Raw ingredients
Commodities, and managing food factory inventory
The #1 cause of high food cost
Improper ordering is exposed during down months. Food cost expert Joe Dunbar warns: take control of your ordering.
2008 Harvest Review
A review of current wheat trends:
The world crop for wheat this season is yielding a surplus that can be used to replenish inventories and/or soften price...
Keeping an eye on commodity prices
It used to be that only the Nestles and Pepsicos of the world kept close tabs on commodity yields and price trends. No more.
Scrutinizing bakery formulas
Recipes and bakery formulas need to change with the times. They need to reflect demand, and yield profit.
A taste of things to come?
The drivers for localized produce are upon us. How a city was transformed to maximize local food production.
Food costs: World and US trends as predictors of what is to come
Dan Ettling shows why bakers need to care about harvest reports. Bakers should understand conditions affecting their raw materials - and react.