News, people, ingredients, equipment and business for the South African baking trade.https://bakingtimes.co.za/https://bakingtimes.co.za/dave-collier-spar-national-bakery-manager/https://bakingtimes.co.za/dave-collier-spar-national-bakery-manager/We talk to Dave Collier, SPAR’s National Bakery Manager, to find out how became a baker, what interesting products have been launched at SPAR, as well as why he loves baking.Wed, 01 Jul 2015 00:00:00 GMThttps://bakingtimes.co.za/anchor-yeast-brightens-the-lives-of-pre-school-children/https://bakingtimes.co.za/anchor-yeast-brightens-the-lives-of-pre-school-children/Anchor Yeast has completed new classrooms, toilets, a kitchen and an office for the Hope Early Development Centre in Diepsloot, Johannesburg.Wed, 01 Jul 2015 00:00:00 GMThttps://bakingtimes.co.za/its-cool-to-care/https://bakingtimes.co.za/its-cool-to-care/Millennials reward companies that support social and environmental causes, and bakery brands such as Blue Ribbon are taking up the challenge.Wed, 01 Jul 2015 00:00:00 GMThttps://bakingtimes.co.za/cutting-down-salt-for-a-healthier-south-africa/https://bakingtimes.co.za/cutting-down-salt-for-a-healthier-south-africa/An amendment to the Foodstuffs, Cosmetics and Disinfectants Act sets maximum sodium levels for bread and other foods from 2016, and bakers must find alternatives to salt.Wed, 01 Jul 2015 00:00:00 GMThttps://bakingtimes.co.za/revving-for-change-in-the-baking-industry/https://bakingtimes.co.za/revving-for-change-in-the-baking-industry/“I love baking and wanted to bring change in an area that I was, and still am, passionate about.” Jeremy Barty, the owner of BREADrev. “I believe one of SA’s solutions lies in many small micro-enterprises, in many different sectors bringing a balance to the economy, in response to the dominance of large institutions.”Wed, 01 Jul 2015 00:00:00 GMThttps://bakingtimes.co.za/every-drop-counts/https://bakingtimes.co.za/every-drop-counts/With water tariffs rising and demand set to outstrip supply by 2025, a few simple changes can save a bakery water, energy and money.Wed, 01 Jul 2015 00:00:00 GMThttps://bakingtimes.co.za/back-to-the-basics-baking-training/https://bakingtimes.co.za/back-to-the-basics-baking-training/A look into baking training…Wed, 01 Jul 2015 00:00:00 GMThttps://bakingtimes.co.za/fresh-bread-tops-best-smells-list/https://bakingtimes.co.za/fresh-bread-tops-best-smells-list/Freshly baked bread beat bacon, newly mown grass and coffee to the top of a poll of Britain’s 50 favourite smells.Wed, 01 Jul 2015 00:00:00 GMThttps://bakingtimes.co.za/vulcan-bakery-customer-service-comes-first/https://bakingtimes.co.za/vulcan-bakery-customer-service-comes-first/We profile Vulcan Catering Equipment’s Bakery Division to find out what makes it so special.Wed, 01 Jul 2015 00:00:00 GMThttps://bakingtimes.co.za/audit-ready-bakery-hygiene-audits/https://bakingtimes.co.za/audit-ready-bakery-hygiene-audits/What a third-party hygiene audit of your bakery covers, and how to prepare for one.Wed, 01 Jul 2015 00:00:00 GMThttps://bakingtimes.co.za/krispy-kreme-to-launch-in-sa/https://bakingtimes.co.za/krispy-kreme-to-launch-in-sa/Global doughnut brand signs a deal for 31 South African stores over five years.Wed, 01 Jul 2015 00:00:00 GMThttps://bakingtimes.co.za/packaging-trends/https://bakingtimes.co.za/packaging-trends/Three trends shaping food and bakery packaging: sustainable materials, visual authenticity for on-the-go consumers and an ultra pure, minimal look.Wed, 01 Jul 2015 00:00:00 GMThttps://bakingtimes.co.za/a-piece-of-cake-cake-flavour-combinations/https://bakingtimes.co.za/a-piece-of-cake-cake-flavour-combinations/Baking Times takes a look at exciting cake flavour combinations.Wed, 01 Jul 2015 00:00:00 GMThttps://bakingtimes.co.za/whip-it-dairy-blends-and-non-dairy-creams/https://bakingtimes.co.za/whip-it-dairy-blends-and-non-dairy-creams/Baking Times took a look at dairy blends and non-dairy products as replacements in bakeries.Wed, 01 Jul 2015 00:00:00 GMThttps://bakingtimes.co.za/using-sweeteners-in-baking/https://bakingtimes.co.za/using-sweeteners-in-baking/Why sugar is hard to replace in baking, how sucralose and stevia compare, and what Huletts SUGAlite offers bakers.Wed, 01 Jul 2015 00:00:00 GMThttps://bakingtimes.co.za/maintaining-your-ovens/https://bakingtimes.co.za/maintaining-your-ovens/Vulcan Bakery’s Equipment Manager Dimitri Spanos sets out the daily, monthly and three-monthly care that keeps a bakery oven efficient.Wed, 01 Jul 2015 00:00:00 GMThttps://bakingtimes.co.za/local-is-lekker-vulcan-milano-forni-ovens/https://bakingtimes.co.za/local-is-lekker-vulcan-milano-forni-ovens/Vulcan Catering Equipment’s bakery division launches a range of rotary ovens designed in Italy and made in Boksburg for local conditions.Wed, 01 Jul 2015 00:00:00 GMThttps://bakingtimes.co.za/baking-tins/https://bakingtimes.co.za/baking-tins/Why it pays to buy good-quality tins, how to look after them, and how glass, ceramic, metal and silicone bakeware behave in the oven.Wed, 01 Jul 2015 00:00:00 GMThttps://bakingtimes.co.za/great-south-african-bake-off-to-launch/https://bakingtimes.co.za/great-south-african-bake-off-to-launch/As the Great South African Bake Off heads for local screens, a look at the baking boom the Great British Bake Off sparked in Britain.Wed, 01 Jul 2015 00:00:00 GMT