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Bakers turn lemons into luscious treats | Showcase updatesApril 18, 2024Chocolate research | Register now for Bakery Showcase!April 4, 2024Bakery Showcase booths sold out | Inspiring entremetsMarch 21, 2024Bakery Showcase update | Edmonton bakeriesMarch 7, 2024Testing ShamFebruary 24, 2024Calgary ‘Farmer-Baker-Miller’ demo | Animal-free milk protein approved in CanadaFebruary 15, 2024Bakery Showcase registration is open! | Pastry demo in MarchFebruary 1, 2024Email marketing for your bakery | Chocolate demo in TorontoJanuary 18, 20242024 baking events | Tips on making alfajores, Argentinian cookie sandwichesJanuary 4, 2024BAC to host town halls for bakers | Bakery Showcase set for Vancouver in 2023!December 31, 2023Bakers Journal: Top 10December 30, 2023Holiday activities | Bakery Showcase 2024 sneak peekDecember 21, 2023Gingerbread trends | Western sugar supply concerns | Holiday bakery tourDecember 7, 2023Take-and-bake trend | VIU chocolate demoNovember 16, 2023BAC attends European shows | Top pizza chef in Canada crownedNovember 2, 2023Three ways to diversify | Millet potential | BAC eventsOctober 19, 2023Doughnuts 3 ways | BAC hiring webinar for bakersOctober 5, 2023Free webinar for bakers on hiring | Barrie-area bakers gatherSeptember 21, 2023Moncton and Barrie bakers’ town halls | Sourdough SeptemberSeptember 7, 2023Ont. bakers invited to town hall | Pizza road tripAugust 17, 2023Baker appointed to federal Cabinet | Bakery succession contest extends deadlineAugust 3, 2023Artisan bakery forecast | BAC events plannedJuly 20, 2023Bread an ultra-processed food? | Canadian Pizza Summit open for registrationJuly 6, 2023Mochi doughnuts | Fall trade shows to highlight bakingJune 15, 2023Artisan bread trends | New episode of Bakers Journal TVJune 1, 2023New episode of Bakers TVMay 29, 2023Bustling B.C. Bakery Showcase | Maliha Khaku of VCC takes the cake – competition, that isMay 18, 2023Bakers Journal TVMay 15, 2023Bakery remodelling ideas | Bakery Showcase around the corner: Register now!May 4, 2023New BAC website | Bakery Showcase highlights womenApril 20, 2023Tweaking your bakery operation | Sourdough, sustainable chocolate at Bakery ShowcaseApril 6, 2023Bruno Feldheisen at Showcase! | Golf with BAC to support studentsMarch 16, 2023Bakers Journal TVMarch 13, 2023Latest speakers at Bakery Showcase! | Tips to grow your bakeryMarch 2, 2023Latest speakers at Bakery Showcase | New culinary program at NSCCFebruary 16, 2023Bakers Journal TVFebruary 13, 2023Bakers gather in Victoria | Webinar on allergens guidelinesFebruary 2, 2023Bakers Town Hall | Allergen guidelines webinar | Bimbo to build tortilla plantJanuary 20, 2023Bakers Journal TVJanuary 16, 2023BAC town hall for bakers | Dessert trends for 2023January 5, 2023Testing ShamDecember 30, 2022BAC to host town halls for bakers | Bakery Showcase set for Vancouver in 2023!December 15, 2022Bakery promotion ideas | Register for Bakery Showcase 2023!December 1, 2022Baking industry expected to grow | New Allergen Management GuidelinesNovember 17, 2022Holiday baking roundup | Portofino Bakery certified for carbon reductionNovember 3, 2022Trends in chocolate | Baking industry events aboundOctober 20, 2022Pizza webinar explores techniques | Group aims to increase Black representation in food serviceOctober 6, 2022IBIE show buzz | Pairing desserts and wineSeptember 22, 2022Fall baking events! | Profile: Cake & LoafSeptember 8, 2022Longtime VIU instructor retires | Jenna Rae Cakes demo at IBIEAugust 18, 2022New regulations for supplemented foods | Classic Italian baking with a twistAugust 4, 2022Increase your bakery’s average cheque | New uses and benefits of wheatJuly 21, 2022Meet Inspirational Bakery of the Year! | Front-of-package nutrition labelling regulationsJuly 7, 2022Bakers Journal TVJune 30, 