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Baking
Buzz
Baking Buzz keeps you updated on the latest news in
the baking industry. Updated every Friday, the stories work with our
member publication,
“Beyond Baking,” to bring you the latest industry news.
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MARCH 12, 2010
WBA & MEMBER HEADLINES
Lane's Bakery & Gift
Shop named Bakery Operation of the Year
The 2010 Wisconsin Restaurant Expo is in the
books and we had a good time at the show. Thanks to everyone who
stopped by the Bakery Pavilion to check out the action!
We're still putting the wrap-up stories
together, so watch the April issue of "Beyond Baking" for all the details
from Expo. We are very excited to announce that Lane's Bakery & Gift
Shop in Madison, Wis. was honored as the WBA's 2010 Bakery Operation of the
Year. Chuck Lane was at the 4-B Bash at Major Goolsby's Monday night
to accept the award. Watch next week's Buzz for a more detailed story
about the award and about Lane's. Congratulations!
Next week's Buzz also will include the
creations that received a Bakers Best Seal of Excellence for 2010, which
were decided during the Wisconsin Restaurant Expo. This was a busy
Expo once again and we hope everyone who attended had a great time.
*****
WBA member has a NEW
PRICE on his mixer for
sale
Are you in need of a new
mixer? One WBA member may be able to help you out! Derek Van
Alstyne from Sweet Creations Village Bakery in Slinger, Wis. is selling a
20-qt. mixer with all attachments (including the grinder).
His new asking price is $1,500. Please call Derek at (262) 644-7949.
*****
Our next Bakers Forum is April 13
Think spring! Our next Bakers Forum is at Valley Bakers Cooperative
Association April 13. They have planned a great lineup for this event,
with a 12:30 p.m. start time to accommodate all the activity. Below
are the details about the event.
April 13:
Valley Bakers Cooperative Association
Address:
W6470 Quality Dr., Greenville, Wis.
Details for
the April 13 Forum (please note the earlier start time)
Topic-“Food Safety & Sanitation Best Practices”
12:30-Opening comments-David Schmidt
1:00-2:00-Glenn Goldschmidt, Equipment Specialist
for the Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer
Protection-division of Food Safety. Topics will include the
following: Regulatory Requirements, Equipment Review and Design, Facility
Requirements, construction and design ideas.
2:00-3:00-Tom Svitak, Central Region Director-American
Institute of Baking (AIB) Topics will include: Third party audits,
types of audits and the differences between them, inspections, certified and
non-certified audits and inspections.
3:00-4:00-Tom Paris, Regional Manager-Spartan Chemical
& Mike Fisher, Business Development
Manager-K-Tech Cleaning Systems. Topics will include: How
to use chemicals and cleaners, and why? Types of cleaners that are available
and why is sanitizing so important, PH, acids, detergents, properly dilution
of chemicals and SOP’s. If you were not able to attend the Food Safety
& Sanitation seminar on Jan. 20, 2010, held at Valley Bakers, now is your chance!
RSVP to the WBA Member Services Center if you plan to attend.
Other
2010 Bakers Forums
May 11:
Clasen's European Bakery, Middleton, Wis.
Oct. 19:
Manderfield's
Home Bakery, Appleton, Wis.
Nov. 2: Milwaukee Area Technical College, Milwaukee
Looking
ahead: 2011 Bakers Forums
Feb. 8: Madison Area Technical College, Madison, Wis.
Contact the WBA Member Services Center
if you are interested in hosting a Bakers Forum in 2011. We need hosts
for the following months: January, April, May, October and November.
*****
INDUSTRY HEADLINES
(and other news you can use)
Registration is open for IBIE
This Sept. 26-29, the industry is coming
together for the largest baking event of the
year.
(More)
Internal hires,
referrals, were most hired in 2009
As reported in
the
BeneCo of Wisconsin
HR Source newsletter March 10:
Last year,
employers filled more than half of job openings
with existing employees, a new study to be
released Friday shows.
(More)
Study: One in five kids don't see
the dentist each year
As reported in
the
BeneCo of Wisconsin
HR Source newsletter March 10: At
least one in five U.S. children go without
annual dental care and most states lack key
policies to ensure access to cost-saving
preventive treatments, according to a study
released by the Pew Center on the States.
