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Apple a Day

Apple is a widely consumed edible fruit, which is borne by the apple tree (Malus domestica).

Annual Chef Awards & Summit by Indian Culinary Forum

The raging Covid- 19 pandemic has not deterred the community of chefs from the Indian Culinary Forum to celebrate their annual flagship event of Chef Awards and Knowledge Summit.

A growing… Loaf Affair

Since the beginning of recorded time, bread has been considered as “staff of life”, since it is consumed at all times of the day. During the pandemic the demand for bread from large bakeries has increased as it is believed to be more hygienic than staple food from F&B outlets. Bread from reputed bakeries has become popular with consumers of all ages. The health benefits of bread are also numerous. Epidemiological studies have shown whole grain products reduce type 2 diabetes, hypercholesterolaemia, metabolic syndrome, and coronary heart disease as well as cardiovascular mortality. Besides the health benefits it is a food that can be consumed at any time of the day. This convenience victual is becoming increasingly popular with the millenials, nuclear families and even the elderly as it provides hassle free meal, without the laborious process of cooking. Ashok Malkani views the popularity, variety and health benefits of this bakery product.

All About Bakery Business

India’s bakery industry is one of the biggest contributors to the country’s processed food industry. According to the latest report by IMARC Group the Indian bakery industry touched $ 7.9 billion in 2019. The market value is projected to reach a value of $ 13.3 billion by 2025, expanding at a CAGR of 19.1% during 2020-2025. These figures are likely to tempt entrepreneurs to enter the industry, which is also popular with n several female bakers. However, there are several aspects of the business which needs to be examined by industrialists before entering this field. Ashok Malkani examines a few of them like the growing awareness and preference of people for healthy products which are gluten free as well as the lack of skilled labour and other problems. One can also opt for the franchisee route.

Sugar Or Sweeteners, For Bakery Products?

Bakery industry contributes a great deal towards satiating one’s craving for sweets. With an array of cakes, chocolates and cookies, it definitely helps in satisfying your sweet tooth. However the health conscious millennial, and even the elderly, are become averse to consumption of refined sugar. So how does the bakery industry cope with this dilemma? Are the bakery chefs keen to shift from sugar to other forms of sweeteners? Ashok Malkani tries to find whether sugar is really harmful to health and how the bakery products can continue to spread sweetness around.

Common Mistakes that Occur While Baking

Baking is one of the most subtle arts which requires meticulous precision not only in the ingredients but also cooking temperatures and techniques. The balancing act is, often, intimidating but it can be overcome if one is cautious and goes about the process of baking assiduously.

Nothing Nutty About it

Cashew nut is regarded as a popular dry fruit with wide applications in food preparations, though it is neither a fruit and nor a nut, if one were to analyse scientifically.

Progressive Technology

Antarctica Equipment, since last two decades has created an image of a leading manufacturer, offering solutions for the commercial refrigeration and kitchen equipment. At Antarctica, the passion is always augmented by drive to be better technically on every aspect of the refrigeration process that makes an impact for the end user.

Smaart Eats Introduces Smaart Rice Straws in the Indian Market

Smart Eats believes that plastic waste has been choking the planet.

Diverse Innovative Products

D K Sales Corporation, established in the year 1987 by Dilip Kumar Gandhi, is a Delhi based manufacturing company which has engraved its position in a short span of time in hotel and restaurant industry by creating innovative products.

Tasty Liquids for Health

The COVID-19 pandemic has given the consumption of immunity boosting food and beverages an added focus in our lifestyle. People are now not only adhering to hygiene norms in more numbers but are becoming much more health conscious in their eating habits. Perhaps that is the only benefit we can accrue from the ongoing pandemic, which otherwise has come as a curse (hopefully temporary) to our lives and livelihood.

Chef's Choice

Knife is said to be ‘life’ of a chef. In fact, holding on to a good quality of knife is as important as for any user in the kitchen.

Burger Singh Signs Master Franchise Deal in Gujarat

Burger Singh, India's brand of fusion burgers, has signed a master franchise deal in Gujarat.

Milk - A Healthy Choice

Human being is the only mammal who drinks the milk of another mammal and this drink is most pleasurable at a cold temperature when the mercury rises. A cold glass of milk flavoured or natural just before going to bed or the first thing in the morning is liked by all age groups.

Wedding Cakes Trending In 2020!

Trends are forever evolving, but wedding cakes are timeless. A celebration without a cake is incomplete in any event. As we head into the New Year, we look at the emerging trends in wedding cakes design, flavours, looks and textures.

True Blue Cheese

Ancient wisdom behind cheese making has never failed to amaze the modern consumers. Blue Vein cheeses also called Blue cheese is a generic term used to describe cheese produced with cow's milk, sheep's milk, or goat's milk and ripened with cultures of the mould Penicillium.

The Delicious Syrup of Substance

Maple syrup is definitely a product of Mother Nature and it has a very unique profile. It is a syrup, which is generally prepared from the xylem sap of sugar maple, red maple, or black maple trees. Although preparing this syrup from other maple species is also being done. Maple syrup is a 100 percent natural sweetener.

Equipment Pieces a Baker Must Have

While baking skills and quality of products is what goes a long way in establishing a successful bakery business, one cannot deny the importance of the right kind of tools in producing delicious products.