2022Dairy prices to increase | B.C. Chapter scholarship awardedJune 23, 2022Bakers Journal TVJune 16, 2022Montreal bakeries | BAC golf tournament lineupJune 9, 2022Bakers Journal TVMay 25, 2022Canadian cake artists win awards | Why I bake, by Mark DyckMay 19, 2022Bakers Journal TVMay 11, 2022Meet Lamanna’s Bakery | Upcycled Certified comes to CanadaMay 5, 2022Bakers Journal TVApril 26, 2022Bakery Showcase highlights | Inspirational Bakery revealedApril 21, 2022Bakers Journal TVApril 8, 2022Showcase starts Sunday! | BAC AGM | Bakers Journal TVApril 7, 2022Bakers Journal TV | Showcase Spotlights | History of bread exhibitMarch 24, 2022Bakers Journal This MonthMarch 14, 2022Women who lead | Why I became a baker | Packaging perspectivesMarch 10, 2022Video preview: Bakery Showcase | Chocolate championFebruary 17, 2022Bakery Showcase lineup! | Fruit temptationsFebruary 3, 2022Industry supporter Herb Naimer dies | Single-use plastics prohibition comments soughtJanuary 20, 2022A look back: 10 memorable articles from 2021January 6, 2022BAC and FBC/ABC lobby government to address labour shortage | Gingerbread excellenceDecember 23, 2021Canadian food-service trends in 2022 | Prunes may help control appetite: studyDecember 9, 2021Get your bakery nationally recognized! | European documentary on breadNovember 25, 2021Bakers Journal This MonthNovember 15, 2021Nature’s Path acquires majority interest in Anita’s Organic Mill | Rye a better choice than wheat for weight loss: studyNovember 11, 2021Bakers Journal This MonthNovember 1, 2021Bakery Showcase is back! | Whole grains consumption could reduce impact of type 2 diabetes: studyOctober 28, 2021Leadership announcements at BAC | FDA voluntary salt reduction guidanceOctober 14, 2021Bakers Journal This MonthOctober 4, 2021Technology and grants for more efficient bakeriesSeptember 30, 2021More government grants for Canadian food processorsSeptember 16, 2021Bakers Journal This MonthSeptember 6, 2021Big News for the Bakery Showcase!September 2, 2021Canadian Bakery wins “Best Managed Company” awardAugust 19, 2021Bakers Journal This MonthAugust 9, 2021ABA’s NextGenBaker Leadership Forum open for registrationAugust 5, 2021Open for business: Ontario finally reached Step 3July 22, 2021Bakers Journal This MonthJuly 12, 2021Inspirational Bakery contest winner revealed!July 8, 2021Ontario allows outdoor dining for 4June 24, 2021Bakers Journal This MonthJune 14, 2021What are Canada’s latest food trends?June 10, 2021Limited paid sick days offered through CSRBMay 27, 2021Bakers Journal This MonthMay 17, 2021Corporate changes for Kwik Lok and HandtmannMay 13, 2021One day left to enter the Inspirational BakeryApril 29, 2021Bakers Journal This MonthApril 19, 2021IBA postponed to 2023April 15, 2021BAC restructuringApril 1, 2021Bakers Journal This MonthMarch 22, 2021Grants and funds to support your businessMarch 18, 2021Bakers Journal This WeekMarch 8, 2021Jake the Baker presents: The Inspirational BakeryMarch 4, 2021Federal loans and helping your bakery saving moneyFebruary 18, 2021Affordable alternative to third-party delivery servicesFebruary 4, 2021Bakers Journal This WeekJanuary 25, 2021Contactless pickup lockers and pandemic funding resourcesJanuary 21, 2021Bakery consumer reports and buying trends for 2021January 7, 2021Corporate changes within food industryDecember 17, 2020Festive baking contest winners revealedDecember 10, 2020Big changes for small bakeriesNovember 26, 2020Stay informed during your downtime with podcasts and webinarNovember 12, 2020Stay informed during your downtime with podcasts and webinarOctober 29, 2020Bakers Journal This WeekOctober 26, 2020Ramp up your business with natural flavours, and virtual eventsOctober 15, 2020Back to ‘new normal’ or ‘baking as normal?’October 1, 2020Bakers Journal This WeekSeptember 28, 2020What are your bakery’s plans?September 