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a new standard
In Maine, Portland's Standard Baking
charts a successful course of distinction.
BY JOHN UNREIN
To be truly distinctive in today's marketplace, the

bread come out of the oven the same day it is served

Above: Standard

retail baker must grasp a deeper understanding

is huge," says Alison Pray, who founded Standard

Baking Co. makes

of uniqueness and what sets their operation apart

Baking in 1995 with her husband, Matt James. "That is

sure the bread is

from others in this increasingly competitive business

always the way we operated."

served the same

environment.
A key ingredient to the phenomenal popularity of

day it comes out
of the oven.

For Standard Baking Co., the pride and joy of

Standard Baking has been careful attention to detail

Portland, Maine, for the past two decades, staying

and a controlled growth philosophy that Pray and

ahead of the crowd means everything from incorpo-

James have managed through the years. When

rating local grains in their popular breads to avoiding

they opened their ﬁrst location on Wharf Street in

the urge to spread themselves too thin in search of

Portland, wholesale accounted for 65 percent of total

wholesale customers.

sales. "Now it's ﬂipped," James says. And he believes
it will stay that way.

This successful New England bakery provides a
pertinent example of this wise approach through its

Fifteen years ago, Standard Baking moved into its

ongoing strategy toward wholesaling. One van. One

current home, on Commercial Street, overlooking

eight-hour driving shift per day. Standard Baking

Casco Bay. It's a picturesque location, where the

keeps wholesaling as simple as that. "Having our

bakery is a destination for tourists and locals.

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Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of bake - September 2015

