Month: September 2017

Baking soda is one of the best elements you can incorporate into your baking efforts. The ingredient lends to raising the dough. But like in all good things, chemical leavening, too, has its flaws. Baking soda can take a cookie from “wow” to “yuck” so it pays to know the difference in each reaction. AIB produced, Chemical Leaveners in Baking, a free ebook to help explain in further detail the science behind these biocarbonate sources. …

Barry Callebaut, the world’s leading manufacturer of high-quality chocolate and cocoa products, signed an agreement to acquire the ingredients division of Gertrude Hawk Chocolates. This acquisition will strategically expand Barry Callebaut’s Specialties & Decorations business, in particular in North America. …

Coborn's, Inc. is recalling packages of its American Rye Bread and Caraway Bread, which contain undeclared allergens (milk, soy and egg) as a result of an update to the ingredient profile from the manufacturer of the base. People who have an allergy or severe sensitivity to Milk, Soy, and/or Eggs run the risk of serious or life-threatening allergic reaction if they consume these products. …