17, 2020How is your bakery or café innovating?September 3, 2020Bakers Journal This WeekAugust 31, 2020Big changes in the Canadian food landscapeAugust 20, 2020The latest in Canadian know-how in this issue!August 6, 2020Helping ease your bakery back into businessAugust 3, 2020Online training and virtual tech support heralds the “New Normal”July 23, 2020Reopening, reinventing and re-starting your businessJuly 9, 2020Reopening your business safelyJuly 6, 2020Innovations to help your business thrive, not just surviveJune 25, 2020Preparing for the ‘New Normal’June 11, 2020Funding for small and medium-sized bakeriesJune 8, 2020The latest in COVID-related news and productsMay 28, 2020What is your business recovery plan?May 14, 2020Bakers Journal has the news you need to keep your business afloat during the COVID-19 crisis.May 11, 2020Keep your dough — and your spirits — rising during the pandemic.April 30, 2020Keep your ‘dough’ rising: Bakeries respond to the new normalApril 16, 2020Bakers Journal has the news you need to keep your business afloat during the COVID-19 crisis.April 13, 2020New Governmental measures provide some hope for businessesApril 2, 2020Bakery Showcase PostponedMarch 19, 2020Bakers Journal This WeekMarch 16, 2020Which Canadian company is the ‘cream of the crop?’March 5, 2020Bakers Journal This WeekMarch 2, 2020Big changes for big companiesFebruary 20, 2020Two bakery expos open for registrationFebruary 6, 2020Bakers Journal This WeekFebruary 3, 2020New government funding to support bakersJanuary 23, 2020What’s the future of Canadian dairy for bakers?January 9, 2020The first Bakers Journal NicheTV episode of the decade!January 6, 2020Forecast: Biggest food trends of 2020December 19, 2019Safety rebates and the fight for tax rebates in the food industryDecember 5, 2019It's the sweetest time of the year!December 2, 2019Innovation in culinary instructionNovember 21, 2019Bakeries expanding in CanadaNovember 18, 2019Yeast price changes and show dates announcedNovember 7, 2019Baking research key to productivityNovember 4, 2019Cake Designers World Championship 2019October 25, 2019Fall brings renewal and changes to baking industryOctober 24, 2019Fifth industrial bakery death launches actionOctober 10, 2019Safety a contentious issue for bakeriesOctober 7, 2019Sudbury Bakery makes Canada proud at IBIE 2019September 26, 2019New laws on baking with cannabisSeptember 23, 2019Flavour masks, new sweeteners and food tourism can change bakers’ landscape for baking with cannabisSeptember 12, 2019New opportunities in food tourism, and Jake the Baker is evolving.September 3, 2019Trade show fever: HostMilano and IBIE are coming up!August 29, 2019Big data for bakers!August 19, 2019How is sustainability changing the baking industry?August 15, 2019New initiative to save your bakery operating costsAugust 7, 2019Rosy days are here: Ruby Chocolate finally in Canada!August 1, 2019Confiscated honey, Canada’s sweetest bakery, and other “elevating” newsJuly 22, 2019Canadian Government steps up to food adulteration.July 18, 2019Big corporate changes aheadJuly 8, 2019Big corporate changes ahead for food industryJuly 4, 2019Canadian Government initiatives changing our food industryJune 24, 2019Governmental changes to affect food industryJune 20, 2019Canadian winner for the IDDBA Cake Decorating Championship!June 10, 2019How to pay for staff training? Get a grant!June 6, 2019From gelato trends to the most important trade shows in North America: NicheTV has your newsMay 27, 2019“Spring” into new challenges and innovations!May 23, 2019Congratulations to this year’s Jake the Baker Award winner!May 9, 2019From gelato trends to the most important trade shows in North America: NicheTV has your newsApril 29, 2019I scream, you scream, we all scream…for gelato!April 25, 2019Get ready for Canada’s largest baking industry