High on Chai

Tea is one of the most popular drinks globally, which is consumed in various forms in different parts of the world. The global market for tea reached a volume of 6.2 million tons in 2018 and is expected to touch 7.58 million tons by 2024. In India, however, its consumption is pretty low as compared to several other countries. There is thus ample opportunity for entrepreneurs to increase the per capita consumption of this beverage by popularising this drink among the youth. This can be done by opening up more tea shops/lounges serving a variety of tea. They could also start marketing of packaged tea under their own brand. Ashok Malkani discusses about the low consumption of tea and how it can be popularised in the country.

Forthcoming Trends in Bakery

Bakery industry in India is one of the most robust industries. Major contributors to this growth are the growing youth segment and working women population, besides rising incomes and purchasing power. Other contributors to the rise of consumption of bakery products are increase in number of upper-middle-class and the growing internet penetration. Due to the increasing awareness of health consciousness of the youth, who are the major consumers of bakery products, the industry has to constantly adopt new techniques to satisfy the demands of the millennials. It has become imperative for the industry to experiment with new ingredients and packaging techniques as well as adopt new technology to meet the demands of the gen Z. Ashok Malkani tries to fathom the forthcoming trends, in this industry, in the near future.

Stealing The Show At Wedding Banquets

One of the most satisfying decisions in the wedding planning process is choosing what kind of bakery items, more so the ‘Wedding Cake’ one can have as part of a special wedding menu.

Red, Sweet And Juicy

Strawberry is a red, juicy and luscious fruit, grown on strawberry plant. It has several F&B applications.

Raise A Toast To The Cup That Cheers

Coffee, a globally popular beverage, in several variants like Americano, Frappe, Latte, etc., is becoming popular in India too. Coffee is not just being consumed as a beverage but it is also being used in several bakery products. It can happily marry with baked goods like muffins cookies and cakes, fruit pastries and even with rich desserts and bread. No wonder it has its own special “Coffee Day”. Ashok Malkani finds that besides acting as a bracer to pep you up it also has several health benefits.

Sneaking Healthy Ingredients Into Cookies

Cookies have always been one of the most preferred sweet treats for most consumers, along with being the ideal go-to snack for working professionals.

Intricacies Of Packaging

Bakery products are gaining popularity in India due to their health benefits as well as pleasant taste. Providing convenience and affordability to consumers, the demand for bakery products has been rising at a rapid rate. According to the latest report by IMARC Group the bakery market reached a value of $7.22 billion in 2018 and is projected to exceed $ 12 billion by 2024 expanding at a CAGR of 9.3% during 2019-2024. But bakery products require proper packaging for their shelf life. Ashok Malkani finds that there are ample opportunities for entrepreneurs to enter the packaging sector of the industry and points out some essential requirements, which the new entrant would need, to succeed in this venture.

Delicious Dessert Trends

Virginia Woolf, an English writer, who is considered among the most important modernist twentieth-century authors, had said, ‘One cannot think well, love well, sleep well, if one has not dined well.’ To that one may add, delectable dessert/s is/are the ultimate, ethereal culmination of dining well. Yet, often one is made to feel guilty about indulging one’s sweet tooth by health freaks. For connoisseurs of desserts, it doesn’t matter what the occasion or the time of the year is;consumption of dessert delicacy is a must. And to keep the health-conscious satisfied, Chefs have now introduced desserts that can be labeled as healthy desserts – no sugar, gluten-free, with fresh fruits. Ashok Malkani examines the dessert trends for 2018 and discovers that there are now even savoury desserts available!

Evolution In Breakfast Tables

The changing lifestyle of the Indian consumers has changed the entire scenario at the breakfast tables in many urban Indian homes. These days, with profusion of nuclear families with both husband and wife rushing off to their work there is little time for setting an elaborate breakfast table. The days when the Indian breakfast varied from region to region – with a variety of recipes which differed from kutch in the west to Kolkata in the east; Srinagar in the north to Suchindram in the south seems to be over, especially in the context of busy post-modern urban India. These days, healthy RTE and RTC options are adorning many a breakfast tables in urban India. This has opened up a wide scope for the cereal breakfast food manufacturers to expand their horizons and provided new entrepreneurs an opportunity to enter the fast expanding Indian cereal breakfast market. Ashok Malkani examines the scope for the entrepreneurs in India’s breakfast cereals market and looks at all the pros and cons of entering this promising market.

Introducing The Goodness Of Spanish Olives In India

Olives from Spain considers India as one of the key markets for Spanish olive producers. In fact, since the launch of its first campaign in 2014, Olives from Spain has been giving impulse to different activities to catch a larger base of potential consumers, highlighting the nutritional, sensorial and emotional aspects of consuming the Spanish olives. It thinks demand for Spanish olives has substantial capacity to grow in India.

The Trend Of Customised Cakes

Mention of cakes would make most dessert lovers drool. But talk of customised cakes and you can not only whet up the appetite of an individual but also her/his fantasy. Ashok Malkani tries to find out when the customised cake craze took hold of the gentry, the labour of love that goes into making these fantasies and the challenges involved in making these works of art.