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p y Consumers want to know what is inside their foods more than at any time in history. BY JOHN UNREIN, bake Ingredient transparency is a new buzzword that is indicate whether they are organic or gluten-free. inﬂuencing the future of the retail bakery community. Consumers are seeking out products that are “free To keep pace with growing demand for gluten-free from” certain ingredients, such as gluten, sugar or dairy. baked foods, bakers are experimenting with a more In other cases, bakery shoppers simply want to know diverse array of ingredients to make more ﬂavorful what is in their food and seek a closer understanding of gluten-free products that satisfy consumer interest. where it comes from. Honey, tapioca starch, algae, rice ﬂour and quinoa ﬂour are examples of ingredients used to make gluten-free Veteran baker Mani Niall, owner of Sweet Bar Bakery, baked foods. Many bakers are learning to evaluate ﬂour Oakland, CA, which he opened in 2012 after many absorption rates, swell starches prior to mixing and years in retail and wholesale baking, seeks to provide avoid loading up on too much gum (exploring other a visible link between the front of the house and the options to add dough ﬂexibility). kitchen by keeping large sacks of sugar and ﬂour stacked in the hallway. “I think people nowadays like “Grab on to the trend, but do a good job,” recommends having that connection with their restaurant and their Michel Suas, founder of the San Francisco Baking food,” he says. Institute. “Evaluate the ingredients and their performance in the ﬁnal product.” This also helps reinforce the important fact that Sweet Bar uses the simplest base ingredients in its Emphasizing local ingredients treats. “Baking has traditions,” Niall says. “There are At Ponsford’s Place, San Rafael, CA, morning buns tips and techniques and the wonderful history. No topped with juicy California raisins and ﬂaky croissants matter what you’re doing, you gotta call on them, ﬁlled with fresh herbs and assorted local vegetables especially when it’s just good old powdered sugar, such as crunchy carrots are ﬂying off the retail shelves cream and white ﬂour.” these days. Owner Craig Ponsford is witnessing a healthy surge in demand for baked foods that address Nearly all Sweet Bar products are accompanied by health but taste incredibly fresh. unique info cards, which list all the ingredients used (sweeteners, butter and oil, dairy and grain) and “The healthy aspect is secondary,” Ponsford says. “The No. 1 priority is that it has to taste really good. I’m Above: Consumers want healthy foods that taste fresh. 110 / SPECIAL EDITION / IBIE 2013 promoting tasty food that takes care of you.”

Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of IBIE, special edition & show preview -- 2013

IBIE, special edition & show preview -- 2013
Table of Contents
IBIE Perspective - Amid challenges, opportunities persist
State of the Industry - Dizzying changes among baking’s leaders
A changing of the guard
Making Baking History - Progress on Parade
Capital Spending Survey - Making the safe bet
Survey reaches wide sample
IBIE Tech - Going Mobile
ABA Perspectives - Big changes since IBIE 2010
ABA: On the Front Lines
Keep on track with FTRAC
Let's Keep on Truckin'
An Ounce of Prevention
BEMA Initiatives - Collaborative Solutions
Critical Issue: FSMA - Predict & Prevent
Court orders FDA to step up its efforts
Food Safety: ANSI/ASB/Z50.2
Equipment Advances - Clean and Simple
Formulating R&D - Brave New World
Intel about ingredient trends
Critical Issue: Commodity Prices - Long and Winding Road
Ingredients: Creating Simple Labels - Simple Options
Critical Issue: Sodium Reduction - How Low Can You Go?
Ingredients: Ancient Grains - What's Old is New Again
New Product Trends: Baked Foods - Change Afoot
New Product Trends: Snacks - Reinventing Snack Time
Special Section: Bake
The Next Cupcake?
Ingredient Transparency
Food trucks on the move
New Tech Tools
IBIE 2013: A World of Possibilities
Ready to Launch
Pizza Popularity
Revel in Vegas
2013 Exhibitor List
Ad Index

IBIE, special edition & show preview -- 2013