(More)
Human resource news from The Kiplinger
Letter
As reported in
The Kiplinger Letter
Feb. 19: Count on an extension of the 65
percent COBRA subsidy now set to expire Feb. 28.
Workers who lose jobs from March 1 to May 31
will be eligible for 15 months of help.
(More)
Sanitary Design Workshop - second session being
offered
As announced by the
American Bakers
Association:
This
workshop will be held June 23-24 in Downtown
Chicago.
A group of GMA
member companies - The Bama Companies, Cadbury,
Campbell's, ConAgra Foods, General Mills, Heinz,
Kellogg's, Kraft, Land O'Lakes, Nestlé, the
Quaker Oats and Frito Lay divisions of PepsiCo,
and Sara Lee - have begun working together to
educate others about food safety.
(More)
How to develop an employee handbook
As reported in
the
BeneCo of Wisconsin
HR Source newsletter March 3: A
useful tool for any growing compnay is the
employee handbook, which outlines your polices
on harassment, discrimination and discipline,
and can serve as a shield in the event an
employment claim is brought against your
business.
(More)
Your chance to
learn from the pros at ABE 2010
Don’t miss your chance to learn from top cake
decorators who will be teaching hands on classes
at the Atlantic Bakery Expo in Atlantic City on
March 21-23.
(More)
FULL STORIES
Registration is open for
IBIE
This Sept. 26-29, the industry is coming
together for the largest baking event of the
year. Back in Las Vegas for 2010, the
International Baking Industry Exposition (IBIE)
will offer an exciting new showcase of
everything fresh and new. Get ready
for more technology and product innovations;
thousands of new resources from around the
world; the most robust education program in
the industry; new trends and critical
industry information; and exciting
competitions and demonstrations.
Visit
www.IBIE2010.com
for all the details!
(Back
to Industry Headlines)
*****
Internal hires,
referrals, were most hired in 2009
As reported in
the
BeneCo of Wisconsin
HR Source newsletter March 10:
Last year,
employers filled more than half of job
openings with existing employees, a new
study to be released Friday shows.
Internal transfers and promotions accounted
for an average of 51 percent of all
full-time positions filled in 2009, up from
39 percent in 2008 and 34 percent in 2007,
reports CareerXroads, a staffing-strategy
consulting firm in Kendall Park, N.J.
For the 49 percent of jobs that were filled
with external recruits, referrals accounted
for the most hires, 27 percent, and about
the same number as in 2008.
Click here for more information.
(Back
to Industry Headlines)
*****
Study: One in
five kids don't see the dentist each year
As reported in
the
BeneCo of Wisconsin
HR Source newsletter March 10: At
least one in five U.S. children go without
annual dental care and most states lack key
policies to ensure access to cost-saving
preventive treatments, according to a study
released by the Pew Center on the States.
Click here for more
information.
(Back
to Industry Headlines)
*****
Human resource news
from The Kiplinger Letter
As reported in
The Kiplinger Letter
Feb. 19: Count on an extension of the
65 percent COBRA subsidy now set to expire
Feb. 28. Workers who lose jobs from
March 1 to May 31 will be eligible for 15
months of help. Those who lost
coverage because of a cutback in hours
rather than a layoff, but were later let go,
will get the subsidy, too...an
administrative pain for employers.
(Back
to Industry Headlines)
*****
Sanitary
Design Workshop - second session being
offered
As announced by the
American Bakers
Association:
This
workshop will be held June 23-24 in Downtown
Chicago.
A group of GMA
member companies - The Bama Companies,
Cadbury, Campbell's, ConAgra Foods, General
Mills, Heinz, Kellogg's, Kraft, Land
O'Lakes, Nestlé, the Quaker Oats and Frito
Lay divisions of PepsiCo, and Sara Lee -
have begun working together to educate
others about food safety. At the
Equipment & Plant Design Workshop for
Allergen/Pathogen Control,
representatives from these companies will
present practical, proven approaches to
cleaning, sanitary design, equipment layout,
and personnel requirements that utilize
verifiable, economically sound, and HACCP-supported
processes.
Click here for the
full details of the workshop.
(Back
to Industry Headlines)
*****
How to develop an employee
handbook
As reported in
the
BeneCo of Wisconsin
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