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BAKER GIVES
“STARTING FROM
SCRATCH”
A NEW MEANING
Drying with radio frequency energy
Macrowave post-baking dryers from Radio
Frequency Control can be custom engineered for
cookie, cracker and snack food production operations. These dryers help increase oven band speed
by eliminating the final drying requirement from
the last third of an oven line. The post-baking dryers use radio frequency energy that
preferentially heats and dries moist areas to eliminate surface checking and to control
moisture and color. They can increase productivity by 30% or more.
(508) 376-9555 • www.radiofrequency.com

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DSD staffing solutions
For more than a decade, Route Relievers,
Purchase, NY, has provided temporary
staffing solutions to bakeries and snack
manufacturers that rely on direct-store-delivery (DSD) route systems and independent
distributors. The company’s model has helped businesses fill vacant routes and other
positions with fully insured, DOT-certified and reliable workers. Covering all 50 states,
Route Relievers can typically fill positions in less than 48 hours.
(877) 268-9213 • www.routerelievers.com

Planetary mixer with finger blades
Ross redesigns the agitator blade for its line of double planetary mixers. Designed to rotate on its own axis while orbiting
the vessel on a common axis, this blade style readily manages
batching of dry powder blends, wet granulations and similar
mixtures. Interchangeable helical blades are available as options. Speed, power load and cycle time are all controlled and
displayed on a color touchscreen. Also located on the panel
are two-hand raise/lower controls for the air and oil hydraulic lift for opening and closing the mixer.
(800) 234-7677 • www.mixer.com

Compact cutting machine
Erika Record introduces the Ultrasonic Cutting
Machine. It features a flexible six-axis lightweight
robotic arm. The versatile, compact cutting machine can portion square, rectangle, triangle and
rhombus shapes for cakes or pies in a baking tray
or on a cutting board. Made of high-quality titanium, the high-frequency oscillating blade reduces
adhesion of product residue and is self-cleaning.
(800) 682-8203 • www.erikarecord.com

ndependent baker Fred Piechocki
comes from a proud family of
bakers. However, during the Great
Depression, his grandfather, Stanley,
and father, Edward, lost their bakery.
As a result, this third generation
baker had no recipes or business to
carry on.
So what did Fred do? He started his
bakery from scratch. In 1979, Fred
opened The Cakery Bakery in
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Ten
years later, he moved to Warrington,
Pennsylvania, where he and longtime friend, Henry Stoughton,
opened the Warrington Pastry Shop.
Fred describes his business as a
European style, traditional bakery
where products are baked from
scratch every day.
Best known for the 60 to 100 decorated cakes it produces a week,
Warrington Pastry Shop also turns
out 10 to 15 wedding cakes a weekend during prime wedding season.
It is also well known for Danish,
regular cakes, cupcakes, butter cakes,
cinnamon buns and donuts.
“My greatest accomplishment is to
consistently produce a high-quality
product,” said Fred. International®
Bakers Services has played a key role
in maintaining this quality.
“When I started out, I received a
sample of International® Bakers
Services B&V® and I have used IBS
flavors ever since,” Fred recalled.
His bakery also uses chocolate,
banana, rum, coconut and hazelnut
flavors. “I am very happy with IBS
products,” Fred stated. “They are
easy to use, very consistent and
economical. Most importantly, the
flavors hold up.”
“Using ingredients that will keep
product quality high will make you
proud to be an independent baker,”
Fred advised. If you value consistent
quality, you should get to know
International® Bakers Services.
Contact us toll-free at (800) 3457175, by fax at (574) 287-7161, or in
writing at 1902 North Sheridan Ave.,
South Bend, Indiana 46628. We have
the flavors your customers deserve.
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