trade show!April 15, 2019Sneak preview of the 2019 Bakery ShowcaseApril 11, 2019Bakers Journal This Week has your highlights from the IABE and the International Pizza Expo!April 1, 2019Winners read Bakers Journal!March 28, 2019Bakers Journal This Week: Bakers Journal has the goods on the food industry's award winnersMarch 18, 2019Win a ticket to the Bakery Showcase and get on the cover of Bakers Journal!March 14, 2019Bakers Journal This Week: Big news for SIAL CanadaMarch 4, 2019Toot your own horn! Enter the Jake The Baker contestFebruary 28, 2019Bakers Journal This Week: IBM teams up with spice manufacturer to create AI-generated flavour blendsFebruary 19, 2019Happy Valentine’s Day from Bakers Journal!February 14, 2019Bakers Journal This Week: Acrylamide A Growing Concern for BakersFebruary 4, 2019BAC seminar: Exports, and cannabis edibles among topicsJanuary 31, 2019Bakers Journal This Week: Trade shows reveal changes in baking industryJanuary 22, 2019Food industry’s trade shows revving upJanuary 17, 2019Bakers Journal This Week: Heavy fine for Weston BakeryJanuary 7, 20192019’s Colour of The Year a nod to iconic 80’s showJanuary 3, 2019Food trends shifting for 2019December 13, 2018IDDBA seeks Cake Decorating Challenge contestantsNovember 29, 2018Bakers Journal This Week: Vaccine to treat gluten intolerance now in clinical trials.November 19, 2018Vaccine for gluten intolerance in clinical testsNovember 15, 2018Bakers Journal This Week: Canadian grain products opening up to Asian markets.November 5, 2018Iba Munich hosted over 76 thousand visitorsNovember 1, 2018Bakers Journal This Week: IDDBA announces a new board of governors| Canadian Pizza summit crowned a winner.October 22, 2018IDDBA announces new Officers and Board of DirectorsOctober 18, 2018Barry Callebaut invests $30M in North AmericaOctober 4, 2018Bakers Journal This Week: Milano features new initiatives and workshops.October 1, 2018Italy's HostMilano show features new bakery niche industriesSeptember 20, 2018Bakers Journal: Combi-oven sales and manufacturing company Rational Canada is expanding due to demand.September 18, 2018Bakers Journal: Canadian baking company Lallemand raising its yeast pricesSeptember 10, 2018Lallemand announces rising yeast pricesSeptember 6, 2018Bakers TV: Want to boost your bakery sales? Try selling back-to-school favourites in the fallSeptember 5, 2018The food descriptions that trigger more salesAugust 23, 2018Global wheat production at its lowest in 5 yearsAugust 9, 2018Canada resumes grain trade with South Korea and JapanJuly 26, 2018New restaurant guidelines aim to battle sexual misconductJuly 12, 2018Pigment found in blueberries is key to good healthJune 28, 2018Bakers TV: The IDDBA crowns a winner for the Annual Cake Decorating ChallengeJune 18, 2018Study indicates baking might reduce sugar’s caloriesJune 14, 2018Bakers TV: The IDDBA Trade show is underway in New Orleans!June 11, 2018Rudolph Sales celebrates a century in businessMay 17, 2018BAKERS TV: BAC Bakery Showcase highlightsMay 14, 20182018 Bakery Showcase a hitMay 3, 2018BAKERS TV: Ardent Mills flour mill in Streetsville helps protect salmon in the Credit RiverApril 24, 2018Arthur Handtmann dead at 91April 19, 2018Trend in vibrantly coloured food predicted | Pastry Chef Showcase winner announcedApril 5, 2018BAKERS TV: Who’s making Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s wedding cake?April 2, 2018BAKERS TV: Sourdough series finale with Ned PolandMarch 26, 2018Who’s making Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s wedding cake?  