and pastry at the tender age of fourteen.  Dreaming with your eyes wide open is something only a few people do. Deeksha Shetty, the Pastry Chef and Proprietor at Cocoamaya, Mumbai is one of them. Coming from a family of hospitality professionals who have been in the industry for over twenty-five years, Deeksha first showed an interest in baking and pastry at the tender age of fourteen.

Business Opportunities In QSR's

Food industry has been booming in recent times. One of the factors responsible for this is the rising disposable income of the middle class which, according to NRAI, is expected to rise to Rs 51,000 crore in 2021, from Rs. 20,400 crore in 2016. Quick Service Restaurants’ business has been growing exponentially and is expected to touch Rs. 25,000 crore by 2020. The increasing demand has not only prompted international chains from expanding their business in India but has also tempted several Indian entrepreneurs to jump into the fray. Several new ones are eyeing the market with interest. Ashok Malkani presents a kaleidoscopic image of the QSR industry to enable newcomers make a success of their proposed project.

Challenges Facing India's Bakery Industry

Even as the multi-billion dollar bakery industry in India is slated to record a healthy growth rate over the next five years, the industry is facing challenges of getting skilled workforce that can help meet the new-age demands and increasing the hygiene standards in food production facilities among others

Home Baked Goods

Bakery businesses have grown tremendously over the last few years, though it has been around for a while.

Sugar & Spice, And Success

With her disarming smile, Mini Yadav comes across as a savvy businesswoman.

Breads Spruced With Health

Bread is one of the oldest man-made food products, whose usage by humankind dates much beyond the recorded history.

Tackling Mould And Bacterial Infestation In Bakeries

Mould in baked products is one of the facets in which food safety is being compromised.

Pushing Her Creative Boundaries

In the recent past, Bakery Review had an interesting interaction with Rehana Parveen, the Pastry Chef, The St.Regis Mumbai. In her present tenure, she is handling a team of 22 in the hotel’s pastry and bakery sections, which she is heading.