bake - September 2015
Editor's Note - French Evolution
Table of Contents
News Bites - IBIE calls for speakers for 2016 show
Honeyville to launch two ancient grain flours
Corbion Caravan introduces egg white replacer
My Favorite Things
Management - How to Set Up a 401(k)
Labor Front - Wage Increases?
Ingredients - Put Some Chocolate In It
Equipment - Cool Tips for Cakes
A New Standard
Get into Grocery
Wholesale Advantage
Clean and Legal
Pretzels still kickin'
Pie Reinvented
Add Tortes
Great Things Come in Small Packages
Cafe - Luna Acquires Boyer’s
The Versatile Waffle
Products
Product Showcase
Classifieds
Management
Bakemark's Panaderia - September 2015
INTRODUCCIÓN - Póngale Diversión al Sabor
INTRODUCTORY LETTER - Put the Fun in Flavors
SABOR PARA LLEVAR - Bocadillos Individuales
PASTELES Y DECORACIONES - Los Pasteles Personalizados Tienen Alta Demanda
Explorando en Busca de Nuevos Sabores
PROMOCIÓN DIRECTA - Comercialización Visual
TENDENCIAS DEL CONSUMIDOR - El Poder del Servicio Alimenticio
PERFILES - El Bolillo Bakery
Arandas Bakery
Panadería Tierra Caliente
La Michoacana
PRODUCTOS DESTACADOS
BREADS AND BAKING - Single Snacks
CAKES AND DECORATING - Custom Cakes in High Demand
The Quest to Add New Flavors
MERCHANDISING SPOTLIGHT - Visual Merchandising
SHOPPERS INSIGHT - Foodservice Power
PROFILES - El Bolillo Bakery
Arandas Bakery
Panadería Tierra Caliente
La Michoacana
FEATURED PRODUCTS
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bake - September 2015 - Editor's Note - French Evolution
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bake - September 2015 - 5
bake - September 2015 - Table of Contents
bake - September 2015 - 7
bake - September 2015 - Corbion Caravan introduces egg white replacer
bake - September 2015 - 9
bake - September 2015 - My Favorite Things
bake - September 2015 - 11
bake - September 2015 - Management - How to Set Up a 401(k)
bake - September 2015 - 13
bake - September 2015 - Labor Front - Wage Increases?
bake - September 2015 - 15
bake - September 2015 - Ingredients - Put Some Chocolate In It
bake - September 2015 - 17
bake - September 2015 - Equipment - Cool Tips for Cakes
bake - September 2015 - 19
bake - September 2015 - A New Standard
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bake - September 2015 - Get into Grocery
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bake - September 2015 - 31
bake - September 2015 - Wholesale Advantage
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bake - September 2015 - 36
bake - September 2015 - 37
bake - September 2015 - Clean and Legal
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bake - September 2015 - 40
bake - September 2015 - 41
bake - September 2015 - Pretzels still kickin'
bake - September 2015 - 43
bake - September 2015 - Pie Reinvented
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bake - September 2015 - 46
bake - September 2015 - 47
bake - September 2015 - Add Tortes
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bake - September 2015 - 50
bake - September 2015 - 51
bake - September 2015 - Great Things Come in Small Packages
bake - September 2015 - 53
bake - September 2015 - Cafe - Luna Acquires Boyer’s
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bake - September 2015 - 57
bake - September 2015 - The Versatile Waffle
bake - September 2015 - Products
bake - September 2015 - Product Showcase
bake - September 2015 - 61
bake - September 2015 - Classifieds
bake - September 2015 - 63
bake - September 2015 - 64
bake - September 2015 - 65
bake - September 2015 - 66
bake - September 2015 - Management
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bake - September 2015 - Blank - 1
bake - September 2015 - Blank - 2
bake - September 2015 - Bakemark's Panaderia - September 2015
bake - September 2015 - Pan - 2
bake - September 2015 - INTRODUCCIÓN - Póngale Diversión al Sabor
bake - September 2015 - INTRODUCTORY LETTER - Put the Fun in Flavors
bake - September 2015 - Pan - 5
bake - September 2015 - SABOR PARA LLEVAR - Bocadillos Individuales
bake - September 2015 - Pan - 7
bake - September 2015 - Pan - 8
bake - September 2015 - Pan - 9
bake - September 2015 - PASTELES Y DECORACIONES - Los Pasteles Personalizados Tienen Alta Demanda
bake - September 2015 - Pan - 11
bake - September 2015 - Pan - 12
bake - September 2015 - Pan - 13
bake - September 2015 - Explorando en Busca de Nuevos Sabores
bake - September 2015 - Pan - 15
bake - September 2015 - Pan - 16
bake - September 2015 - Pan - 17
bake - September 2015 - PROMOCIÓN DIRECTA - Comercialización Visual
bake - September 2015 - TENDENCIAS DEL CONSUMIDOR - El Poder del Servicio Alimenticio
bake - September 2015 - PERFILES - El Bolillo Bakery
bake - September 2015 - Pan - 21
bake - September 2015 - Pan - 22
bake - September 2015 - Arandas Bakery
bake - September 2015 - Pan - 24
bake - September 2015 - Pan - 25
bake - September 2015 - Panadería Tierra Caliente
bake - September 2015 - Pan - 27
bake - September 2015 - Pan - 28
bake - September 2015 - Pan - 29
bake - September 2015 - La Michoacana
bake - September 2015 - PRODUCTOS DESTACADOS
bake - September 2015 - Pan - 32
bake - September 2015 - Pan - 33
bake - September 2015 - BREADS AND BAKING - Single Snacks
bake - September 2015 - Pan - 35
bake - September 2015 - CAKES AND DECORATING - Custom Cakes in High Demand
bake - September 2015 - Pan - 37
bake - September 2015 - The Quest to Add New Flavors
bake - September 2015 - Pan - 39
bake - September 2015 - MERCHANDISING SPOTLIGHT - Visual Merchandising
bake - September 2015 - SHOPPERS INSIGHT - Foodservice Power
bake - September 2015 - PROFILES - El Bolillo Bakery
bake - September 2015 - Pan - 43
bake - September 2015 - Pan - 44
bake - September 2015 - Arandas Bakery
bake - September 2015 - Pan - 46
bake - September 2015 - Pan - 47
bake - September 2015 - Panadería Tierra Caliente
bake - September 2015 - Pan - 49
bake - September 2015 - La Michoacana
bake - September 2015 - FEATURED PRODUCTS
bake - September 2015 - Pan - 52
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