Editor Archive | Baking Management
Innovation yields savings
As a former product developer, I'm obviously intrigued by new and interesting food industry-related products. While trying to keep up with all of the...
Stop attacking high fructose corn syrup
Sugar was the old devil, and high fructose corn syrup (HFCS) is the new devil, says Marcia Mogelonsky, senior analyst, Mintel, in a recent New York Times...
Keeping the bureaucracy out of food safety
Here I am, harping on food safety again, although not from the standpoint of the necessity of it, but the government's role in managing the problem. Is...
Consumers send mixed messages on healthful eating
Consumers want more healthful and nutritious products. That's the message frequently heard in the media today. But, a recent study conducted by the American...
Paying the price for peanuts
As any baker knows, even one foodborne-illness outbreak or product contamination scare can not only cause irreparable harm to a company's image, but permanently...
A new design for an industry in flux
We, at Baking Management, are excited to reveal our redesigned magazine this month. Naturally, building brand equity was foremost in our minds as we launched...
Winds of change
I just returned from visiting a wheat field in Manhattan-New York that is, not Kansas. As I walked through this temporary wheat field staged by the Wheat...
Editor’s note: Factoring sustainability into innovation
This Problem Solver Guidebook, provided by some of the leading suppliers to the baking industry, showcases innovative solutions for many of the challenges...
Editor Archive | Baking Management
Collaborating on the supply chain
In difficult economic times such as these, the best solution for managing one's supply chain might be to follow a model of collaboration. Although collaboration...
Valuing Ingenuity
As a food scientist who worked in product development, I have a great appreciation for creativity, which constantly draws my attention to innovative new...
Biotech crops may ease the pain
During my internship with IBA last month (see News Analysis, p. 50), I heard a staggering statistic about U.S. cropland. Reportedly, land tied up under...
Identifying new opportunities
One of the overriding themes of this month's Operations Review story on Cleveland-based Orlando Baking Co. is how the bakery sought new opportunities...
Not a one size fits all solution
I'm borrowing part of a headline from one of our stories that appears in this month's issue. Although in this case, I'm not referring to the article on...