March 22, 2018BAKERS TV: Sourdough Series Part 2March 19, 2018BAKERS TV: All about sourdoughMarch 12, 2018#Food: Top trends in social mediaMarch 8, 2018BAKERS TV: New study suggests kids’ snacking habits linked to geneticsMarch 5, 2018Majority of Canadians still trust their grocerFebruary 22, 2018BAKERS TV: Generation Z has big expectations of foodFebruary 12, 2018What does Gen Z want to eat?February 8, 2018BAKERS TV: Grocery giant Sobeys teaming up with UK’s Ocado Group to offer online shoppingFebruary 5, 2018IDDBA cake trendsJanuary 25, 2018BAKER'S TV: What I Know Now FinaleJanuary 22, 2018BAKERS TV: 2018 Food TrendsJanuary 15, 2018Personalized nutrition tops pollJanuary 11, 2018BAKER’S TV: What I Know Now with Ken IlaszJanuary 8, 2018Turning bread into beerDecember 28, 2017BAKERS TV: bakery product prices are to plateau for 2018December 18, 2017Eating trends get casual and interactiveDecember 14, 2017BAKERS TV: What I Know Now: Episode 3December 11, 2017BAKERS TV: Sugar reduction in chocolateDecember 4, 2017The texture trifectaNovember 30, 2017BAKERS TV: What I Know Now, Episode 2: Kelly ChildsNovember 27, 2017BAKERS TV: Mindful choices tops trend listNovember 20, 2017You give, we give | Chudleigh’s 50thNovember 16, 2017BAKERS TV: Chrissie Boon shares “what she knows now”November 13, 2017BAKERS TV: 5 big food and beverage trendsNovember 6, 2017BAKERS TV: Mintel predicts 4 key consumer trendsOctober 30, 2017Mintel predicts 4 key trends | CBC airing baking competition   October 19, 2017La Rocca opens new concept | Who’s ready for Europain?  October 5, 2017BAKERS TV: Trust in food on the rise | Introducing chocoDemyOctober 2, 2017Much ado about vanilla | Spicy sourdough cornbreadSeptember 21, 2017BAKERS TV: Ruby Chocolate | Canada's Baking and Sweets ShowSeptember 18, 2017A new type of chocolate is born | Chocolate brioche recipeSeptember 7, 2017BAKERS TV: The true measure of a cupSeptember 5, 20175 ways to keep your best staff | Europain 2018August 24, 2017BAKERS TV: Making pastry chef historyAugust 11, 2017Who’s your superconsumer? | The freebie exchangeAugust 10, 2017Canadians love cookies | The secrets of cacaoJuly 27, 2017BAKERS TV: Chefs discover secrets of the cocoa beanJuly 24, 2017What the nose knows | A French revivalJuly 13, 2017ACE Bakery’s Canada 150 | Summer Fancy Food ShowJune 29, 2017BAKERS TV: Canada’s top bakers, bread and digestion, Canada’s 150June 26, 20178 dessert trends for summer | Higher gluten what selling wellJune 15, 2017BAKERS TV: IBIE makes fast 50, Quinta Quinoa nabs International award and Bridor rolls out clean label lineJune 12, 2017Renaissance joins fight against acrylamide | Canada’s Quinta Quinoa lauded as best startupJune 1, 2017BAKERS TV: Blak’s Reducing food waste, new oven & mixer tech, baking since the '30sMay 29, 2017River Road Bakehouse tackles food waste | Lesaffre breaks ground on new facility in IowaMay 18, 2017BAKERS TV: Blak’s Bakery celebrates 100 yearsMay 15, 2017BAKERS TV: German bakery celebrates 15 years in CanadaApril 28, 2017BAKERS TV: German bakery celebrates 15 years in CanadaApril 28, 2017Boulart breads garner NRA accolades | Jake the Baker Award winner selectedApril 20, 2017Vancouver baker honored by Satin Ice | Jake the Baker contest deadline approachingApril 6, 2017Bakery Congress returns to Vancouver | Grain firm adopts ‘no till’ farming methodMarch 23, 2017Work resumes at historic flour mill | B.C.-made gluten-free cake wins plauditsFebruary 23, 2017Routhier & Fils Divitrad and FermentolevainFebruary 21, 2017Bridor to expand Boucherville plant | Report attacks ads aimed at kidsFebruary 9, 2017Packaging group welcomes new leader | Restaurants could benefit from ‘Trump effect’January 26, 2017Georgian gets baking | Westjet brings McDonald’s on boardDecember 1, 2016Carb Smart bread | Eataly coming to CanadaSeptember 22, 2016Pulse flours being studied | Limit added sugar intake for kidsAugust 25, 2016Starbucks invests in bakery | Dairy prices going upJuly 28, 2016Bridor investing for growth | La Meunerie Milanaise opens new millJune 30, 2016And the winner is... | Outlook mixed for food service industryApril 21, 2016